Photo: Eric Lord The Hershey Bears kick off their quest to become just the second team in American Hockey League (AHL) history to win three straight Calder Cup with a matchup with the Lehigh Phantoms. It is the second consecutive year that the two instate rivals will play in the Atlantic Division Semifinals. The Phantoms … Read more
Zayde Wisdom scored two shorthanded goals in the third period to lift Lehigh Valley to a 3-1 win over Hershey, tying the teams’ best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal series at a game apiece. The Phantoms host the pivotal Game 3 on Sunday evening. With the Bears down a goal but beginning a power play early in … Read more
Photo: Tori Hartman The two-time defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears began their 2025 postseason run on Wednesday night with a 3-0 win over Lehigh Valley in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series at Giant Center. Game 2 of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Friday evening. Hunter Shepard made 26 saves for … Read more
Alex Bump scored twice, Parker Gahagen made 28 saves and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms rolled over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5-2, in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round playoff series on Wednesday. The Phantoms take a 1-0 series back to Allentown with a chance to close out the Penguins on Friday. Lehigh Valley has not won in … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Olle Lycksell has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 22, 2024. Lycksell recorded four goals, two assists and a plus-6 rating in two games for the Phantoms last week. On Wednesday evening, … Read more
by Connor Lawrence | AHL On The Beat It was a late November evening when the simple question was posed to Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Alexis Gendron. “When did you know you wanted to play professional hockey?” “I always just kind of knew,” explained the speedy 20-year-old Philadelphia Flyers prospect with a laugh, while speaking … Read more