Articles by Brent Baldwin (48)
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia After snapping an eight-game winless streak on Friday night, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have found the winning touch, at least that's what it feels like. On Saturday night, they turned in another solid performance and claimed a 2-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack at PPL Center.
Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Looking to bounce back from an 8-0 loss to the Hershey Bears on Wednesday that head coach Scott Gordon termed "disgraceful," the Lehigh Valley Phantoms bounced back in a big way, defeating the Providence Bruins 4-3 on Friday night at PPL Center.
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia It was the same old song and dance on Saturday night for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. For the last three games, the team has staged a late game rally to earn at least a point. Tonight, it wasn't enough. Jordan Subban's third-period goal pushed the Utica Comets to a 2-1 victory Saturday night at PPL Center.
Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Points are the name of the game for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Tonight they got one, but it easily could have been two. The Phantoms failed to score on a four-minute power play in overtime, and the Hartford Wolf Pack won the shootout, 2-0, to collect a 3-2 victory at PPL Center on Friday night.
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia After falling to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Saturday night, the team they are chasing in the standings, to say that Sunday evening's tilt against the Springfield Falcons was a must was an understatement. Cue Lehigh Valley Phantoms defenseman Mark Alt. Alt's rising slapshot with 2.8 seconds left in regulation secured a massive two points in […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia This weekend is a crucial juncture for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in their quest to make the American Hockey League playoffs. Coming into Friday's battle with the Springfield Falcons, the Phantoms sat 10 points behind the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, who hold the last playoff spot in the division. Coincidentally, Bridgeport invades the PPL Center Saturday night. But first […]
Photo: Nina Weiss Coming into tonight's matchup with Utica, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Simply wanted to build off Friday Night's loss to the Portland Pirates. Even though they lost 2-1, the prevailing theory was that they ran into a hot goalie and, if they could produce that type of grinding effort, crucial wins would come. The Utica Comets had other […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Sometimes in hockey, you put out a fantastic effort and no matter how hard you try, a win to is just out of reach. On Friday night at PPL Center, Portland Pirates goaltender Mike McKenna made sure his team was leaving downtown Allentown with two points. McKenna stopped 45 of 46 shots, and Kyle […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia To say that this upcoming stretch for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms is crucial would be an understatement. With seven of the next eight games at the friendly confines of PPL Center, the Phantoms were presented with a perfect opportunity to make a drive to playoff contention. Starting it off on the right note […]
On Monday Night, the American Hockey League held their first All-Star Challenge, in Syracuse, NY. Unlike your typical All-Star format where it's opposing conferences, this event mirrored the NHL's event from Sunday in Nashville. Each of the league's four divisions — the North, Atlantic, Pacific and Central — each fielded their own team, consisting of 11 skaters and two goaltenders. All games […]