Rock Bottom: Only way is up for Phantoms following blowout loss

Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia The Lehigh Valley Phantoms suffered their worst home loss in franchise history on Wednesday night at PPL Center in an 8-0 shutout loss at the hands of the rival Hershey Bears. The bitter defeat extends Lehigh Valley’s season-high winless skid to eight games with just 10 games left on their regular season schedule.

Flyerdelphia Staff  •  24 Mar 2016
Phantoms drop 4th straight in loss to Hartford

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia The day started with some minor roster shuffling for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Anthony Stolarz was needed as the Flyers emergency backup, leaving Jason LaBarbera to start in goal for the first time since Feb. 12. The Phantoms provided some early offense, but couldn't sustain it as a 2-0 lead turned into […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Mar 2016
Phantoms score 2 in 3rd to defeat Wolf Pack

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Over the past several games, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have shown an uncanny ability to score goals in the third period, particularly when the game was on the line. They padded that total of late with two more goals in the third period on Sunday night, which was enough to complete another […]

Kevin Durso  •  28 Feb 2016
3rd-period rally not enough as Phantoms edged by Hartford

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.

Brent Baldwin  •  27 Feb 2016
Leier’s hat trick paces Phantoms past Binghamton

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 […]

Brent Baldwin  •  11 Feb 2016
McDonald scores twice, Phantoms claim 5th straight win

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were riding a four-game winning streak as they prepared for the final game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before heading into the All-Star break. Looking to keep the momentum going, they wanted to end on a positive note. They did just that with a 5-3 win on Saturday night […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Flyers First Half Report Card: Grading the Flyers 41 games in

The first half of the season has come and gone for the Flyers and they are both in a good spot and still in some trouble. On the positive side, the Flyers do not have a steep climb to the final playoff spot, sitting just two points back of the Boston Bruins after Wednesday's win […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Jan 2016
Flyers still building, but Hextall’s blueprint taking shape

Embed from Getty Images   It's been a week since Ron Hextall completed his fifth trade on the path to freeing up cap space and starting to help the Flyers turn the corner from building the future to watching it progress to the NHL and form what is hoped to become a contender. But in […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Jan 2016
Gagner never given honest chance with Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   When the Philadelphia Flyers made the Sam Gagner trade this summer, it was always more about what was going out than what was coming in. The Flyers sent Niklas Grossmann and Chris Pronger to Arizona, and taking Gagner back was the price of doing business. For a few days it […]

Marc Naples  •  02 Jan 2016