Flyers’ 2014-7th round pick returns to native Sweden Jesper Pettersson won’t be returning to the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the fall. After completing his three-year entry level contract this past season, the undersized defensive defenseman is returning to his native country to play in Sweden’s pro league with
Phantoms will face four new teams, visit three new cities in 2017-18 The American Hockey League (AHL) announced new changes to the league’s divisions for the 2017-18 season on Thursday afternoon. Likewise, some of the league’s teams released their schedule breakdowns with how many times they will play
Sam Morin ‘rehabbing’ off-season surgeries Now that the Lehigh Valley Phantoms season has concluded, been wrapped up with exit interviews and confirmation of players signing overseas for next year has begun the hockey news for teams not still playing in the postseason begins to slow down for the most part.
Promotion From Phantoms Possible? *The Philadelphia Flyers – specifically general manager Ron Hextall – will need to hire an additional body to their NHL club’s coaching staff this off-season. Hextall opted not to retain the services of assistant coach Joe Mullen, making the announcement at the team’s season-ending news conference
Editor’s Note:Now that the main source of content for this website – the Lehigh Valley Phantoms beat – has entered its off season, there’s going to be a different look this spring/summer before our annual AHL Free Agent Big Board starts to get put together leading up to
Zengerle: “I always thought Europe was going to be a destination for me.” After just one season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and three total years of professional hockey in North America, Mark Zengerle is looking forward to the next chapter of his pro hockey playing career in the fall.
Dove-McFalls could be newest addition to Phantoms’ roster With all the buzz surrounding some of the Philadelphia Flyers’ top prospects, a down year for forward Samuel Dove-McFalls – the Flyers’ 4th round draft pick in 2015 – had taken him all but off the radar heading into the 2016-17 season. A knee
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What does the Flyers’ roster situation mean for Lehigh Valley? The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) have been in off-season mode for five weeks now, and while a few of the team’s free agents heading into the summer have found new homes overseas business will begin picking up in June.
Phantoms’ home rink to host Flyers vs. Islanders on Sept. 20 Editor’s Note: Since Highland Park Hockey’s website is going to be transitioning to a subscription-based site over the course of this summer, from now on I will note which articles will be considered premium content in the
Our AHL Team-by-Team Lists are Back! EDIT: Our Atlantic Division Team Lists post has been updated to reflect all signings through July 20th at 6:30 p.m. ET. *** *** It’s that time of the year! With the expansion draft, the NHL Entry Draft and the restricted free agent deadline
Our AHL Team-by-Team Lists Continue! EDIT: Our North Division Team Lists post has been updated to reflect all signings through July 21st at 6:30 p.m. ET. It’s that time of the year! With the expansion draft, the NHL Entry Draft and restricted free agent deadline rapidly approaching