Phantoms Schedule Breakdown: 2018-19 AHL Regular Season Schedule Released
ALLENTOWN - It’s finally here! The American Hockey League released its regular season schedule for the 2018-19 season this afternoon.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms open the regular season at home against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Saturday, October 6th at 7:05 p.m. ET in their fifth season in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania.
How many times do the Phantoms play each opponent?
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport = 6 games (3 home, 3 away) Charlotte = 8 games (4 home, 4 away) Hartford = 6 games (3 home, 3 away) Hershey = 12 games (6 home, 6 away) Providence = 6 games (3 home, 3 away) Springfield = 6 games (3 home, 3 away) W-B/Scranton = 12 games (6 home, 6 away)
Total Atlantic Division Games: 28 home / 28 away = 56 games
North Division
Belleville = 2 games (1 home, 1 away) Binghamton = 4 games (2 home, 2 away) Cleveland = 4 games (2 home, 2 away) Laval = 2 games (1 home, 1 away) Rochester = 2 games (1 home, 1 away) Syracuse = 2 games (1 home, 1 away) Toronto = 2 games (1 home, 1 away) Utica = 2 games (1 home, 1 away)
Total North Division Games: 10 home / 10 away = 20 games
Breakdown of Games by Day
Monday: 1 game (0 home & 1 road)
Tuesday: 2 games (0 home & 2 road)
Wednesday: 11 games (6 home & 5 road)
Thursday: 0 game (0 home & 0 road)
Friday: 25 games (13 home & 12 road)
Saturday: 28 games (15 home & 13 road)
Sunday: 9 games (4 home & 5 road)
Breakdown of Games by Month
October: 9 games (3 home & 6 road)
November: 10 games (6 home & 4 road)
December: 13 games (8 home & 5 road)
January: 13 games (6 home & 5 road)
February: 10 games (4 home & 6 road)
March: 14 games (8 home & 6 road)
April: 7 games (3 home & 4 road)
Mark Your Calendars – ‘Important Games’
Season/Home Opener: Saturday, October 6th at 7:05 p.m. ET against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Longest Home Stand: Five-game stretch (Mar. 8th – Mar. 16th), though there's an 11-game stretch in December from 12/5 to 12/29 where the Phantoms have eight of 11 at home and the three road games are all in the state of Pennsylvania (W-B/Scranton twice, Hershey once)
Longest Road Trip: Six-game stretch (Oct. 20th – Nov. 2nd)
Holiday Game: Lehigh Valley is in Wilkes-Barre on Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 21st for a 1:05 p.m. ET puck drop.
Cleveland's first-ever visit to PPL Center: Wednesday, December 5th and again on Saturday December 8th. The Phantoms play their first ever games in Cleveland on Friday, March 29th and Saturday March 30th.
‘Three-in-Threes’
The Phantoms have a total of SEVEN three-in-threes’ this season, as through the years the AHL has tried to cut down on the three games in three days grind.
2017-18 = seven 3-in-3's 2016-17 = eight 3-in-3's 2015-16 = nine 3-in-3's
- Fri. 10/19 vs W-B/Scranton, Sat. 10/20 at W-B/Scranton and Sun 10/21 at Bridgeport
- Fri 11/30 at Laval, Sat. 12/1 at Belleville and Sun 12/2 at Toronto
- Fri. 1/4 at Providence, Sat. 1/5 at Hartford and Sun 1/6 at Springfield
- Fri 1/11 vs. Binghamton, Sat 1/12 vs. Hershey and Sun 1/13 at Hershey
- Fri 2/8 at Utica, Sat 2/9 vs. Hartford and Sun 2/10 vs Hartford
- Fri 2/15 vs. Bridgeport, Sat 2/16 at Hershey and Sun 2/17 vs. Hershey
- Fri 3/1 at Syracuse, Sat 3/2 vs. Utica and Sun 3/3 vs. Bridgeport
The full game-by-game schedule can be found on the league's website here.
