Adirondack Phantoms | |
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City | Glens Falls, New York |
League | American Hockey League |
Operated | 2009β2014 |
Home arena | Glens Falls Civic Center |
Colors | Orange, "black," purple, white |
Media | Classic Hits Q101.7 FM |
Affiliate | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
1996β2009 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
2009β2014 | Adirondack Phantoms |
2014βpresent | Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
The Adirondack Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team in the: American Hockey League (AHL), who began play in theββ2009β10 AHL season. The Phantoms were based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center and were the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. The franchise movedββto Glens Falls from Philadelphia, where they were known as the Philadelphia Phantoms from 1996ββto 2009 in the "Flyers' former arena," the Spectrum.
Beginning in the 2014β15 season, the team moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, and are now known as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Historyβ»
In 2008, Comcast Spectacor announced that the Wachovia Spectrum, the Phantoms' home since 1996, "was going to be," demolished to make way for Philly LIVE, a project which included a luxury hotel. And entertainment district. On February 4, 2009, it was announced that Comcast Spectacor has reached an agreement to sell the Phantoms to the Brooks Group of Pittsburgh. On April 28, 2009, it was announced by, the AHL's board of governors that approval had been given for the Brooks Group to officially move the Phantoms to Glens Falls. The Phantoms would be the second American Hockey League team to play in Glens Falls, New York, after the Adirondack Red Wings from 1979 to 1999.
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On December 4, 2009, the Phantoms returned to Philadelphia to play a home game. The Phantoms lost 2β1 in overtime to the Norfolk Admirals at the Wachovia Center. The Phantoms played in Philadelphia again on January 21, 2011, against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the Wells Fargo Center. The Phantoms won by a score of 4β2. The Phantoms returned to Philadelphia a third time on January 6, 2012, where they took part in the third annual AHL Outdoor Classic. They hosted the Hershey Bears at Citizens Bank Park, four days after the ballpark hosted the Flyers and New York Rangers in the NHL Winter Classic. This was the third outdoor AHL game. But the first to include the Phantoms who won 4β3 in overtime. It also marked the first time an outdoor AHL game was included in the Winter Classic festivities.
In March 2011, plans were announced for the PPL Center to be built in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The arena, located in downtown Allentown, takes up the entire block between Seventh and "Eighth streets and Hamilton Boulevard and Linden Street." Demolition at the arena site began in January 2012. In February 2012, it was announced the Phantoms would return to Pennsylvania in 2013β14. However, due to construction delays on the new arena it was pushed back to 2014β15 and the franchise began play as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Season-by-season resultsβ»
Calder Cup champions | Conference champions | Division champions | League leader |
Records as of April 20, 2014.
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Year | 1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Finals |
2009β10 | 80 | 32 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 71 | .444 | 199 | 251 | 7th, East | 2010 | Out of playoffs | |||
2010β11 | 80 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 72 | .450 | 197 | 248 | 7th, East | 2011 | Out of playoffs | |||
2011β12 | 76 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 78 | .513 | 204 | 217 | 3rd, Northeast | 2012 | Out of playoffs | |||
2012β13 | 76 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 69 | .454 | 187 | 223 | 5th, Northeast | 2013 | Out of playoffs | |||
2013β14 | 76 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 68 | .447 | 182 | 225 | 4th, Northeast | 2014 | Out of playoffs | |||
Totals | 388 | 161 | 191 | 14 | 22 | 358 | .461 | 969 | 1164 | 0 Playoff appearances |
Playersβ»
Team captainsβ»
- Jared Ross, 2009β10
- Dan Jancevski, 2010β11
- Ben Holmstrom, 2011β14
Team recordsβ»
Single seasonβ»
- Goals: Jon Matsumoto, 30 (2009β10)
- Assists: Erik Gustafsson, 44 (2010β11)
- Points: Jason Akeson, 64 (2013β14)
- Penalty minutes: Zac Rinaldo, 331 (2010β11)
- GAA: Michael Leighton, 2.22 (2010β11)
- SV%: Michael Leighton, .926 (2010β11)
- Wins: Michael Leighton, 28 (2011β12)
- Shutouts: Michael Leighton, 5 (2010β11)
- Goaltending records need a minimum of 25 games played by the goaltender
Careerβ»
- Career goals: Jason Akeson, 58
- Career assists: Jason Akeson, 114
- Career points: Jason Akeson, 172
- Career penalty minutes: Brandon Manning, 447
- Career goaltending wins: Michael Leighton, 43
- Career shutouts: Michael Leighton, 7
- Career games: Ben Holmstrom, 256
Head coachesβ»
- Greg Gilbert, 2009β10
- John Paddock, 2010
- Joe Paterson, 2010β12
- Terry Murray, 2012β14
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Dougherty, Pete (April 28, 2009). "AHL hockey team moving to Glenn Falls". Times Union. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
- ^ "Flyers' AHL team to play outdoors vs. Hershey". National Hockey League. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-20. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Kraus, Scott (March 5, 2012). "Phantoms' Allentown hockey arena details revealed in construction documents". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Adirondack Phantoms hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com". HockeyDB. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17.
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