American Hockey League team in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
City
Allentown, Pennsylvania
League
American Hockey League
Conference
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
Founded
1996
Home arena
PPL Center
Colors
Black, orange, electric blue, white
Owner(s)
The Brooks Group (Robert and Jim Brooks)
General manager
Alyn McCauley (de facto - Assistant General Manager, Philadelphia Flyers)
Head coach
Ian Laperrière
Captain
Garrett Wilson
Media
The Morning Call WFMZ-TV channel 69 WAEB (AM) – AM 790 WSAN – AM 1470 Service Electric Cable TV2 Sports AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) Reading Royals (ECHL)
Franchise history
1996–2009
Philadelphia Phantoms
2009–2014
Adirondack Phantoms
2014–present
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Championships
Division titles
1 (2017–18)
Current season
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the American Hockey League (AHL) and serves as the primary development team for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.[1]
The Phantoms have been the top minor league affiliate for the Flyers since the 1996–97 season, playing in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Phantoms from 1996 until 2009, then in Glens Falls, New York, as the Adirondack Phantoms from 2010 until 2013, and in Allentown as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms since 2014.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms play their home games at PPL Center, an 8,500 capacity, $282 million indoor arena that opened in downtown Allentown on September 10, 2014.
^Kraus, Scott; Assad, Matt (November 14, 2012). "Allentown's hockey team will be Lehigh Valley Phantoms". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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