| NHL Affiliate: | Philadelphia Flyers | Founded: | 1996 |
| Home Rink: | PPL Center | Coach: | Ian Laperrière |
| GM: | Chuck Fletcher | Captain: | Cal O’Reilly |
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 NHL.
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.
Deeper Dive
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms Surging Flyers’ Run
- Flyers Prospects Shine Bright in American Hockey League
- Flyers’ Morgan Frost Not Developing as Expected
The Players
- Flyers’ Wade Allison Is One Step Closer to Return by Joining Phantoms
- Flyers’ Isaac Ratcliffe Adjusting to AHL with Phantoms
- Flyers Farm System Boosted By 4 Entry-Level Signings
- Frost, Tippett Handed Golden Opportunity with Flyers in 2022-23
Franchise History
- Adirondack Phantoms Set to Move to the Lehigh Valley
- Reznik’s Ramblings: LV Phantoms Open PPL Center With OT Win
- Phantoms & Marlies: Top AHL Teams Clash