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.
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.
History
In March 2011, plans were announced for a new arena, the PPL Center, in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania. Demolition at the arena site began in January 2012. In February 2012, it was announced that the Adirondack Phantoms, a franchise that originated as the Philadelphia Phantoms, would relocate to the PPL Center in Allentown from Glens Falls, New York. The franchise originally intended to begin play in Allentown in 2013, but due to litigation over the construction of PPL Center, the team did not play until the 2014–15 AHL season. The purple color used since the team's inception was replaced by electric blue when the team relocated to the Lehigh Valley.
The arena has been consistently full. During the 2015–16 season, the PPL Center was filled at a 97.9% capacity on average, and had 24 sellouts in the 38 Phantoms home games, including the last 13. The Phantoms finished seventh in the AHL attendance rankings with an average of 8,244 fans, surpassed only by teams with larger venues.
Mascot On August 13, 2014, the Phantoms introduced their new mascot "meLVin". meLVin wears the number 55, which is LV in Roman numerals. The LV refers to Lehigh Valley. He became the Phantoms' third mascot after "Phlex" (Philadelphia Phantoms) and "Dax" (Adirondack Phantoms).
Season-by-season results Calder Cup championsConference championsDivision championsLeague leader Records as of April 21, 2026. Regular season Playoffs Season GP W L T OTL SOL Pts PCT GF GA Standing Year Prelims 1stround 2ndround 3rdround Finals2014–15 76 33 35 — 7 1 74 .487 194 237 4th, East 2015 Did not qualify2015–16 76 34 35 — 4 3 75 .493 215 222 7th, Atlantic 2016 Did not qualify2016–17 76 48 23 — 5 0 101 .664 260 219 2nd, Atlantic 2017 — L, 2–3, HER — — —2017–18 76 47 19 — 5 5 104 .684 260 218 1st, Atlantic 2018 — W, 3–1, PRO W, 4–1, CHA L, 0–4, TOR —2018–19 76 39 30 — 4 3 85 .559 240 244 5th, Atlantic 2019 Did not qualify2019–20 62 24 28 — 3 7 58 .468 161 186 7th, Atlantic 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 32 18 7 1 4 2 43 .672 96 92 2nd, North 2021 No playoffs were held2021–22 76 29 32 — 10 5 73 .480 195 239 8th, Atlantic 2022 Did not qualify2022–23 72 37 29 — 3 3 80 .556 221 226 6th, Atlantic 2023 L, 1–2, CHA — — — —2023–24 72 32 31 — 6 3 73 .507 191 217 6th, Atlantic 2024 W, 2–0, WBS L, 1–3, HER — — —2024–25 72 36 28 — 6 2 80 .556 215 221 5th, Atlantic 2025 W, 2–0, WBS L, 2–3, HER — — —2025–26 72 31 35 — 3 3 68 .472 210 247 7th, Atlantic 2026 Did not qualifyTotals 838 408 332 1 60 37 914 .545 2458 2568 5 playoff appearances
Current roster Updated October 2, 2026.
Team captains
Colin McDonald, 2015–19 Cal O'Reilly, 2020–23 Garrett Wilson, 2023–present
Team records
As of the 2025–26 season
Single season Goals: Greg Carey, 31 (2017–18) Assists: Phil Varone, 47 (2017–18) Points: Phil Varone, 70 (2017–18) Penalty minutes: Jay Rosehill, 219 (2014–15) GAA: Jean-Francois Berube, 2.56 (2019–20) SV%: Rob Zepp, .917 (2014–15) Wins: Alex Lyon (2016–17), 27 Shutouts: Dustin Tokarski (2017–18), 5
Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender
Career Career goals: Greg Carey, 103 Career assists: Chris Conner, 128 Career points: Chris Conner, 199 Career penalty minutes: Garrett Wilson, 789 Career goaltending wins: Alex Lyon, 75 Career shutouts: Alex Lyon, 6 Career games: Garrett Wilson, 341
Individual awards
Les Cunningham Award (AHL Most Valuable Player) Phil Varone 2017–18
First All-Star Team T.J. Brennan 2016–17 Phil Varone: 2017–18
Second All-Star Team T.J. Brennan 2017–18
American Hockey League Hall of Famers AHL Hall of Fame Honored Members Name Seasons Induction Year Nolan Baumgartner 2006-07 (player) 2022 Dennis Bonvie 1998-99 (player) 2024 Denis Hamel 2010-12 (player) 2020 Michael Leighton 2006-07, 2010-13 (player) 2025 Rob Murray 2000-01 (player) 2017 John Paddock 2008-09, 2010-11 (head coach) 2010 Michel Picard 2000-01 (player) 2025 John Slaney 2000-07 (player) 2014 John Stevens 1996-99 (player)1998-2000 (asst. coach)2000-06 (head coach) 2012 Peter White 1996-2000, 2002-05 (player) 2013
Head coaches Terry Murray: 2014–2015 Scott Gordon: 2015–2018, 2019–2021 Kerry Huffman: 2018–19 (interim) Ian Laperriere: 2021–2025 John Snowden: 2025–present
References
External links
Official website