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The Winningest Franchise In Hockey
A very short time ago, the Edmonton Oilers were the losingest franchise in all of sports. Not only was the NHL team in last place, their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons held up the bottom of the standings. Even the Oilers-owned junior team, the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings, were in last place....
Phil Cornet's Hot Hands
Since we last checked in on Phil Cornet's wacky season, he's scored 3 more goals on just 7 shots, raising his previously insane .387 shooting percentage to the loftier .395, a number so outrageous even George Brett is jealous. Cornet has 15 goals on the season and sits alone in first place in the...
2011-12 AHL Ticket Prices
When Scott looked in on the attendance problems in Oklahoma City, the comments focused mostly on ticket prices at the Cox Center. A sampling of those comments show that the locals think the Barons lack affordable tickets, especially considering how new the Oklahoma City market is. I live in OKC...
BC's Brian Gibbons Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins
Congrats to senior forward Brian Gibbons, who signed a two-year entry level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, as announced by the Pens' general manager Ray Shero: "Gibbons, who attended the Penguins development camp in 2010, just completed his fourth season of collegiate hockey with...
Phantoms fire VP of Business Operations
We're not going to pretend we know what we're talking about on this front, because if it's Phantoms news and it's not related to hockey ops, we're probably not even in a position to guess. It does appear to be important news, however, so we're passing it along. According to Tim McManus at the...
Leighton feels fine, he says, but Holmgren appears to have other plans
ATLANTIC CITY -- Following today's 4-2 Phantoms loss to the Albany Devils at Boardwalk Hall, Michael Leighton said he felt good and ready to return to the Flyers. (Of course he did, who wants to stay with a team that has three wins and 22 losses?) "I feel like I did what I had to do here and I feel...
A first-hand look at the 2010-11 Adirondack Phantoms, the worst team in AHL history?
Ed. Note: This was written last Sunday in Atlantic City during the Phantoms game against the Albany Devils, but the whole Michael Leighton situation pushed it back until today. ATLANTIC CITY -- The worst team in AHL history, as far as 80 game seasons are concerned, was the 1989-90 Binghamton...
Greg Gilbert out as Phantoms head coach; John Paddock takes over on interim basis
UPDATE 8:20 PM - The Flyers have officially announced that Greg Gilbert has been relieved as head coach of the Phantoms. Assistant general manager John Paddock, who previously coached the Phantoms when they were in Philadelphia during the 2008-09 season, will take over on an interim basis. Paddock...
Didn't see this one coming: Riley Cote retires, becomes Phantoms assistant coach
Tough guy Riley Cote has retired from professional hockey and will take a job as an assistant coach with the Adirondack Phantoms, the team announced on Monday afternoon. Cote only played a handful of minutes in all of 2009-10, and he spent most of the season in a suit and tie instead of hockey...
BSH Radio 8: Tim McManus of the Glens Falls Post-Star on everything Phantoms
Tim McManus, Adirondack Phantoms beat writer at the Glens Falls Post-Star, joins the show this week to talk about everything Phantoms. Unfortunately, at recording, we weren't aware of Johan Backlund's injury, but that doesn't take away from the discussion we had at all. We talked about the...
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