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Giroux continues to impress
"We're pretty tight me and [Giroux], we speak French. I try to help him. He's a smart kid. I don't think you need to teach him too much. He's got everything to be a great player. It's just amazing the way he's playing." >> Simon Gagne When one of the elite players in the game says such...
Where will the Phantoms land?
"We plan on announcing the long term plans for the Phantoms in the next few weeks and look forward to continuing the team's great tradition of excitement, winning, and providing great family entertainment." >> Rob Brooks of The Brooks Group, the new owners of the Phantoms At the end of...
Phantoms sold to Pittsburgh group
Once the final puck drops at the Spectrum this season, the Philadelphia Phantoms are no more. Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, announced today it has reached an agreement to sell the Philadelphia Phantoms hockey team, the Flyers top American Hockey League...
Gratton called up; Nodl sent down; goalie update
Aaron Asham proved to us last night that he's a bit more than an enforcer. Every once in a while, he'll show off the offensive skills, which gives him a steady hand up on fellow tough guy Josh Gratton. Apparently though, the Flyers felt that Asham could use his counterpart as they recalled Gratton...
We're going to miss the Phantoms
The Phantoms won again tonight in overtime, 3-2 over the Binghamton Senators, in the second game of a five game homestand. It is their sixth straight win since losing 9-0 to Hershey back on November 29th. The game was Randy Jones' first action since Game 5 of the Conference Finals last season...
Phantoms are on a roll
It seems the Phantoms are doing their best impressions of their parent club these days. The Flyers are one of the hottest teams in the NHL and the Phantoms have now won four straight games following last night's 5-2 win over the Springfield Falcons. It's also their sixth win in seven games. Jared...
The Week In Philadelphia Sports, 12/1 - 12/7
This is a Flyers blog, obviously, but for the most part, we're all fans of the other Philly teams too. So with that, I've decided to write a once-weekly post on the week that was around the Philadelphia sports landscape. Without further ado, the week of December 1st - 7th in Philly...
A Phantoms Weekend Wrap and Perhaps The Greatest Promotion Ever
Things could only go up for the Phantoms back on November 29th when they lost 9-0 to the rival Hershey Bears. So heading into one of those typical AHL three-game weekends, the Phantoms decided to start a little win streak. It started off Friday night when they played host to the Hartford Wolf...
Bill Barber discusses Phantoms future on XM
Bill Barber was a guest of Mike Ross and Phil Esposito on the In the Slot program this afternoon on XM 204. He discussed his relatively new role with the Flyers as scouting consultant, but most of the discussion was dedicated to the Phantoms. The interview touched on the Phantoms situation with the...
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