Christian Marti Reassigned to Lehigh Valley
Published on January 11, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release
Lehigh Valley, PA - The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have reassigned defenseman Christian Marti from the Reading Royals of the ECHL to the Phantoms.
Photo courtesy JustSports Photography. A 22-year-old blueliner from Bulach, Switzerland, Marti is in the midst of his first professional season and has registered one assist in six games with Lehigh Valley this year. He was reassigned to Reading late last week and produced three shots on goal and a minus-one rating in a pair of games with the Royals over the weekend.
Before joining the Phantoms, Marti spent the last two seasons with Geneve Servette in the Swiss-A league where he compiled five goals, 15 assists and 20 points across 82 games.
The Phantoms return to PPL Center for a pair of games next weekend. First, on Friday, January 15, Lehigh Valley welcomes the rival Hershey Bears to downtown Allentown for a 7:05 p.m. showdown. Friday's game features a T-Shirt Giveaway where the first 8,500 fans in attendance will receive a FREE shirt featuring the names of each member of the Phantoms organization. Then, on Saturday, January 16, it's Girl Scout Night when the Hartford Wolf Pack, the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers, invade PPL Center for a 7:05 p.m. clash.
A limited number of tickets for both Friday and Saturday's games are available now at pplcenter.com, by calling 610-347-TIXX [8499] or in-person at the Mealey's Furniture Box Office at PPL Center [701 Hamilton Street].
RISE UP! Reserve your season tickets and groups now for the 2015-2016 season of Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey. For more information on how to reserve your seat at PPL Center to the hottest ticket in town, call the Phantoms front office today at 610-224-GOAL (4625)!
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