Five Phantoms Suspended from Sunday Brawl
February 18, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release
The American Hockey League has handed down several suspensions to many of the principle players involved in Sunday's wild brawl. Following a league review of the incidents, five players from the Adirondack Phantoms and one player from the Portland Pirates have received suspensions stemming from actionss in their game at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. All of the Phantoms' suspensions are to begin at their upcoming game this Friday.
The suspensions are as follows:
Kris Newbury - 4 games
Cal Heeter - 3 games
Zack FitzGerald - 2 games
Ben Holmstrom - 1 game
Tye McGinn - 1 game
Kyle Hagel (Portland) - 2 games
A total of 329 penalty minutes were assessed during the game including 194 against the Adirondack Phantoms. That is the most single-team and combined penalty minutes in the AHL in over 10 years. The last time there were that many was December 28, 2003 when the Philadelphia Phantoms and Binghamton Senators engaged in a big fight at the Spectrum with 210 single-team minutes against the Phantoms and 373 combined.
Line Brawl - Adirondack Phantoms vs. Portland Pirates
The Phantoms return to action on Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center against the Albany Devils and will be wearing spectacular Olympic-Themed Stars-and-Stripes jerseys to commemorate the Winter Games. The uniforms will be worn for one game only and then fans will have the opportunity to own a piece of history via the postgame game-worn jersey auction. Call the Phantoms for tickets at 518-480-3355.
The Phantoms will travel to the home of their parent club next Saturday for a game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Upcoming
Tuesday, February 18 (7:00) - Phantoms Power Hour radio show LIVE at Recovery Sports Grill on Q101.7. With Kris Newbury!
Friday, February 21 (7:00) - Albany Devils at Adirondack Phantoms. Special Olympic-Themed Jerseys! Postgame Auction. Own your piece of history as the Phantoms wear Red, White and Blue
Saturday, February 22 (7:00) - Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. Adirondack Phantoms. At Philadelphia
When you order your tickets in advance, you save! Call the Phantoms at 518-480-3355
25 Terrific Seasons
Glens Falls is celebrating its 25th season hosting an AHL team and in so doing now joins an elite group of just 9 other active markets who can make such a claim. It's a great hockey tradition with an old-school feel that began with the Adirondack Red Wings in 1979. In their 20-year tenure at the Glens Falls Civic Center through 1999, the Red Wings won four Calder Cups. The Adirondack Phantoms began play in Glens Falls in 2009-10 and are in their fifth season bringing exciting AHL action to the North Country.
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