Flyers Sign LW Greg Carey to Contract Extension
March 8, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release
Lehigh Valley, PA - The Philadelphia Flyers, parent club of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have signed left wing Greg Carey to a contract extension, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
A 26-year-old forward from Hamilton, Ontario, Carey has tallied 26 goals, 17 assists and 43 total points across 57 games with the Phantoms this season. His 26 goals are currently first among all Lehigh Valley skaters and second among all AHLers this year. What's more, Carey's 43 points ranks fourth among all Phantoms while his 17 power play conversions this season pace all AHL skaters.
His 26 goals and 43 points match career highs established during a 64-game stint with the Springfield Falcons a season ago.
In the midst of his third professional campaign, Carey has compiled 55 goals, 39 assists and 94 total points across 163 career AHL outings during time with Lehigh Valley, Springfield and the Portland Pirates.
The Phantoms are back in action tonight when they cap a four-game road swing with a visit to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for a rivalry showdown with the Penguins.
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The Phantoms are coming off their 20th Anniversary Season and are in the midst of their third campaign in the Lehigh Valley playing at the state-of-the-art PPL Center. Established in 1996, the Phantoms spent their first 13 seasons at the Spectrum in Philadelphia before re-locating to Glens Falls, New York in 2009 where the team spent the next five seasons as the Adirondack Phantoms. A new era of Phantoms hockey began in the fall of 2014 when the Lehigh Valley Phantoms began play at the state-of-the-art PPL Center. Through 20 incredibly successful campaigns, the Phantoms have captured two Calder Cup Championships (1998, 2005), two Conference Championships (1998, 2005), two Regular Season Titles (1996-97, 1997-98) and four Division Championships (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2003-04).
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