AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Goaltender Mark Dekanich Returned to Reading

Published on January 24, 2017 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release


Lehigh Valley, Pa. - The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have returned on loan goaltender Mark Dekanich to the Reading Royals of the ECHL.

Photo courtesy JustSports Photography. A 30-year-old goaltender from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Dekanich is in his ninth professional season and has compiled a 10-9-1 overall record in 22 games with the Royals this season to go along with a 3.02 goals-against average and 0.907 save percentage. In 163 career AHL appearances, the 6'2", 192-pound netminder is 92-55-13 with a 2.39 goals-against average and 0.915 save percentage.

The Phantoms are back in action at PPL Center this Wednesday, January 25 when they play their final home game before the All-Star break when they welcome former Phantoms Jason Akeson and Zack Stortini and the rival Binghamton Senators for a 7:05 p.m. showdown.

A limited number of tickets remain for Wednesday's game and are available now.

For the latest Phantoms news, visit www.phantomshockey.com or follow the team on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/lehighvalleyphantoms), Twitter ( @lvphantoms), Instagram ( @lehighvalleyphantoms) and Snapchat (lvphantoms).

The Phantoms are thrilled to host the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross at PPL Center January 28-30. The AHL All-Star Classic weekend includes a Phan Fest during the day on Saturday, January 28 and a Tailgate Party that evening, followed by the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, January 29 and the 2017 AHL All-Star Game on Monday, January 30. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event. Packages starting at just $67 for the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross are on sale now and include admission to Saturday's Phan Fest & Tailgate Party, Sunday's AHL All-Star Skills Competition and Monday's All-Star Game. To purchase tickets, please visit www.phantomshockey.com or www.pplcenter.com.

The Phantoms are coming off their 20th Anniversary Season and second 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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