Phantoms Announce 2007-08 Schedule

Published on August 7, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release


PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phantoms, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, today released their 80-game schedule for the 2007-08 regular season. The Phantoms 12th campaign in the AHL will begin on Friday, October 5 when they play host to the Norfolk Admirals at 7:05 at the Wachovia Spectrum.

Thirty-four of the Phantoms 40 home games will be played on weekend dates. Twenty games will be played on Friday nights, with two taking place on Saturday nights and 12 beginning early on Sunday evenings. Included in the six weekday games are the Wednesday, November 14 School Day Game at 11:00 AM and a President's Day special against Albany on Monday, February 18 at 4:05 PM. The Phantoms will also host three Tuesday games and one additional Wednesday contest.

"This is a exciting time for us every year," remarked Phantoms Chief Operating Officer Frank Miceli. "The release of our schedule finally gives us a tangible sign that the hockey season is right around the corner. Once again, the schedule makers have been great to Phantoms fans with 34 weekend dates, and we really look forward to Opening Night on October 5."

Phantoms fans will have several great opportunities to see the team right out of the gate, with seven of the squad's nine October games being played at home in the Wachovia Spectrum. The club will spread its next 10 home dates over the months of November and December, and will come back after the holidays with the final 23 home games fairly evenly spread over the last four months of the season.

In addition to the October 5th season opener, the initial weekend of the season includes the first of 10 scheduled games against the rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday, October 7 at 5:05. Other highlights of the season include the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 23, when the Phantoms will take part in an organizational doubleheader at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers will play their traditional Black Friday afternoon game at 1:00 against the Washington Captials, which will be followed by the Phantoms and the Hershey Bears - Washington's AHL affiliate - at 7:05. The clash with Hershey will be the first of a dozen this season between the two clubs.

Phantoms fans will see some new faces in town this season. The expansion Lake Erie Monsters of Cleveland, Ohio, the new primary affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche, will visit the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday, January 11. On Friday, February 1, the second-year Worcester Sharks, the primary affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, will play their first game in Philadelphia.

The main component of Philadelphia's road schedule is the 21 games that will be played at opposing arenas on Saturday nights. The Phantoms will play away from home on seven Fridays and five Sundays, and a total of seven road games will be played on weeknights.

The Phantoms longest road trip this season in terms of games will be a five-game span that will take the club to Binghamton for a pair of games, and then to Springfield, Manchester and Providence. It's part of a February that will see the club play seven of nine games on the road over the first half of the month. The team will not play more than three consecutive games at home this season, and that phenomenon only happens three times.

The furthest trip in terms of distance for the club is a 1,014-mile spin that will take the Phantoms to Hamilton, Cleveland and Toronto the weekend of Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. Over the weekend of Nov. 2-4, Philadelphia will travel 358 miles to Portland and then hit Worcester and Lowell on the way back home, for a round-trip total of 789 miles.

As was the case a year ago, late-season games will be crucial for the Phantoms. In a 27-game stretch from February 15 until the end of the season on April 13, 22 of those games will be against opponents from within the East Division, which includes the Phantoms, Hershey, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Norfolk, Bridgeport, Albany and Binghamton. Thirteen of those games will be played consecutively from Feb. 15 to March 15. The entire seven-game slate in the month of April will also be played against divisional opponents.

Start times are 7:05 Monday through Saturday and 5:05 on Sunday. Exceptions are Sunday, Oct. 14 (6:05 PM), Wednesday, Nov. 14 (11:00 AM), and Monday, Feb. 18 (4:05 PM). All home games will be played at the Wachovia Spectrum except for the Friday, Nov. 23 game at the Wachovia Center.

A complete written version of the 2007-08 schedule is attached to this release. The complete schedule is available on the Phantoms website at www.phantomshockey.com in various formats, including a downloadable file that fans can import directly into their Microsoft Outlook calendar.

Phantoms season tickets and game plans are available for the 2007-08 season. Fans can lock in the same great seat at a discount for 6, 10, 20 or 40 Phantoms home games this season while receiving a whole list of great exclusive benefits. All packages feature a flexible ticket exchange policy and a new "pick your games" plan. Packages start as low as $60!

For more information or to make a deposit, call the Phantoms at 215-465-4522 during normal business hours. More information is also available at the Phantoms website, www.phantomshockey.com

OCTOBER

Fri. 5 NORFOLK 7:05

Sun 7 W-B/S 5:05

Fri 12 ALBANY 7:05

Sat 13 @W-B/S 7:05

Sun 14 W-B/S 6:05

Sat 20 PROVIDENCE 7:05

Fri 26 @ Norfolk 7:15

Sat 27 SPRINGFIELD 7:05

Sun 28 NORFOLK 5:05

NOVEMBER

Fri 2 @ Portland 7:05

Sat 3 @ Worcester 7:05

Sun 4 @ Lowell 4:05

Fri 9 BRIDGEPORT 7:05

Sat 10 @ Binghamton 7:05

Sun 11 ALBANY 5:05

Wed 14 W-B/S 11:05 AM

Fri 16 BINGHAMTON 7:05

Wed 21 @ Norfolk 7:15

Fri 23 HERSHEY 7:05 Wachovia Center

Sat 24 @ Hershey 7:00

Fri 30 @ Hamilton 7:30

DECEMBER

Sat 1 @ Lake Erie 7:30

Sun 2 @ Toronto 4:00

Fri 7 NORFOLK 7:05

Sat 8 @ Hershey 7:00

Fri 14 TORONTO 7:05

Sat 15 @ Norfolk 7:15

Sun 16 W-B/S 5:05

Fri 21 HERSHEY 7:05

Thu 27 @ Norfolk 7:15

Fri 28 BINGHAMTON 7:05

Sat 29 @ Albany 5:00

Mon 31 @ Hershey 5:00

JANUARY

Fri 4 LOWELL 7:05

Sat 5 @ Albany 7:00

Sun 6 BRIDGEPORT 5:05

Wed 9 @ Lowell 7:05

Fri 11 LAKE ERIE 7:05

Sat 12 @ W-B/S 7:05

Sun 13 MANCHESTER 5:05

Fri 18 BRIDGEPORT 7:05

Sat 19 @ Binghamton 7:05

Sun 20 LOWELL 5:05

Wed 23 @ Bridgeport 7:30

Fri 25 HERSHEY 7:05

Sat 26 @ Bridgeport 7:00

FEBRUARY

Fri 1 WORCESTER 7:05

Sat 2 @ Binghamton 7:05

Wed 6 @ Binghamton 7:05

Fri 8 @ Springfield 7:30

Sat 9 @ Manchester 7:05

Sun 10 @ Providence 4:05

Tue 12 SYRACUSE 7:05

Fri 15 @ W-B/S 7:05

Sat 16 @ Albany 7:00

Mon 18 ALBANY 4:05

Fri 22 HERSHEY 7:05

Sat 23 @ Hershey 7:00

Fri 29 BINGHAMTON 7:05

MARCH

Sat 1 @ W-B/S 7:05

Sun 2 @ Albany 5:00

Tue 4 W-B/S 7:05

Fri 7 @ Norfolk 7:15

Tue 11 NORFOLK 7:05

Fri 14 HERSHEY 7:05

Sat 15 @ Bridgeport 7:00

Sun 16 PORTLAND 5:05

Wed 19 @ Hartford 7:00

Fri 21 HARTFORD 7:05

Sat 22 @ Hershey 7:00

Sun 23 @ Syracuse 5:00

Fri 28 BINGHAMTON 7:05

Sun 30 HAMILTON 5:05

APRIL

Wed 2 NORFOLK 7:05

Fri 4 @ Bridgeport 7:30

Sat 5 @ W-B/S 7:05

Sun 6 BRIDGEPORT 5:05

Fri 11 HERSHEY 7:05

Sat 12 @ Hershey 7:00

Sun 13 ALBANY 5:05

All times are Eastern.

Home games in CAPS

START TIMES

Monday - Saturday games at 7:05 PM except 11/14 (11:05 AM) and 2/18 (4:05 PM)

Sunday games at 5:05 PM except 10/14 (6:05 PM)

VENUE

All Home Games at Wachovia Spectrum except 11/23 (Wachovia Center)

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