AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Phantoms Announce Series of Promotions and New Hires for 2016-17

Published on December 13, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release


Lehigh Valley, PA - The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce a series of promotions and new hires within the team's front office in conjunction with the start of the 2016-2017 season.

Four promotions came within the club's ticketing department, which has been pivotal in orchestrating 46 standing room-only sellouts through the team's first two seasons in Lehigh Valley. Trevor Herrick was promoted to Senior Sales Specialist while Julie Nespoli was promoted to Senior Retention Specialist. Both have been with the Phantoms since the club's 2014-15 Inaugural Season in the Lehigh Valley. What's more, Mike Barbieri and Devon Frey, who began with Lehigh Valley as Sales Associates during the 2015-16 season, have been promoted to Sales Specialists while Brandon Richards has been brought on as a Sales Associate to help augment the team's ticketing efforts.

The Phantoms' game presentation department also saw a promotion in addition to a pair of new hires. Amy Keller, who served as Lehigh Valley's Director of Game Presentation the past two seasons and was a driving force behind the Phantoms being awarded Outstanding Fan Experience by the AHL in each of the last two years, has been promoted to the team's Creative Director. In addition, Dustin Seyler has been named the team's Production Coordinator while Alex Schempp was added as the club's Production Assistant.

The Phantoms have also made an additional promotion and another new hire in order to continue the team's dedicated efforts toward engaging its fans. Dan Fremuth, who served as Lehigh Valley's Relations Manager for the past two seasons and spearheads the club's media relations and community outreach, has been promoted to Director of Public Relations while Russell Hryvnak has been named the team's Director of Digital and Social Media.

Finally, the Phantoms promoted Tyler Deane, who previously served as the team's Manager of Accounting, to Controller.

RISE UP! Another thrilling season of Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey at PPL Center is underway! Reserve your season tickets and group outings for the 2016-2017 season of Phantoms hockey today. 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]!

And 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 presented by Capital BlueCross 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 weekend 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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