Phantoms Recall David Drake from Reading
Published on January 12, 2020 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release
Lehigh Valley Phantoms defenseman David Drake
(Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Lehigh Valley, Pa. - The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, announced today that they have recalled defenseman David Drake from the Reading Royals of the ECHL.
Drake, 25, was signed to an AHL deal by Lehigh Valley on September 18, 2019 and has appeared in 31 games for the Reading Royals this season. tallying a goal and three assists and 18 penalty minutes. He played 64 games last season for the Reading Royals in his first full professional season and registered one goal and seven assists to go along with 48 penalty minutes. He appeared in one game for Lehigh Valley in 2018-19, playing in the season opener on October 6.
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Drake played seven games for the Phantoms at the end of the 2017-18 season and tallied an assist in his professional debut on March 31, 2018 against Belleville. He turned pro after a successful four-year career playing college hockey at the University of Connecticut. Drake posted 25 points on 4 goals and 21 assists in 124 games and served as the Alternate Captain during his junior and senior year at UConn.
The 6-foot-6 defenseman was drafted in the seventh round (#192) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.
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