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Phantoms Unveil 2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule

August 22, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release


Lehigh Valley, PA - It's time to RISE UP and mark your calendars Phantoms fans!

Photos courtesy JustSports Photography. The American Hockey League and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to unveil the schedule for the 2016-2017 regular season, the team's third campaign playing at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown. This season will showcase many of the intense rivalry showdowns fans came to enjoy during the first two seasons of Phantoms hockey in the Lehigh Valley including a dozen meetings each with the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins' affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Washington Capitals' affiliate Hershey Bears. The 76-game schedule also features eight head-to-head clashes each with the Hartford Wolf Pack, affiliate of the New York Rangers, and Bridgeport Sound Tigers, affiliate of the New York Islanders.

The 2016-17 regular season schedule will begin at home for the Phantoms on Saturday, October 15 when they welcome to PPL Center the Springfield Thunderbirds, the new AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers. The team's 21st Anniversary Season will then conclude on the road at the Binghamton Senators, affiliate of the Ottawa Senators, on Saturday, April 15.

"We're extremely excited to release this thrilling schedule to our fans," Phantoms Executive Vice President Chris Porreca said. "It highlights the intense rivalries established during our first two seasons in the Lehigh Valley and sets the stage for our most captivating year at PPL Center yet. We're also thrilled at the number of prime weekend dates we're able to offer our fans and look forward to creating a true home-ice advantage at the jam-packed PPL Center."

More than 80 percent of the Phantoms' home games (31 of 38 total home games) this season will be played on weekend dates, including 15 Saturday contests and 14 Friday showdowns. Fans in the Lehigh Valley helped generate 24 standing room-only sellouts last season, including 13 straight capacity crowds from February 12 to April 15, and have produced 46 total regular season standing room-only sellouts through the first two years of Phantoms hockey at PPL Center.

Lehigh Valley renews its Pennsylvania rivalries first on Sunday, October 30 when the Phantoms travel to Hershey for a showdown with the Bears before welcoming the rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to PPL Center on Wednesday, November 16. Hershey then makes its first trip to downtown Allentown on Friday, December 2.

In all, fans will see 13 different opponents at PPL Center this season. In addition to six visits each from Hershey and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton along with four meetings at home against Hartford and Bridgeport, the Phantoms will also host three intense clashes each with Binghamton, Springfield and the Providence Bruins (Boston Bruins). What's more, Lehigh Valley will host a pair of get togethers with the Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres), St. John's IceCaps (Montreal Canadiens) and Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks) at PPL Center along with single showdowns against the Albany Devils (New Jersey Devils), Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs) in downtown Allentown.

March (14 total games) checks in as the busiest month overall for Lehigh Valley while December and March (7 home games each) will be the Phantoms busiest months at PPL Center. Lehigh Valley's longest home stand comes in December when the Phantoms play six consecutive games at PPL Center from Friday, December 9 to Saturday, December 26 (Rochester 2x, Hershey 2x, Bridgeport, Providence).

Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2016-17 Home Schedule - All Games at PPL Center

REGULAR SEASON

Sat. October 15, 2016 (7:05) SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS - OPENING NIGHT!

Fri. October 21, 2016 (7:05) BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS

Sat. October 22, 2016 (7:05) HARTFORD WOLF PACK

Sat. November 5, 2016 (7:05) SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

Sat. November 12, 2016 (7:05) TORONTO MARLIES

Wed. November 16, 2016 (7:05) WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Fri. November 25, 2016 (7:05) BINGHAMTON SENATORS

Sat. November 26, 2015 (7:05) HARTFORD WOLF PACK

Fri. December 2, 2016 (7:05) HERSHEY BEARS

Fri. December 9, 2016 (7:05) ROCHESTER AMERICANS

Sat. December 10, 2016 (7:05) ROCHESTER AMERICANS

Wed. December 14, 2016 (7:05) BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS

Fri. December 16, 2016 (7:05) HERSHEY BEARS

Sat. December 17, 2016 (7:05) PROVIDENCE BRUINS

Mon. December 26, 2016 (7:05) HERSHEY BEARS

Sat. January 7, 2017 (7:05) ALBANY DEVILS

Sun. January 8, 2017 (5:05) UTICA COMETS

Fri. January 13, 2017 (7:05) HERSHEY BEARS

Fri. January 20, 2017 (7:05) WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Sat. January 21, 2017 (7:05) PROVIDENCE BRUINS

Wed. January 25, 2017 (7:05) BINGHAMTON SENATORS

Wed. February 8, 2017 (7:05) BINGHAMTON SENATORS

Fri. February 10, 2017 (7:05) ST. JOHN'S ICECAPS

Sat. February 11, 2017 (7:05) ST. JOHN'S ICECAPS

Fri. February 17, 2017 (7:05) HARTFORD WOLF PACK

Sat. February 18, 2017 (7:05) HARTFORD WOLF PACK

Sat. February 25, 2017 (7:05) WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Fri. March 10, 2017 (7:05) HERSHEY BEARS

Sat. March 11, 2017 (7:05) UTICA COMETS

Wed. March 15, 2017 (7:05) SYRACUSE CRUNCH

Fri. March 17, 2017 (7:05) WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Sat. March 25, 2017 (7:05) WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Sun. March 26, 2017 (5:05) BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS

Fri. March 31, 2017 (7:05) BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS

Wed. April 5, 2017 (7:05) HERSHEY BEARS

Fri. April 7, 2017 (7:05) WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Sat. April 8, 2017 (7:05) SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

Fri. April 14, 2017 (7:05) PROVIDENCE BRUINS

Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2016-17 Home and Away Schedule - HOME GAMES IN BOLD

*All times are Lehigh Valley times

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