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Published on January 10, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release
UPCOMING OPPONENTS
Wednesday, Jan. 10 - Phantoms at Bridgeport, 7:30: Philadelphia starts a four-game road swing, its longest of the season, with a visit to The Arena at Harbor Yard to take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (New York Islanders). The Phantoms beat Bridgeport 6-4 in Philadelphia back on November 10 in the only other meeting between the two teams so far this season. The Sound Tigers head into the game with a record of 14-16-1-3 for 32 points, putting them just two points ahead of the Phantoms for fifth place in the East Division. Jeff Tambellini leads the way for the Sound Tigers with 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points in 31 games.
Friday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 14 - Phantoms at Lowell: The Phantoms will spend the better part of four days in Massachusetts to play a pair of games against the Lowell Devils (New Jersey Devils), on Friday at 7:05 and on Sunday at 2:05. It'll be the third and fourth meetings between the two clubs in the last three weeks, after Lowell made a pair of trips to Philadelphia on Dec. 30 and Jan. 5. Lowell won the first meeting 3-1 and Philadelphia took the second 5-2. The Devils are 17-17-2-1 for 37 points in 37 games, placing them sixth in the Atlantic Division.
Tickets for all Phantoms regular season games are now available! As always, kids tickets for all Phantoms games are just $8.00. Purchase online at phantomshockey.com or to charge by phone, call 1-800-298-4200.
A WEEKEND OFF, THEN A BIG WEEKEND BACK ON
The Zamboni will be silent at the Wachovia Spectrum this weekend as the Phantoms go for more than a week without a home game for just the second time this season. But next weekend, there will be lots going on in Phantomland! On Friday, January 19, the Phantoms welcome the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for NASCAR Night at the Spectrum. Fans will be able to enjoy several NASCAR-themed attractions on the concourse, and the first 5,000 fans will receive miniature Phantoms cars courtesy of Ransome-Cat. Then on Sunday, January 21, the first 4,000 fans will receive a Peter Forsberg bobblehead doll courtesy of Toyota.
CHUCK YOUR PUCKS
Phantoms Charities will continue with its Chuck O' Puck promotion on Friday, Jan. 19 in the second intermission. The Phantoms Wives are sponsoring the event, which will happen at every Friday game over the rest of the season. Pucks are $2 apiece or three for $5, and fans can use their skill to toss those pucks on the ice in the second intermission. The puck closest to the target will win half of the monies raised on the evening, while the other half will go to Phantoms Charities.
GET THE CROSS-CHECK PACKAGE
The Phantoms are offering a new Cross-Check package with the new year! The new deal gets you eight Phantoms tickets to use in any combination you wish to any home game this year, plus two Flyers tickets to your choice of the Feb. 15 game against Toronto or the March 6 game vs. New Jersey. The package is just $150, and supplies are limited! Call the Phantoms at 215-465-4522 for more details.
TRICKY
Darren Reid's hat trick on Friday vs. Lowell was Philadelphia's fourth of the season and 32nd in team history. The Phantoms now have 11 hat tricks since the start of the 2005-06 season. Prior to the 2005-06 season, there had only been 21 hat tricks in the first nine years of the team's history. The Phantoms set a new franchise record with seven tricks in 2005-06. Meanwhile, the Phantoms have allowed just one hat trick since the start of the 2005-06 season - zero last year, and one this year when Brandon Bochenski scored four goals on Nov. 25 at Norfolk. The Phantoms allowed 24 hat tricks in the first nine years of the franchise's history.
OTHER PHANTOMS NOTABLES
The recall of Jussi Timonen was the 107th transaction for the Phantoms this season, compared with 101 this time last year, when the Phantoms finished with 162 player moves for the entire season... The Phantoms 5-3 win over Lowell on Friday was just their second of the season when trailing after two periods. The only other one was the opening night 5-4 OT win over Norfolk. Philadelphia is 2-16-0-1 when trailing after two periods... Scott Munroe has won four of his last six starts for the Phantoms...
Philadelphia embarks on a four-game road stretch tonight, its longest of the season both in games and in time away from home. The Phantoms travel to Bridgeport on tonight before heading to Lowell for games Friday and Sunday. The club will return to Philadelphia Sunday night before leaving again on Tuesday to visit Binghamton. The four consecutive road games mark a season high, and the six consecutive days on the road from Tuesday through Sunday are also a season-long stretch.
PHANTOMS HOCKEY ON THE INTERNET
Through a partnership with 610 WIP, selected Phantoms games are being carried on the
Internet via the audio stream at www.610WIP.com B2 RETURNS Every Phantoms game this season is being broadcast with streaming video through the
league's partnership with B2 Networks. A ticket for the game is $6, which allows
fans to watch the game via a broadband Internet connection from their own homes! B2
is offering the new Power Play package this season, which offers fans the
opportunity to purchase a season pass to all 80 games for as little as $150, a
savings of almost 70 percent off the regular price. Visit www.phantomshockey.com
for more details. TICKET INFORMATION All kids tickets for all Phantoms games are just $8. To purchase, go to
phantomshockey.com or call 1-800-298-4200.
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