Philadelphia Recalls G Alex Lyon from Lehigh Valley

December 13, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News Release

Lehigh Valley, Pa. - The Philadelphia Flyers, NHL affiliate of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have announced today that they have recalled goaltender Alex Lyon from Lehigh Valley for the third time this season. In addition, the Phantoms have recalled goaltender Branden Komm from the Reading Royals of the ECHL.

Lyon, 25, is currently in the midst of his third professional season. The six-foot-one-inch netminder has started seven contests for Lehigh Valley this season and currently holds a 3-4-0 record with a 3.48 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. Over three seasons with the Phantoms, he has an overall record of 46-26-7 to go along with a 2.81 GAA and .912 save percentage.

A native of Baudette, Minnesota, Lyon has been recalled by the Flyers twice this season and appeared in one game against the Buffalo Sabres on November 21.

After earning the first call up of his professional career this past season, Lyon made his NHL debut with the Flyers on January 31, 2018. He would later earn his first NHL victory at Madison Square Garden on February 18, turning aside 26 of 27 shots in the process. All told, Lyon has appeared in 12 contests with the Flyers - eight starts - and holds a 4-3-1 record with a 3.12 GAA and .893 save percentage.

Komm, 27, has played 10 games this season for the Reading Royals and holds a 5-1-1 record with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage.

A native of Williamsville, New York, Komm is in his fifth professional season after four years at Bentley University. He has played in 113 games in the ECHL during his career and owns a 52-39-5 record. Komm was traded to the Royals on February 13, 2018 from the Manchester Monarchs and signed a one-year AHL contract with the Phantoms on August 31.

Lehigh Valley concludes a four-game home stand tomorrow night, December 14, when they host the Belleville Senators inside of PPL Center at 7:05 p.m. Limited tickets for the contest against the Senators are still available online.

Season tickets offering a wide range of benefits as well as 20-Game and 12-Game plans are available by calling the Phantoms 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 coming off an incredibly successful fourth campaign in the Lehigh Valley playing at the state-of-the-art PPL Center in which the team claimed the Atlantic Division Championship and finished with the AHL's second-most wins (47) along with the league's second-highest standings points total (104) while advancing to the third round of the Calder Cup Playoffs for just the fourth time in franchise history.

Lehigh Valley Phantoms goaltender Alex Lyon

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