On The Farm #1
November 3, 2009 by Anthony
Filed under Featured, Rossi, Up in Adirondack
So I’ll be honest, I haven’t followed the Phantoms as closely this year. It’s kind of hard getting to games when I’m in another state. Oh well. I also don’t think I’m going to shell out my money for AHL Live’s subpar service, so I’m stuck looking at boxscores and relying on beat writers from lovely Glens Falls, NY. As of today, the Phantoms are 5-4-1 for a total of 11 points, good for 3rd in the East Division.
So far, they’ve played the same handful of teams, and are playing Albany a total of 12 TIMES. Yes, 12. The AHL isn’t huge on teams playing outside of their own backyard. This should get old fast. To make matters worse, both teams introduced special jerseys to be worn on the occasion that the two meet, which are visible on their websites and Flickr, because nobody mainstream wants to look at them. From the looks of it, the purple is completely gone, meaning that my sweet purple phantoms third from last year is a waste. Oh, and they got rid of Jeff Szwez too. Sweetastic. I’m sure you’ve seen their current jerseys, but the headshots on AHL.com of the players lead me to believe that they’ve got a retro-themed alternate that mimics the parent club’s current orange beauties. I’ll buy it 
A look at the 2008-09 Phantoms
July 18, 2009 by Anthony
Filed under Rossi, Up in Adirondack
In this post, I’ll review the roster from the end of the season, and the outlook for them next season. I’ll discuss the 2009-2010 season in another post when I sit down and figure out who has a good shot of sticking with the club this season. The biggest change to the Phantoms for the 2009-2010 season is their move to the Glen Falls Civic Center in upstate New York. While the Phantoms will still compete in the AHL’s East division this season, it won’t be in front of the purple and orange clad fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. While the departure of the team is somewhat of a disappointment, as is the destruction of the Spectrum in the coming months, the team itself looks to be strong heading into 09-10, with a core group returning, and some new pieces in place. The Phantoms dramatically made the playoffs in their last season in Philadelphia, overcoming Binghamton for the final spot in the East. Unfortunately, they were swept by the Hershey Bears, the eventual Calder Cup Champions. Overall, last season was highly successful for the Flyers’ AHL squad.
Coach John Paddock won’t be returning after being named as Assistant GM of the Flyers. He led the team to a 43-30-7 record this season, getting them into the last playoff spot in the East, where they lost to Hershey in a sweep. Paddock took a relatively young team that struggled early, and matured them into winners near the end of the season, as players like Pat Maroon, Jared Ross, Jon Matsumoto, and Danny Syvret took charge and led the team into the postseason. The Flyers have not yet announced a new head coach for the team.
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