Bears vs Phantoms AHL Matchup Shows Gap in Good vs Great Coaching Mike Fink | May 10, 2025 “I look up to Hershey” or “I want this team to be like Hershey” is a common line at the postgame pressers from Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere,…
What Makes the Lehigh Valley Phantoms a Playoff Caliber Team Mike Fink | April 5, 2025 One of the biggest mysteries in the American Hockey League (AHL), or at least in the Atlantic Division, is the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. They are closing in on a playoff…
Ian Laperrière: Respected Flyers Enforcer Turned Coach Matthew Ward | November 24, 2024 Now in his fourth season at the helm of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Ian Laperrière became the fourth head coach in franchise history to reach 100 wins…
Flyers Farm Report: Laperrière, Marody, Gaucher, & More Matthew Ward | August 17, 2024 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, ended the 2023-24 campaign with a record of 32-31-6-3, sixth place in the Atlantic Division of the…
Ian Laperrière Receives 2-Year Extension as Phantoms Coach Andrew McGuinness | June 20, 2024 Ian Laperrière has been a member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization for a decade and a half. His role, however, has changed quite a bit over the years. He arrived…
Flyers News & Rumors: Rookie Camp, Tortorella, Andrae Injury Colin Newby | September 15, 2022 As the Philadelphia Flyers inch closer to the official beginning of training camp on Thursday, Sept. 22, the rookies convened on Wednesday for physicals and brief meetings before hitting the…
Flyers’ Woes Becoming Cause for Concern Matthew Mastrogiovanni | October 26, 2018 An NHL season brings a myriad of ups and downs. Some teams come out of the gate already on the good foot while others stumble trying to gain their footing.…
Ian Laperriere, the Quintessential Flyer Andy Dudones | September 24, 2014 Ian Laperriere hasn’t played for the Flyers, or in the NHL for that matter, since Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. And despite playing only a single season…
Video: The Regression of Zac Rinaldo Bill Schoeninger | December 13, 2013 “He needs to play on the edge” Those are the words that Paul Holmgren used to describe Zac Rinaldo’s style of play earlier this year in October. But, that is…
Is Ian Laperriere a Diamond in the Rough For Philadelphia Flyers? Ed Miller | October 24, 2013 When the Philadelphia Flyers made the decision to cut ties with coach Peter Laviolette, there were many questions left unanswered, along with a hockey team struggling to find ways to…
Lights, Camera, Action!: A History of NHL Players Acting Mark Wallace Graham | September 27, 2013 Fans of the hit comedy “Dumb and Dumber” rejoiced at the report that Cam Neely was set to reprise his role as the ornery trucker, Seabass. Even better news was…
Hall-of-Famer Eventually, But Chris Pronger Will Have to Wait Jeff Ponder | November 14, 2012 One would think that a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame would be easy for someone of Chris Pronger’s caliber. He has won a Stanley Cup and two Olympic…