Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 12:41 PM | 6 comments |
 

Phantoms returning to Philly for a game
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    The AHL Adirondack Phantoms, who were based in Philadelphia for 13 years before moving to upstate New York this season, will return for a regular-season game against the Norfolk Admirals at the Wachovia Center on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.

  “This will be a terrific opportunity for Flyers fans to see the next generation of Flyers players currently in our system,” said Peter Luukko, president of Comcast-Spectacor, the Flyers' parent company. “We also know there are a lot of Phantoms fans in the Greater Philadelphia region who have asked us if we could get the Phantoms to return to play a game here."
   Tickets for children 12 and younger are $10. Individual tickets at $14, $18, and $19 are on sale through ComcastTIX on line at ComcastTIX.com, by phone (1-800-298-4200) or in person at the Wachovia Center box office. There are a limited number of front-row tickets available for $33.

    Comcast-Spectacor sold the Phantoms when the company decided to close the Spectrum, where the Phantoms had played since their inaugural season in 1996-97. The Spectrum will close on Saturday, October 31, and will soon make way for Philly Live, a new retail, restaurant, and entertainment district.

    The AHL granted the Flyers a franchise on Dec. 18, 1995. The Phantoms captured the Calder Cup twice – June 10, 1998 in front of 17,380 fans at the Spectrum, then the largest crowd ever to see a Calder Cup playoff game in AHL history. The team set a new attendance record on June 10, 2005, when they captured their second Calder Cup in front of 20,103.

 


 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 12:41 PM  Permalink | 6 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:05 PM, 10/24/2009
    I hope Philly Live is a total disaster for the money grubbing people at Comcast, Ed Snider, et all....
    — BobbyD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:25 PM, 10/24/2009
    Insist on living in the past, eh? Say hi to JFK Stadium and the Vet on your way to hell for me, pallie.
    — Brian F.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:08 PM, 10/24/2009
    Hey Bobby, I hope you don't watch the Flyers, the Sixers, attend any events at the center, watch Comcast SportsNet etc, etc, etc....
    — CrayzeeGuy
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About Sam Carchidi
Sam Carchidi is in his fourth year as the Flyers' beat reporter. He became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat.

Carchidi has written three books _ the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He also contributed to a 1993 Inquirer book on the Phillies.

A lifelong South Jersey resident, Carchidi lives in Wenonah with his wife, JoAnn, and their two children, Sara and Sammy.

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