2022 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Offseason Player Tracker

SEASON SYNOPSIS

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were one of four team’s in the AHL’s Atlantic Division to play 76 games in 2021-22. Unfortunately, four more games on the schedule just meant four more games to lose for the Phantoms. Lehigh Valley won only eight games in October, November, and December combined. The slow start doomed the team, with the Phantoms finishing in eighth & last place in the Atlantic with a record of 29-32-15, 73 points, and a .480 points percentage.

Team captain Cal O’Reilly led the team in both goals (21) and total points (53) last season. Defenseman Adam Clendening led Lehigh Valley in assists (37) and total points for Phantoms d-men (42). Around two-thirds of the Lehigh Valley goaltending workload went to Felix Sandström (16-18-5, 2.89 goals against average, .902 save percentage). The other approximately one-third of Phantoms games went to Pat Nagle (10-6-6, 2.74 GAA, .904 save percentage).

(List accurate as of October 24th at 2:05am ET)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Tyson Foerster – First year of entry-level contract
• Samu Tuomaala – First year of entry-level contract
• Max Willman – Last year of standard player NHL contract
• Cal O’Reilly – Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on July 6
• Isaac Ratcliffe – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 19
• Tanner Laczynski – Signed a two-year NHL contract on July 27 (22-23 is two-way; 23-24 is one-way)
• Jackson Cates – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on August 14
• Ryan Fitzgerald – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 16
• Alex Kile – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 17
• Charlie Gerard – Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on August 18
• Wade Allison – Signed a two-year NHL contract (two-way in 2022-23; one-way in 2023-24) on August 26
• Hayden Hodgson – Signed a two-year NHL contract (2022-23 is two-way; 2023-24 is one-way) on August 29
• Garrett Wilson – Signed an AHL contract extension on September 19; reported via Flyers Training Camp Roster

Defensemen

• Cooper Zech – Last year of entry-level contract
• Wyatte Wylie – Last year of entry-level contract
• Mason Millman – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Cam York -Last year of entry-level contract
• Yegor Zamula – Last year of entry-level contract
• Adam Karashik – Signed a PTO plus one-year AHL contract on April 1
• Colin Felix – Signed an ATO plus one-year AHL contract on April 20
• Garrett McFadden – Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on August 23
• Linus Högberg – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on August 26

Goaltenders

• Samuel Ersson – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Felix Sandström – Signed a two-year NHL contract extension on June 23 (2021-22 is two-way, 2022-23 is one-way)
• Pat Nagle – Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on August 15

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Elliot Desnoyers – First year of entry-level contract (played for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL in 2021-22)
• Zayde Wisdom – First year of entry-level contract (played for the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL in 2021-22)
• Adam Brooks – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 13 (played for Montreal, Winnipeg, & Vegas and the Henderson Silver Knights in 2021-22)
• Cooper Marody – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 13 (played for Edmonton and the Bakersfield Condors in 2021-22)
• Jordy Bellerive – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 22 (played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2021-22)
• Trey Bradley – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 24 (played for the Colorado Eagles and ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies in 2021-22)
• Luka Burzan – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 25 (played for the Colorado Eagles and ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies in 2021-22)
• Jacob Gaucher – Signed a two-year, two-way AHL contract on October 3 (played for Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL in 2021-22)

Defensemen

• Adam Ginning – Signed a two-year, entry-level contract on May 17 (played for Färjestad BK of the SHL in 2021-22)
• Louis Belpedio – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 13 (played for the Laval Rocket in 2021-22)
• Kevin Connauton – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract on July 13 (played for Florida and Philadelphia in 2021-22)
• Will MacKinnon – Included on Philadelphia’s Rookie Camp Roster for September 15-17

Goaltenders

• Ivan Fedotov – Signed a one-year, entry-level contract on May 7 (played for CSKA Moskva of the KHL in 2021-22); set to stand trial in Russia after arrest for suspicion of evading military service
• Troy Grosenick – Signed one-year, one-way NHL contract on July 13 (played for the Providence Bruins in 2021-22)
• Nolan Maier – Signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract on October 3 (played for the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL in 2021-22)

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Maksim Sushko –  Player rights acquired by Dynamo Moscow of the KHL on May 20
• Brennan Saulnier – Signed a one-year, one-way AHL contract with Laval on July 11
• Gerry Mayhew – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Florida on July 15
• Nick Lappin – Signed with HC Bolzano of the ICEHL on July 22
• Matthew Strome – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Hershey on September 8
• Adam Johnson – Signed a contract with Augsburger Panther of the DEL on September 12
• Linus Sandin – Signed a three-year contract with Rögle BK of the SHL on October 14; contract was mutually terminated on October 14 after initially signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on May 23

Defensemen

• Adam Clendening – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Rockford on July 18
• Ryan MacKinnon – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Bridgeport on August 5
• Logan Day – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Hershey on August 18
• Brennan Menell – Signed a contract with Dynamo Moskva of the KHL on September 19
• Will Riedell – Reported to the ECHL’s Savannah Ghost Pirates on October 10

FREE AGENTS

Forwards

• Ralph Cuddemi – UFA

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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