Sunday, April 4th, 2010
The inaugural season of the Youngstown Phantoms USHL membership came to a close on Saturday. The Phantoms came out on the short end of the stick, losing to Cedar Rapids, 4-1. Cedar Rapids is a strong team already locked in as a #2 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Phantoms ...
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Cedar Rapids rolled into Youngstown with the #2 seed in their Western Division already locked up. They had a 3-0 record against the Youngstown Phantoms on the season, and the Phantoms were 1-7 in their vibrant orange jerseys. Throw all of the statistical logic out the window and ignore the ...
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Shots on goal usually reflect the type of hockey game that was played. On Saturday night, Team USA only took 21 shots on goal. Unfortunately for the Youngstown Phantoms, six of those 21 shots hit the inside of the Phantoms net. Team USA rode their offensive outburst to a 6-2 ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Goaltenders are wired a little different. They usually are not the best skaters on the ice and rely on their reflexes to get their jobs done. Jordan Tibbett and Matt Mahalak are the tandem that the Youngstown Phantoms have been using all season. Any hockey fan will vouch that ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Jordan Tibbett set a team record with 50 saves on Friday night as the Phantoms won a dramatic 3-2 OT thriller. Tibbett faced another 40 Saturday but was on the wrong end of the 3-2 score 24 hours later. To sum it up, Tibbett stopped 90 shots in two games, ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
The Youngstown Phantoms returned home after completing a 1-3-1 road trip. The record on that trip failed to show that the Phantoms were in every game against three very good teams. Friday night, Sioux City rolled into town 20-23-7 and barely alive in the playoff hunt, a win was paramount ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Friday, The Curtis Carr Era was officially kicked into 'go' mode. Unfortunately for the Youngstown Phantoms, the opponent was the Western Conference leading Omaha Lancers. The Lancers beat the Phantoms earlier in the week, 6-1, in Omaha. Much had changed since that game. Bob Mainhardt was out, Carr was in, and ...
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The Youngstown Phantoms went into their crucial matchup with Waterloo in an unfamiliar place, last. For the first time all season, the Phantoms were in the basement, trailing Team USA by two points. The Phantoms are 1-10-0 in 2010 and if they lost one or even both games to Waterloo, ...
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