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 ...
Posted in Phantoms | No Comments »
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, ...
Posted in Phantoms | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
The Youngstown Phantoms returned to action following a ten-day layoff, a mandatory break that the USHL takes each year for the Christmas Holiday. The Phanoms unwrapped a 4-3 win over the visiting Waterloo Black Hawks before a good crowd at the Covelli Centre as Jordan Tibbett made 41 saves and ...
Posted in Phantoms | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 11th, 2009
It was a rematch of opening night and the first meeting since for the two competing squads. The Youngstown Phantoms were leading that game 2-0 before the Indiana Ice overpowered the expansion hosts, who ended up losing 6-2. Thursday, there had to be revenge on the minds of the Phantoms.
Revenge would have ...
Posted in Phantoms | No Comments »
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
The Youngstown Phantoms stretched their regular season record to 4-0 against the Chicago Steel. Matt Mahalak gave up one late goal which spoiled his shutout bid, but the offense had enough to get him the win in taking down the Steel 3-1 in a game marred by a mele for ...
Posted in Phantoms | 2 Comments »
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
For some reason, the Chicago Steel (10-8-3)are ahead of the Youngstown Phantoms (9-8-2) in the standings but can never seem to get by them on the ice. The Phantoms used timely third period heroics to take the verdict, 6-4. Luke Eibler (pictured) hit a game winner and Jefferson Dahl put ...
Posted in Phantoms | No Comments »
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The Youngstown Phantoms have shown bursts of greatness and breakdowns of unthinkable proportion, sometimes in the same game. Bob Mainhardt, the Phantoms GM and Coach, never holds back after a game when giving quotes to the media, win or lose. Alex Zoldan, the Phantoms President has opinions too, but in ...
Posted in Phantoms | No Comments »
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Neither the Youngstown Phantoms or Lincoln Stars won or lost a game via the shootout this season. Something had to give as the two teams were deadlocked at four goals apiece at the end of overtime. John McCarron scored Lincoln's second goal of the shootout and the Phantoms could only ...
Posted in Phantoms | No Comments »