2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms season

2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms
Division 4th Northeast Division
Conference 13th Eastern Conference
2013–14 record 30–38–2–6 (68 pts)
Home record 16–17–1–4
Road record 14–21–1–2
Goals for 182
Goals against 225
Team information
General Manager Ron Hextall
Coach Terry Murray
Assistant Coach Riley Cote
Captain Ben Holmstrom
Arena Glens Falls Civic Center
Average attendance 4,192
Team leaders
Goals Jason Akeson (24)
Assists Jason Akeson (40)
Points Jason Akeson (64)
Penalties in minutes Zack FitzGerald (231)
Brandon Manning (231)
Plus/minus (+) Cullen Eddy (+5)
(–) Brandon Manning (–24)
Wins Cal Heeter (16)
Goals against average Carsen Chubak (2.33)
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

The 2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms season was the franchise's 18th season in the American Hockey League, which began on October 5, 2013. It was the fifth and final season they played in Glens Falls, New York before relocating to Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Off-season

The 2013–14 season is the final year before the Phantoms relocated to the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, seen here under construction in September 2013.

The 2013–14 season will be the fifth and final year the Phantoms play in Glens Falls, New York before relocating to the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The team planned to make the move this season, but Allentown construction delays resulted in the Phantoms signing on to remain at Glens Falls Civic Center for one more year.[1] The city-owned Civic Center was budgeted to cost Glens Falls $605,360 in operating losses and debt,[2] and if it is not sold, city officials will require $900,000 in budget funding to improve the arena, including new luxury boxes, improved locker rooms and upgraded telecommunications and other amenities.[3] Real estate developer Richard Schermerhorn had expressed interest in buying the arena and bringing an ECHL hockey team there, and held informal talks with Glens Falls officials about the matter.[4] In May, Lake George Mayor Robert Blais proposed the towns surrounding Glens Falls make annual contributions to the arena to help pay its losses, but the proposal was quickly rejected by those municipalities.[2] In September 2013, Phantoms co-owner Rob Brooks arranged for Glens Falls Mayor Jack Diamond to meet with the American Hockey League Board of Governors with the hopes that he could convince them to bring another team to the Civic Center. A public referendum had originally been scheduled for November 2013 to determine whether the city should sell Civic Center, although Diamond said it may be delayed until November 2014.[3]

The Phantoms saw a handful of departures during the off-season including goaltender Scott Munroe,[5] defenseman Blake Kessel and forward Mitch Wahl.[6] Defenseman Jeff Dimmen, a healthy scratch for all but 34 games in Adirondack last season, also left the team.[7] Adirondack re-signed forward Rob Bordson,[8] as well as defensemen Oliver Lauridsen and Brandon Manning,[6] while also trading defenseman Danny Syvret to the New York Rangers for center Kris Newbury.[9] Adirondack signed several new players, including goaltender Yann Danis;[10] defensemen Steven Delisle, Maxim Lamarche,[11] and Bruno Gervais;[12] and forwards Michael Raffl,[12] Petr Straka,[13] Doug Clarkson and Chris VandeVelde.[14] Eric Wellwood, a Flyers winger and restricted free agent, signed a temporary deal with the Phantoms for the season, but cannot play until January due to his recovery from an injured Achilles' tendon. The arrangement means he will not count against the Flyers' 50-contract limit, and he is expected to eventually return to the National Hockey League.[15]

After training camp began in Glens Falls began on September 23,[16] the Phantoms played in two preseason games and lost both, starting with a 3–2 loss against the Albany Devils on September 28. Adirondack allowed 14 penalties in the game, including four minors in 4:20 in the second period, three of them in 64 seconds.[17] The Phantoms also lost 4–2 to the Utica Comets on September 29, in which Raffl scored both of Adirondack's goals.[18] The Phantoms went into the regular season with a 26-player roster, a large number considering that only 18 skaters and two goaltenders can be dressed each game.[19]

2013–14 Preseason Game Log: 0–2–0–0 (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 0–1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record
1 September 28 Albany 3–2 Adirondack Beskorowany 0–1–0–0
2 September 29 Adirondack 2–4 Utica Grosenick 1–2–0–0

Regular season

October

The Phantoms won their season opener on October 5, defeating the Hershey Bears 4–3 in overtime, marking the first time they had won at Giant Center in three years.[20] After allowing three unanswered Bears goals, Brandon Alderson tied to game in the third, and Manning scored the game-winner in overtime.[21] Adirondack next went on a six-game losing streak,[22] starting with a home-and-home series against the Hartford Wolf Pack on October 11 and 12. They fell 5–4 in a shootout during the first Hartford match-up, giving up a 3–1 lead in the second period. Raffl had the team's only successful shootout goal.[23] They also lost the second game 3–2 against the Wolf Pack in a home opener that drew a sellout crowd of 5,031, the fifth-largest in Phantoms history.[24] The Phantoms failed to score on eight power play opportunities during a 4–1 loss to Albany on October 14,[25] then allowed a season-high six goals against in a 6–3 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on October 18. That game marked Ben Holmstrom's 186th with the Phantoms, a team record. Adirondack once again failed to score on five power plays, dropping their percentage to 11.5 percent.[26]

In their first five games, the Phantoms allowed a total of four short-handed goals, the most in the league.[26] The Phantoms also lost 3–2 to the Springfield Falcons on October 19, giving up a 2–0 deficit before the Falcons tied the game and won in a shootout, where only Cousins scored.[27] On October 25, the Philadelphia Flyers loaned the Phantoms their leading goal scorer, Tye McGinn.[28] Nevertheless, Adirondack was shutout 3–0 by the Norfolk Admirals that same day, failing to score on 38 shots. Coach Terry Murray attributed the loss not to the opposing team, but to the Phantoms turning over the puck and losing coverage.[29] The Phantoms snapped their six-game losing streak and won their next four games,[22][30] starting with a 3–1 victory over the Binghamton Senators on October 26.[22] Akeson, the team's leading goal-scorer the previous two seasons, scored his first goal of the year in that game.[30] The Phantoms got their first home win on October 30 against Springfield, with Newbury and VandeVelde each scoring on the power play. It was the team's first power play goal in 28 attempts since October 12.[31]

November

Adirondack defeated Binghamton 3–1 on November 1, with McGinn scoring two goals and Heeter making 37 saves.[32] That brought the goaltender's save total in the past three games to 99 out of 102, a percentage of .980.[33] The Phantoms also beat Albany 3–1 the next day, with Straka scoring two of the team's three goals.[34] Those three wins in as many days placed the Phantoms in eighth place, moving them into playoff contention for the first time all season.[33]

Standings

Divisional standings

    		 Northeast Division[35] GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
    1 Springfield Falcons (CBJ) 14 10 3 0 1 21 38 32
    2 Albany Devils (NJ) 17 10 6 0 1 21 44 39
    3 Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 17 8 7 0 2 18 48 58
    4 Adirondack Phantoms (PHI) 15 7 6 0 2 16 36 38
    5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 14 4 8 1 1 10 36 51

    After games of November 20, 2013

    Conference standings

      		 Eastern Conference[36] Div GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
      1 *y– Manchester Monarchs (LAK) AT 76 48 19 3 6 105 244 188
      2 *y– Springfield Falcons (CBJ) NE 76 47 23 1 5 100 247 212
      3 *y– Binghamton Senators (OTT) ET 76 44 24 3 5 96 276 232
      4 x– St. John's IceCaps (WPG) AT 76 46 23 2 5 99 258 207
      5 x– Albany Devils (NJD) NE 76 40 23 5 8 93 220 193
      6 x– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) ET 76 42 26 3 5 92 206 185
      7 x– Providence Bruins (BOS) AT 76 40 25 2 9 91 233 210
      8 x– Norfolk Admirals (ANA) ET 76 40 26 3 7 90 201 192
      9 e– Hershey Bears (WSH) ET 76 39 27 5 5 88 221 213
      10 e– Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) NE 76 37 32 1 6 81 202 220
      11 e– Worcester Sharks (SJS) AT 76 36 34 4 2 78 189 226
      12 e– Syracuse Crunch (TBL) ET 76 31 32 4 9 75 198 232
      13 e– Adirondack Phantoms (PHI) NE 76 30 38 2 6 68 182 225
      14 e– Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) NE 76 28 40 2 6 64 183 238
      15 e– Portland Pirates (PHX) AT 76 24 39 3 10 61 222 284

      * = Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings.
      The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs.
       y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
       x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
       e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention

      Schedule and results

      2013–14 Game Log – Regular season
      November: 2–0–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
      # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
      10 November 1 Binghamton 1–3 Adirondack Heeter 2,552 4–4–0–2 10 Gamesheet
      11 November 2 Albany 1–3 Adirondack Danis 3,936 5–4–0–2 12 Gamesheet
      12 November 8 Adirondack Springfield
      13 November 9 Adirondack Albany
      14 November 10 Adirondack Bridgeport
      15 November 15 Adirondack Binghamton
      16 November 22 Binghamton Adirondack
      17 November 23 Albany Adirondack
      18 November 27 WB/Scranton Adirondack
      19 November 29 Adirondack Albany
      20 November 30 Syracuse Adirondack

      Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)

      Player statistics

      Skaters

      Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
      Updated as of November 3, 2013[37]

      Regular Season
      Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
      Cousins, NickNick Cousins* 11 2 6 8 −1 4
      Straka, PetrPetr Straka* 9 2 5 7 3 4
      Akeson, JasonJason Akeson 11 1 6 7 −5 0
      Bordson, RobRob Bordson 11 4 1 5 2 4
      VandeVelde, ChrisChris VandeVelde 11 3 2 5 1 13
      Newbury, KrisKris Newbury 5 2 3 5 2 28
      Gervais, BrunoBruno Gervais 11 2 3 5 1 4
      Holmstrom, BenBen Holmstrom 11 2 3 5 0 29
      Alderson, BrandonBrandon Alderson* 9 2 2 4 −1 2
      Alt, MarkMark Alt* 10 1 3 4 0 9
      McGinn, TyeTye McGinn‡ 6 3 0 3 −3 7
      Raffl, MichaelMichael Raffl‡ 2 1 2 3 1 0
      Manning, BrandonBrandon Manning 11 1 2 3 −5 22
      Noebels, MarcelMarcel Noebels 9 0 3 3 0 6
      Flanagan, KyleKyle Flanagan* 6 1 1 2 0 0
      Mangene, MattMatt Mangene 9 0 2 2 1 6
      Konan, MattMatt Konan 11 0 2 2 −3 10
      Brown, TylerTyler Brown 7 0 1 1 −1 2
      Lauridsen, OliverOliver Lauridsen 11 0 1 1 6 33
      Clarkson, DougDoug Clarkson* 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Delisle, StevenSteven Delisle* 4 0 0 0 −1 9
      FitzGerald, ZackZack FitzGerald 6 0 0 0 0 53
      Eddy, CullenCullen Eddy 8 0 0 0 2 11
      Mathers, DerekDerek Mathers* 8 0 0 0 0 19

      †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only.
      ‡Left the team mid-season
      *Rookie

      Goaltenders

      Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty Minutes
      Updated as of November 3, 2013[38]

      Regular Season
      Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SV SA SV% SO G A PIM
      Heeter, CalCal Heeter 5 277:59 3 2 11 2.37 150 161 .932 0 0 0 0
      Danis, YannYann Danis 7 393:14 2 4 18 2.75 139 157 .885 0 0 0 0
      Totals 571:13 5 6 29 3.05 289 318 .909 0 0 0 0

      ‡Left the team mid-season
      *Rookie

      Awards and records

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      Records

      Player Record Reached
      Ben Holmstrom 186th game played with the Phantoms October 18, 2013[26]

      Milestones

      Player Milestone Reached
      Brandon Alderson 1st AHL Goal October 5, 2012[39]
      Petr Straka 1st AHL Game
      1st AHL Assist       		October 5, 2012[39]
      Michael Raffl 1st AHL Game
      1st AHL Assist       		October 5, 2012[39]
      Michael Raffl 1st AHL Goal October 11, 2012[23]
      Doug Clarkson 1st AHL Game October 12, 2012[40]
      Nick Cousins 1st AHL Goal October 18, 2012[26]
      Petr Straka 1st AHL Goal November 2, 2012[34]

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