Lehigh Valley & The Mustachioed Phantom
Monday · Nov 19 · 2012 | 1:15 AM PST
The AHL's Adirondack Phantoms will have a new name and color palette when they move back to Pennsylvania in 2014. They will be relocate to Allentown, Penn. and be known as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. And their iconic purple will be replaced by electric blue.
All of this comes from a report in the Lehigh Valley newspaper, The Morning Call. But it's no surprise. It was always intended for the Phantoms to head back south after they left Philadelphia in 2009.
Photos from ShopPhantomsArena.com (official website)
The first move came when it was announced in 2008 that their arena would be demolished to make way for a new entertainment district. The Philadelphia Phantoms temporarily relocated to Glens Falls, New York and assumed the Adirondack moniker.
After a five-year stay in upstate New York, the team will move back to Pennsylvania to start the 2014-15 season and be named the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. See? It's not all that confusing.
But wait, there's more. If we leave the future and head back to the present, we find the Phantoms will be wearing a special Movember jersey next weekend. (You know, Movember, where you grow a mustache to remind everyone that dudes get cancer too.)
We actually get two mustachioed Phantoms logos with this event. The team will actually wear this jersey on Saturday, Nov. 24. They'll be auctioned off after the game with the proceeds going to medical causes.
So, what do you think? Both about the Phantoms coming name and color change as well as these Cancer Awareness Night jerseys? Is this the next pink-in-the-rink fad? Putting mustaches on your jersey? Can I fit in one more question mark?
Reader Comments (7)
The "Mofficials" jersey that the refs wore in the QMJHL/Team Russia games of the Super Series were way cooler.
I live in the Lehigh Valley, so I can not wait for the move.
I'm happy to see the Phantoms will be back in pennsylvania. I have my mo-stache and think the stache jersey is great. Very well done Phantoms.
The 'stache jerseys are a great idea. Breast cancer pink is a little bit of a fad these days and there are certainly other cancers well worth the cause. Good job _____ Phantoms! (The AHL is so hard to keep track of at the best of times...)
I'm not a fan of them losing the purple. It's been an iconic part of the team's identity since its inception, it's a unique color combination with the orange and black, and personally I find that it looks pretty damn good. The blue and orange are not as unique and, in fact, look more like a New York team as pointed out "in this blog": http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2012/11/15/3649488/lehigh-valley-phantoms-purple-blue-allentown
The mustache jerseys are awesome, I always thought it was laughable that leagues go all out with pink for breast cancer in October but hardly do anything for prostate cancer awareness month or any other disease the same way.
All jerseys from promotional nights are laughable, but this is so sad that I can't even laugh at it. It's so funny that it's not funny. I feel bad for the players that will have to wear this abomination of a sweater.