Transaction: Anthony Richard Returns to Phantoms

Veteran Forward Has 148 Career AHL Goals

November 23, 2024

Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that forward Anthony Richard has been returned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Richard, 27, has played in seven games with Lehigh Valley scoring four goals with five assists for nine points with his most recent game coming on November 2 at Springfield when he scored one goal with two assists.

He played in seven games with the Flyers on his recall scoring 2-4-6 including a four-game point streak from November 9 through November 16. Richard has played in 31 career NHL games with Nashville, Boston, Montreal and Philadelphia scoring 6-8-14.

The Trois-Rivieres, Quebec native was leading the Phantoms in scoring at the time of his recall and carries a five-game point streak back to the Phantoms having scored 3-4-7 since October 25. Richard scored 25 goals for Providence last year and 30 goals for Laval the season before that. In 488 career AHL games, Richard has over 300 points on 148 goals and 161 assists for 309 points in a career that has included stints with Milwaukee, Syracuse, Chicago, Laval, Providence and Lehigh Valley.

 

The Phantoms are back in action tonight at the Providence Bruins in the finale of a two-game weekend set. Lehigh Valley’s road trip concludes on Wednesday night at the Hartford Wolf Pack and then the Phantoms return to PPL Center for a pair of big home games over Thanksgiving Weekend including Phantoms Ballcap Night from Service Electric on Friday, November 29 against Hershey followed by Flyers Night with GRITTY on Saturday, November 30 against the Laval Rocket.

UPCOMING

Saturday, November 23 – Phantoms at Providence Bruins

Wednesday, November 27 – Phantoms at Hartford Wolf Pack

Friday, November 29 – Phantoms vs. Hershey Bears – Phantoms Ballcaps from SECTV. WFMZ-69 Phantoms Coat Drive

Saturday, November 30 – Phantoms vs. Laval Rocket – Flyers Night with GRITTY!

 

Wednesday, December 4 – Phantoms vs. Rockford IceHogs – Pregame Happy Hour

Saturday, December 7 – Phantoms vs. Hershey Bears – Teddy Bear Toss presented by Big Woody’s

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