Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, are pleased to announce they have signed two New York State-born players to AHL contracts.
The Phantoms signed Matt Willows along with defenseman forward Frank Hora to AHL contracts for the 2017-18 season.
A 25-year-old forward from Congers, New York, Willows recently completed his second professional season where he tallied 22 goals, 36 assists and 58 total points across 63 games between the Reading Royals and Allen Americans. He’s appeared in 12 career AHL outings during time with the Worcester Sharks and San Jose Barracuda during which he’s recorded three goals and five points.
A 21-year-old defenseman from Cheektowaga, New York, Hora will be entering his first full professional campaign after a four-year career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Across 241 career games with the Rangers, he compiled 11 goals, 80 assists, 91 points and 235 penalty minutes. Hora did appear in three games with the Cleveland Monsters last season where he registered one assist and four penalty minutes.
