Tyson Foerster got a taste of life in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers late last season. Now he’s ready for a larger meal.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed left wing Evan Polei to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season.

The AHL has announced its inaugural Top Prospects Team, determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players.

Charlotte scored five times in the second period and finished off Lehigh Valley, 6-0, in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the teams’ first-round playoff series on Friday night.

Lucas Carlsson scored with 1:12 remaining in the second overtime period as Charlotte staved off elimination with a 5-4 win over Lehigh Valley on Thursday night.

Tyson Foerster scored twice in his postseason debut and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms held off a third-period rally to grab a 4-3 victory over Charlotte in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series on Tuesday night.

The Springfield Thunderbirds, Charlotte Checkers, Hartford Wolf Pack and Lehigh Valley Phantoms all clinched postseason berths on Saturday night, rounding out the six-team field that will participate in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs in the Atlantic Division.

Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Cooper Marody has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 12, 2023.

The upcoming Allentown regional for the 2023 NCAA men’s hockey tournament represents the fourth time the Lehigh Valley has hosted the event. Every NCAA tournament includes several future Phantoms, AHL stars and NHL draft selections.

Chicago Wolves defenseman Max Lajoie, Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Elliot Desnoyers and Abbotsford Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs have been selected as the league’s award winners for February.