Youngstown Phantoms | |
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City | Youngstown, Ohio |
League | United States Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Founded | 2003 (in the NAHL) |
Home arena | Covelli Centre |
Colors | Purple, orange, black |
Owner(s) | Bruce J. Zoldan, Alex Zoldan, Ron Zoldan, Black Bear Sports Group |
General manager | Jason Deskins and Ryan Kosecki[1] |
Head coach | Ryan Ward |
Media | Western Reserve Radio (Internet) FloHockey |
Franchise history | |
2003–2005 | Youngstown Phantoms |
2005–2009 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms |
2009–present | Youngstown Phantoms |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 Anderson Cup (2014–15) |
Playoff championships | 1 Clark Cup (2023) |
The Youngstown Phantoms are a Tier I junior ice hockey team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team plays home games at the 5,200-seat Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. The team was co-owned by Bruce J. Zoldan (founder and CEO of fireworks brand Phantom Fireworks, hence the team's name[2]) and Troy Loney (who played 12 years in the NHL, primarily for the Pittsburgh Penguins) along with his wife Aafke Loney. In the summer of 2018, the Loney's sold their interests to the Black Bear Sports Group led by CEO Murry Gunty.