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Columnist and PodCast Host for the Award Winning Horn and Bell Blog from the NoiseNation. Follow @Kram209 for news about the IronPigs, Phantoms, and SteelHawks. Also news about the Velodrome and RollerGirls.

• FIRST LOOK: PPL Center Introduces New Menu, Street Food Concept

  By kramskorner on November 2, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Asian Street Food is up first, along with new items at some of your favorite food stands.  Here’s the first look: When you walk into the PPL Center tomorrow, one of the first things you’ll see is the new “food… Read More ›

• Phantoms Notebook: “Road Warriors” 11/1/2018

  By kramskorner on November 1, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  News and Notes Before We Get Back To Some Home Hockey Games, Finally   Road Warriors It’s been an excruciating October, here in the fifth season of hockey in downtown Allentown. Is it because of the Phantoms record? No, indeed… Read More ›

• “All The Right Moves”

  By kramskorner on October 28, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Foundering Flyers look to Phantoms for help, and make all the right moves. Much-maligned Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said his team was looking for a spark.  He cautioned that it wouldn’t necessarily come from newly-repaired goalie Michal Neuvirth, prior to… Read More ›

• Phantoms Notebook: “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Hart” 10/24/2018

  By kramskorner on October 24, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  “And nobody told us ‘Cause nobody showed us And now it’s up to us […] I think we can make it” -Burt Bacharach / Hal David Review of Systems Following the heartbreaking loss Friday night at the PPL Center, the… Read More ›

• Phantoms Post-Game: The Hart of the Matter

  By kramskorner on October 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “I’ve been tryin’ to get down To the [Hart] of the matter But my will gets weak….” ~Don Henley, by Don Henley and Michael W Campbell Phantoms suffer 5-4 defeat by the Penguins, in questionably officiated game Carter Hart suffers… Read More ›

• HOCKEY NIGHT IN ALLENTOWN: “Goulbournes and Goblins” 10/19/2018

  By kramskorner on October 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    “Sure, this city isn’t perfect, we need a smut-free life for all of our citizens; cleaner streets, better schools, and a good hockey team.” -Joe Friday, Dragnet, 1987 “About Last Night” Last weekend the Phantoms got shelled 7-0 Friday night at… Read More ›

• Phantoms Notebook: Jerseys and Food and Lines

  By kramskorner on October 18, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Phantoms Alter Home Whites I had it in my notes for the post-game piece last Friday, but after the blowout loss it got lost in the shuffle.  The Phantoms made some cosmetic changes to the (first half) home white sweaters… Read More ›