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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.

• HOCKEY NIGHT IN ALLENTOWN: “Zero of 20” 1/12/2019

  By kramskorner on January 12, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  “When you out-chance a team 2-to-1 every period chances are you’re going to win a lot of those games. I’m not really concerned about that. When the team plays as well as it did you’re going to win your share…. Read More ›

• HOCKEY NIGHT IN ALLENTOWN: “10 in 16” 1/11/2019

  By kramskorner on January 11, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  “All you need to do is hold on tight…and believe.” -Stephen King   Ten Games in Sixteen Days. That’s what the Phantoms are facing between now and the All Star break.  Our “Heroes” have three games in hand compared with… Read More ›

• Phantoms Notebook: Everything Falls Apart

  By kramskorner on January 9, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

   “‘Til everything falls apart Then I get to try to put it back together Yeah, it falls apart And you can count on that You can count on bad, bad weather this year” -Peter F Stuart, Dogs Eye View Has… Read More ›

• HOCKEY NIGHT IN ALLENTOWN: “Five Crazy Years” 12/29/2018

  By kramskorner on December 29, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  “I’m not going down there until they can guarantee me that I’ll have a place to park.” -Random Guy I met, circa January 2012, regarding hockey in Allentown ….. About Last Night The Phantoms came out against the under-talented but ever-dangerous… Read More ›

• HOCKEY NIGHT IN ALLENTOWN: “Grievances, + Fifth Anniversary Game 1” 12/28/2018

  By kramskorner on December 28, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  I know, I missed Festivus. But the fact is, I’ve got a lot of problems [for] you people.  And now you’re gonna hear about it. Sorry to get off on a rant here, but here is my list of grievances:… Read More ›

• 2019 IronPigs Roster-Early Preview

  By kramskorner on December 25, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  UPDATED 1/4/2019:  See Comments   Every year on Christmas Day (go back and check the archives if you want–sometimes the actual post appears a bit later or even into January) I find a quiet time during the day and my… Read More ›

• HOCKEY NIGHT IN ALLENTOWN: “Lyon Kingdom Hosts ‘Cuse Crunch” 12/21/2018

  By kramskorner on December 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Lyon King took over Wednesday night as the PPL Center became the “Lyon Kingdom” in the 5-0 domination of the hapless Hershey Bears.  The game started a bit sloppy in front of new head coach Kerry Huffman, but the… Read More ›