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The Adirondack Phantoms had a bad season, that much is obvious, but they did manage to round out their season with a win against the Albany Devils last Sunday. The Phantoms were victorious as they won in a , 4-2 decision.

The Devils’ got on the board in the first, but the Phantoms were able to come back in the second period. Marcel Noebels, Rob Bordson and Blake Kessel all scored goals in the second period to led the team, 3-1 going into the final period.

Kessel scored a second time in the beginning of the third period and the Devils were able to score later in the period, but goaltender Cal Heeter was able to hold them off for the rest of the game.

The win was a great way for the Phantoms to end their season, and now that their AHL season is over four of their players are heading to Philadelphia to help the Flyers will their last few games. Scott Laughton, Tye McGinn, and Matt Konan all returned to the Flyers earlier this week.

Phantoms goal scorer Jason Akeson also joined him. With Akeson’s skill on the ice and his discipline to not take too many penalties it’s about time the Flyers called him up. They really should have done it sooner.

Deanna Vasso is a staff writer for Broad Street Buzz, you can follow her on Twitter @Dmvasso.

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If you missed the past couple of weeks in the Adirondack Phantoms schedule, you did not miss much. In their last five games  they have gone 3-2.

In their most recent game they played their home finale with the Springfield Falcons. The Falcons outdid them, 3-2.

Phantoms Newcomer Mark Alt got the first goal for the Phantoms to tie it up in the second period and Rob Bordson scored a goal in the third period to try to lead the game to a tie so they could finish it off in overtime. Since this is the Phantoms, they could not.

Their efforts and the surge from the whole team did not come to fruition. The Falcons were still able to out do the Phantoms with the lead they gathered in the second period. The loss adds insult to injury for the Phantoms who have struggled all season long.

They will try to come away from the loss on Sunday as they finish off their regular season with an away game against the Albany Devils. The Phantoms and the Devils hate each other so expect their last game to be interesting no matter the outcome.

With the Phantoms’ wash of a season it should come as no surprise that they had no chance of a playoff run for the Calder Cup this year. Which also explains why their NHL affiliate  the Phildelphia Flyers also had such a terrible season this year. The Flyers have also been eliminated from their playoffs, so it is clear that the whole organization has issues that need to be corrected before next season.

Deanna Vasso is a staff writer for Broad Street Buzz, you can follow her on Twitter @Dmvasso.

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Yale University proved on Saturday night, that underdogs are cool. Also, that their team is capable of taking down all the top seeds in the NCAA championships.

At the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa, Yale routed the favored to win Quinnipiac, 4-0.

Quinnipiac had the best record going into the competition and they played well enough to get into the National Championship game, especially with goaltender Eric Hartzell backing up his team. However, when it came to taking on Yale, Hartzell and the rest of his team took a beating.

Jeff Malcolm came out on top in net for Yale as he shut out Quinnipiac to help guide his team to the National Championship title. Pittsburgh native, Jesse Root also showed his prowess by scoring the final goal in the game to seal Yale’s win. Teammate Andrew Miller got the assist on Root’s goal and also scored the previous goal. Clinton Bourbonais was also a key factor in this game by logging a goal and a assist.

These players are going to be prospects to watch out for in the coming years. But let’s not forget about Quinnipiac’s Hartzell. He played well during the competition, despite Saturday’s defeat. So much so that Hockey Night in Canada was reporting that the Philadelphia Flyers were front runners for signing the young goalie. The Inquirer‘s beat Flyers writer Sam Carchidi announced via twitter that the rumors were not true:

I’m told no truth to Hockey Night in Canada reports that #Flyers are frontrunners for Quinnipiac G Eric Hartzell.

— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) April 14, 2013

Deanna Vasso is a staff writer for Broad Street Buzz, you can follow her on twitter @Dmvasso.