The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are getting electric. After not having a major Philadelphia Flyers prospect of note for the majority of the season that we are highly anticipating — we already knew Emil Andrae’s impact and Samu Tuomaala was familiar — they made a few late-season additions after other seasons wrapped up.
Jett Luchanko joined from the OHL’s Guelph Storm, making it his fourth hockey team he has played for in one single season. And most recently, after winning a national title with Western Michigan last weekend, winger Alex Bump made his professional hockey debut Saturday for the Phantoms. And just the very next day in their final game of the regular season against the Hershey Bears, the 21-year-old scored his first career AHL goal in his second game.
Bump with the back door makes for the second first AHL goal of the night! 🤩🥳#LVvsHER | #LVPhantoms pic.twitter.com/767GfdiRq0
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To give the Phantoms the 2-1 lead in the first period, Bump got his tally on the power play in a very Alex Bump way. Jett Luchanko on the half wall was able to draw in the attention of all four Hershey penalty killers, leaving almost half the zone completely empty, and with a lay-up chance driven through Elliot Desnoyers at the netfront, Bump was perfectly set up for the one-timer. A real nice team goal that just shows exactly what Bump can be as he ventures further into pro hockey.
Bump’s goal was his third point since joining the Phantoms, after earning an assist in his first game and another one just earlier in the first period against the Bears. At the time of writing, that is now three points in just four periods. That’s right, just four periods of hockey. Eighty minutes and Alex Bump has a goal and two assists.
And for a fun bonus, Luchanko got his third AHL point on Bump’s power-play goal. That’s good.
After this game, the Phantoms will begin the three-game first round of the playoffs and with some new additions on the roster, should pose much more of a threat than before.
At the time of writing, their opponent has not been decided but it will be after Saturday’s games are wrapped up. Right now, it is between the Providence Bruins or Wilkes-Barre Penguins that will be playing the Phantoms in the playoffs. Either way, will be a very interesting series and at this rate, Alex Bump might lead the entire league in postseason scoring.