What league does Youngstown Phantoms play in?

Youngstown Phantoms play in the USHL.

When was Youngstown Phantoms founded?

Youngstown Phantoms was founded in 2003 in Youngstown, OH, USA, USA.

Where is Youngstown Phantoms based?

Youngstown Phantoms is based in Youngstown, OH, USA.

Who is the head coach of Youngstown Phantoms?

The head coach of Youngstown Phantoms is Ryan Ward.

Who is the captain of Youngstown Phantoms?

The captain of Youngstown Phantoms is Shane Lachance.

What arena does Youngstown Phantoms play in?

Youngstown Phantoms play their home games at Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH, USA.

Who is the general manager of Youngstown Phantoms?

The general manager of Youngstown Phantoms is Jason Deskins.

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2022-2023 Season

Youngstown Phantoms were 38-19-5 in the 2022-23 USHL season with 81 points, 2nd in the Eastern and 3rd overall.

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2022-2023 Youngstown Phantoms Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
USHL
1.	William Whitelaw (C/RW)	62	36	25	61	90	11	9	5	4	9	18	3
2.	Shane Lachance (LW/C)	62	33	21	54	53	13	9	3	3	6	2	5
3.	Andon Cerbone (C/LW)	43	18	31	49	28	9	9	5	4	9	4	6
4.	Jake Rozzi (LW)	61	18	29	47	10	18	8	0	3	3	0	5
5.	Matthew Perkins (C)	60	15	29	44	77	13	9	1	1	2	6	3
6.	Kenta Isogai (LW/RW)	61	14	25	39	14	19	9	1	4	5	2	7
7.	Andrew Strathmann (D)	56	3	35	38	102	11	9	3	4	7	8	6
8.	Chase Pietila (D)	60	7	29	36	125	8	9	0	5	5	22	9
9.	Justin Varner (LW)	56	12	15	27	12	5	8	0	0	0	4	2
10.	Andrew Centrella (D)	61	2	25	27	22	26	9	1	2	3	2	3
11.	Brandon Svoboda (C/RW)	59	16	10	26	32	20	9	1	0	1	4	1
12.	Nick Williams (D)	59	2	16	18	24	7	9	0	1	1	4	0
13.	Martin Misiak (RW/LW)	27	6	11	17	26	2	9	2	8	10	8	5
14.	Jack Willson (D)	56	3	13	16	54	8	9	1	3	4	4	6
15.	Tomas Machu (D)	57	4	10	14	39	11	8	0	2	2	6	5
16.	Tyler Catalano (C/RW)	59	8	5	13	129	6	9	0	2	2	2	2
17.	Blake Bechen (F)	36	4	8	12	26	10
18.	Hunter Bischoff (F)	55	4	6	10	14	4	9	0	0	0	0	1
19.	James Fisher (RW/C)	42	3	7	10	28	6
20.	Tory Pitner (D)	36	0	9	9	39	17	9	0	0	0	0	-3
21.	Braiden Clark (C)	39	2	5	7	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.	Kuzma Voronin (LW)	6	4	1	5	0	5
23.	Reese Laubach (C)	17	2	2	4	25	-3
24.	Hunter Price (F)	16	1	3	4	21	3
25.	Conner de Haro (D)	24	0	4	4	14	6
26.	Miles Gunty (F)	11	1	2	3	4	3	9	2	0	2	2	2
27.	Pavol Funtek (D)	24	0	3	3	8	4	8	0	0	0	2	-2
28.	Sam Ranallo (F)	10	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-1
29.	Trey Scott (D)	4	1	0	1	0	1
30.	Daniil Dolzhenko (D)	6	0	1	1	4	2
31.	Owen Carlile (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Adyn Merrick (F)	1	0	0	0	0	0
33.	Brecken Smith (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
34.	Evan Sofikitis (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
35.	Luke Levandowski (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-3
36.	Grant Young (F)	4	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
37.	Michael Fisher (D)	14	0	0	0	6	-4

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
USHL
1.	Jacob Fowler (G)	40	2.28	.921	27	9	3	5	2318:23	1029	9	1.36	.952
2.	Colin Winn (G)	25	3.15	.891	11	10	1	0	1430:20	611
3.	Matthew Wiess (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2022-2023 Youngstown Phantoms Staff

Head CoachRyan Ward
Assoc. Head CoachAndy Contois
Asst. CoachBrandon Dennis
Asst. CoachBrandon Gotkin
Goaltending CoachNeil Conway
General ManagerJason Deskins
General ManagerRyan Kosecki
Asst. General ManagerJeff Cox
Asst. General ManagerRobbie Murden
Asst. General ManagerTim Parkos
Athletic TrainerAmber Martinelli
Dir. of ConditioningMike Macchioni
Dir. of ScoutingTim Parkos
European ScoutRob Schremp
Goaltending ScoutNeil Conway
Head Equipment ManagerSteven Smith

2022-2023 Youngstown Phantoms Captains

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Shane Lachance

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Team Captaincy History

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2022-2023 Youngstown Phantoms Demographics

Youngstown Phantoms Facts

Plays in: United States Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Youngstown, OH, USA Map
Founded: 2003

2022-2023 Youngstown Phantoms Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
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2 players
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1 player
1 player

Experience

Youngstown Phantoms: 1 821 GP
Czechia: 11 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Covelli Centre
Location: Youngstown, OH, USA
Capacity: 5 700
Construction Year: 2005

Youngstown Phantoms Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/10/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Youngstown Phantoms	-	USHL
10/03/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Youngstown Phantoms	Fargo Force	-	USHL
10/02/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Youngstown Phantoms	Fargo Force	-	USHL
09/18/2026 08:30 PM UTC	Youngstown Phantoms	Waterloo Black Hawks	2 - 5	USHL
09/17/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Des Moines Buccaneers	Youngstown Phantoms	7 - 3	USHL

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Youngstown Phantoms History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	USHL	2	0	2	-	-	0	5	12	0	0	8	-
2025-2026	USHL	62	43	14	-	-	5	228	147	91	1.47	1	Conference SF loss
2024-2025	USHL	62	42	18	-	-	2	232	167	86	1.39	1	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	USHL	62	33	19	-	-	10	230	206	76	1.23	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	USHL	62	38	19	-	-	5	225	173	81	1.31	2	Champion
2021-2022	USHL	62	29	23	-	-	10	191	199	68	1.1	4	First round loss
2020-2021	USHL	49	12	30	-	-	7	145	218	31	0.63	6	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	USHL	50	20	22	-	-	8	146	197	48	0.96	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	USHL	62	36	21	-	-	5	214	209	77	1.24	3	First round loss
2017-2018	USHL	60	33	20	-	-	7	180	189	73	1.22	2	Final loss
2016-2017	USHL	60	34	20	-	-	6	161	135	74	1.23	4	First round loss
2015-2016	USHL	60	31	20	-	-	4	192	177	71	1.18	5	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	USHL	60	40	14	-	-	6	233	166	86	1.43	1	First round loss
2013-2014	USHL	60	17	37	-	-	6	172	230	40	0.67	8	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	USHL	64	37	27	-	-	0	215	199	74	1.16	-	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	USHL	60	32	21	-	-	7	202	196	71	1.18	4	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	USHL	60	23	30	-	-	7	167	205	53	0.88	7	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	USHL	60	20	36	0	-	4	170	247	44	0.73	13	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	NAHL	56	27	25	0	-	4	201	181	58	1.04	4	Eighth Final Loss
2003-2004	NAHL	56	28	21	0	-	7	168	169	63	1.13	5	Did not make playoffs

Youngstown Phantoms Stars And Cult Players

Kyle Connor (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	9	0	13	13	6
2.	J.J. Piccinich (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	6	7	4	11	0
3.	Adam Benák (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	7	10	4
4.	Sam Anas (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	6	3	5	8	0
5.	Nicolas Werbik (F)	2026-2027	Esbjerg Energy	Metal Ligaen	7	3	3	6	6
6.	Tyler Spezia (F)	2026-2027	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	5	3	2	5	4
7.	Matti Butkovskiy (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	3	2	5	2
8.	Brett Murray (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	7	3	2	5	0
9.	Matous Jan Kucharcik (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	3	5	0
10.	Zachary Roussy (D)	2026-2027	Valleyfield Braves	QJHL	6	1	4	5	16

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.89
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.13
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.03
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	18.72

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kyle Connor (F)	174	82	113	195
2.	Rob Rassey (F)	111	48	77	125
3.	Austin Cangelosi (F)	109	50	73	123
4.	Ryan Rucinski (F)	161	52	66	118
5.	Evan Jardine (F)	127	54	62	116

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kyle Connor (F)	174	82	113	195
2.	Aaron Rhyner (F)	103	62	51	113
3.	Evan Jardine (F)	127	54	62	116
4.	Sam Anas (F)	115	54	43	97
5.	Ryan Rucinski (F)	161	52	66	118

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kyle Connor (F)	174	82	113	195
2.	Jack Malone (F)	155	34	81	115
3.	Rob Rassey (F)	111	48	77	125
4.	Austin Cangelosi (F)	109	50	73	123
5.	Josh Melnick (F)	112	21	69	90

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Scott Mayfield (D)	111	17	38	304
2.	Ben Paulides (D)	117	4	22	285
3.	Josh Nenadal (F)	150	16	42	282
4.	Eric Esposito (F)	160	34	59	268
5.	Josh DeLuca (F)	99	9	22	233

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Willson (D)	202	22	60	82
2.	Kyle Connor (F)	174	82	113	195
3.	Matt Miller (D)	167	11	22	33
4.	Kenta Isogai (F)	163	29	44	73
5.	Ryan Rucinski (F)	161	52	66	118

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Nikita Koltsov (F)	2	2	3	1.50
2.	Nathan Lewis (F)	12	8	15	1.25
3.	Cooper Simpson (F)	61	34	74	1.21
4.	Andon Cerbone (F)	43	18	49	1.14
5.	Rob Rassey (F)	111	48	125	1.13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kyle Connor (F)	2014-2015	56	34	80
2.	Brett Murray (F)	2018-2019	62	41	76
3.	Cooper Simpson (F)	2025-2026	61	34	74
4.	Kyle Connor (F)	2013-2014	56	31	74
5.	Rob Rassey (F)	2004-2005	56	29	72

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Brett Murray (F)	2018-2019	62	41	76
2.	Sam Anas (F)	2012-2013	64	37	63
3.	William Whitelaw (F)	2022-2023	62	36	61
4.	Kyle Connor (F)	2014-2015	56	34	80
5.	Cooper Simpson (F)	2025-2026	61	34	74

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Josh Melnick (F)	2014-2015	60	48	62
2.	Mike Ambrosia (F)	2011-2012	60	47	65
3.	Kyle Connor (F)	2014-2015	56	46	80
4.	Kyle Connor (F)	2013-2014	56	43	74
5.	Rob Rassey (F)	2004-2005	56	43	72

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Conte (F)	2011-2012	56	11	204
2.	Jeremy Smith (D)	2004-2005	51	35	198
3.	John Padulo (F)	2012-2013	57	47	191
4.	Ben Paulides (D)	2010-2011	59	15	168
5.	Richard Young (F)	2009-2010	47	8	162

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent USHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
2	#35	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
3	#50	Axel Brøngel-Larsson (D)	11/01/2007	Oslo, NOR	6'1"	198 lbs
5	#71	Brady Knowling (G)	03/09/2008	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'5"	205 lbs
5	#76	Wilhelm Hasselhuhn (D)	08/01/2006	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	187 lbs
5	#81	Vashek Blanár (D)	04/22/2007	Vail, CO, USA	6'5"	192 lbs
7	#119	Kamden Kaiser (F)	06/23/2006	Northfield, MN, USA	6'1"	190 lbs
9	#149	Max Vilén (D)	06/29/2006	Hammarlöv, SWE	6'3"	209 lbs
10	#160	Patrick McCormick (D)	03/23/2008	Orland Park, IL, USA	5'11"	205 lbs
10	#164	Linus Rudslätt Debou (F)	01/28/2007	Järfälla, SWE	6'0"	190 lbs
11	#179	Måns Goos (G)	05/05/2007	Västerås, SWE	6'5"	198 lbs
12	#194	Nikita Oleksiienko (G)	05/24/2008	Dnipro, UKR	6'1"	201 lbs
13	#209	Liam Kilfoil (F)	03/21/2007	Quispamsis, NB, CAN	5'11"	185 lbs
14	#224	Luke Pilkington (D)	05/05/2008	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
15	#239	Jack Peterson (D)	01/15/2009	Ada, MI, USA	5'11"	170 lbs
16	#254	Caden Lindsay (F)	09/09/2007	Minnetonka, MN, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
17	#269	Matyas Jonak (F)	11/08/2007	Plzen, CZE	5'10"	176 lbs
18	#284	Adam Boatter (D)	01/26/2007	Maple Ridge, BC, CAN	5'11"	181 lbs
19	#299	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
20	#314	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
21	#329	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2025
2	#27	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
4	#50	Melker Morin (D)	04/20/2006	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	185 lbs
5	#72	Tobias Trejbal (G)	11/09/2007	Most, CZE	6'4"	196 lbs
6	#101	Jakub Vaněček (D)	02/25/2008	-	6'2"	198 lbs
7	#126	Adam Zidlicky (F)	01/28/2005	Praha, CZE	6'0"	170 lbs
8	#141	Kirill Zarubin (G)	09/20/2005	Penza, RUS	6'3"	207 lbs
9	#156	Nic Whitehead (F)	02/11/2007	Orlando, FL, USA	5'10"	168 lbs
10	#171	Filip Vavro (G)	04/01/2008	Banovce nad Bebravou, SVK	6'0"	187 lbs
11	#186	Vladimír Dravecký (D)	12/19/2007	Manchester, NH, USA	6'0"	192 lbs
12	#188	Kyle O'Leary (F)	06/25/2006	Medfield, MA, USA	6'0"	165 lbs
12	#201	Jackson Adams (D)	07/17/2007	Clarence Center, NY, USA	6'1"	181 lbs
13	#216	Braden Guolla (F)	12/26/2008	Innsbruck, AUT	5'10"	161 lbs
14	#231	Sebastian Dell'Elce (D)	03/09/2007	Nobleton, ON, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
15	#246	Harrison Smith (F)	02/07/2006	Wellington, FL, USA	5'9"	150 lbs
16	#261	Filip Matejka (F)	05/01/2008	Jicin, CZE	5'11"	172 lbs
17	#276	Filip Kacmarsky (F)	01/26/2008	NJ, USA	5'11"	176 lbs
18	#291	Blake Cash (F)	05/09/2008	Hampton Falls, NH, USA	5'8"	159 lbs
19	#306	Ben Rakowski (F)	04/21/2006	Greenwood Village, CO, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
20	#321	Ryan Franks (F)	06/30/2005	Roslyn, NY, USA	6'4"	205 lbs
21	#336	Vojtech Svancar (F)	05/12/2008	Benesov, CZE	5'10"	183 lbs
2024
2	#21	Melvin Strahl (G)	03/18/2005	Sollefteå, SWE	6'3"	170 lbs
2	#30	Michael Coleman (F)	04/30/2005	Grand Forks, ND, USA	6'0"	174 lbs
3	#34	Justin Kerr (F)	01/08/2004	Grand Rapids, MN, USA	6'5"	225 lbs
3	#41	Adam Benák (F)	04/10/2007	Plzen, CZE	5'8"	163 lbs
4	#46	Hubert Clarke (D)	12/17/2007	Norway House, MB, CAN	6'2"	201 lbs
4	#56	William Fleet (D)	04/19/2004	Denver, CO, USA	6'2"	205 lbs
4	#60	Kade Stengrim (F)	06/09/2007	Brainerd, MN, USA	6'4"	207 lbs
5	#71	Rian Chudzinski (F)	12/30/2007	Needham, MA, USA	6'1"	190 lbs
7	#103	Oliver Turner (D)	03/18/2007	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'5"	212 lbs
8	#108	Jonathan Brown (D)	03/09/2007	London, GBR	6'2"	201 lbs
8	#118	Victor Mannebratt (D)	04/16/2005	Särö, SWE	6'1"	194 lbs
9	#133	Luke Santilli (D)	12/05/2004	Reading, MA, USA	6'4"	212 lbs
12	#168	Tate Hardacre (D)	08/14/2007	Chaska, MN, USA	6'4"	220 lbs
12	#178	Jakub Hes (F)	12/30/2006	Zlin, CZE	6'2"	181 lbs
13	#193	Kade Kanaly (F)	03/27/2008	Voorhees, NJ, USA	6'3"	185 lbs
14	#208	Tyler Stern (F)	08/12/2004	Plainview, NY, USA	5'10"	174 lbs
15	#223	Anthony Casper (F)	08/24/2006	Philadelphia, PA, USA	6'0"	168 lbs
16	#238	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
17	#253	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
18	#268	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
19	#283	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
20	#298	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
21	#313	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
22	#328	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
23	#343	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
24	#358	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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