The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are adding an exciting young talent as they push for the playoffs and hope for some Calder Cup contention. No, not that one, it’s the other one.
Made official after a couple days of rumors, the Phantoms have signed 20-year-old winger Alex Ciernik to an amateur try-out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Ciernik was drafted in the fourth round of the 2023 NHL Draft and since then has been bouncing around the second division in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan, with multiple teams. After scoring at a decent clip in juniors during his draft year, Ciernik moved to Vasterviks IK and scored four goals and 14 points in 26 games.