Lehigh Valley, the Flyers’ AHL affiliate, will meet the Hershey Bears in a best-of-five, opening-round series that begins Friday at the PPL Center in Allentown.
The Phantoms, second-place finishers in the powerful Atlantic Division, went 7-4-1 against Hershey in the regular season. Hershey is the Washington Capitals’ top farm team.
Several Phantoms, including defensemen Sam Morin, Robert Hagg, and Travis Sanheim, are candidates to be with the Flyers next season.
Alex Lyon is expected to handle most of the goaltender duties, but Flyers prospect Carter Hart, 18, will join the Phantoms for the playoffs, according to the Everett Herald.