In years past, the Flyers regularly scheduled one preseason game each September in London, Ontario, where Global Spectrum owns and operates the arena. Last season, the Flyers decided instead to hold an exhibition game at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA, home of their Lehigh Valley Phantoms farm team in the American Hockey League.
Come next preseason, the Flyers will be going back to Allentown again. On Monday, the Flyers announced an exhibition game against the New Jersey Devils at the PPL Center ofn Sept. 28. Said Flyers president Paul Holmgren in a statement, “We are very excited to have the Flyers playing again in Allentown. We are absolutely thrilled with our affiliation and look forward to bigger and better things in the future. Our fans in The Lehigh Valley are great and this game will give them the opportunity to see not only current Flyers but future Flyers as well.… Last season, the Flyers held simultaneous split-squad games against the New York Islanders at the PPL Center and at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Both teams opted to play most of their NHL regulars at their respective home venue. The Flyers won 5-3 at PPL Center and lost 3-2 in Brooklyn.