On Tuesday, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms recalled goalie Pat Nagle from the Reading Royals of the ECHL. This move comes after the Flyers reassigned goalie Kirill Ustimenko to Reading.
The 34-year-old from Bloomfield Township, Minnesota, played nine games this year for the Royals. His record is 5-1-2, allowing 24 goals (2.64 GAA), 326 saves (.926 SV%), and one shutout.
Last season, Nagle played for the Grand Rapids Griffins, an AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. He played twelve games with a 6-6 record with 256 saves and allowed 31 goals. Nagle has played 40 games in the AHL with Rochester, Stockton, and Grand Rapids, with a record of 16-18-2, 956 saves (.906%), and allowed 99 goals (2.68 GAA).
His overall record in the ECHL is 196-84-36 and is ranked fifth all-time in ECHL history. Nagle was part of the Florida Everblades 2011-12 Kelly Cup championship team. He had a league-best 1.42 goals-against average in the playoffs. Nagle was named to the 2017-18 All-ECHL Second Team with a league-leading 37 wins.
During the 2018-19 season, Nagle split his time in Toledo and Grand Rapids. He led the Toledo Walleye to the Kelly Cup finals, but the Walleye lost to the Newfoundland Growlers 4-2. Then, in Grand Rapids, he had his best season in the AHL with a record of 9-8-1, 509 saves (.920 SV%), and allowed 44 goals (2.32 GAA).
The Phantoms return to PPL Center tomorrow night against the Charlotte Checkers at 7:05 pm.
