The Youngstown Phantoms are a Tier I junior ice hockey team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team plays home games at the 5,200-seat Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. The team was co-owned by Bruce J. Zoldan (founder and CEO of fireworks brand Phantom Fireworks, hence the team's name^[2]) and Troy Loney (who played 12 years in the NHL, primarily for the Pittsburgh Penguins) along with his wife Aafke Loney. In the summer of 2018, the Loney's sold their interests to the Black Bear Sports Group led by CEO Murry Gunty.

From their inaugural season in 2003 until 2009, the Phantoms played in the North American Hockey League's North Division, with home games at the 1,000-seat Boardman Ice Zone in the suburb of Boardman, Ohio. From 2005 until 2009, the team was known as the Mahoning Valley Phantoms, because the Central Hockey League's Youngstown SteelHounds moved into the county. However, soon after the SteelHounds shut down, the Phantoms started playing most of their games in the city of Youngstown, and with the move to the USHL, re-adopted the old Youngstown Phantoms name.

Seventeen players with Youngstown Phantoms ties have been drafted into the NHL. Defenseman Scott Mayfield (2009–11) was drafted in the 2nd round, 34th overall pick,^[3][4] by the New York Islanders in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Goalie Matthew Mahalak (2009–10) was drafted in the 6th round,^[3] 163rd overall pick, by the Carolina Hurricanes also in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Forward Nathan Walker (2012–13) was drafted in the 3rd round, 89th overall pick,^[5] by the Washington Capitals in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Forward Maxim Letunov (2013–15) was drafted in the 2nd round, 52nd overall pick,^[6] by the St. Louis Blues also in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Also, a total of seven alumni have signed NHL contracts, including Nathan Walker, Scott Mayfield, Brandon Saad, Jiri Sekac, Andrej Sustr, and Lucas Craggs.^[7] In addition, Mayfield, Saad, Sustr and Sekac have seen action with their respective NHL clubs, and Saad won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.^[2] On August 10, 2011, the Youngstown Phantoms announced 29-year-old Chicago native Anthony Noreen as head coach, making him the third head coach in the team's history. Before joining the Youngstown Phantoms, Noreen was an assistant coach for three seasons at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.^[8] In April 2012, Noreen's contract was extended through the 2013–14 season.^[8] Noreen was hired by the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears after the 2014–15 season. John Wroblewski was then hired for the 2015–16 season as the fourth head coach in team history.^[9] After one season in Youngstown, Wroblewski was hired by the USA Hockey National Team Development Program as the head coach^[10] and was replaced by former assistant coach, Brad Patterson.^[11] Patterson's contract was not renewed at the end of the 2021-22 season and he was replaced by Ryan Ward. In February 2023, the Phantoms participated in their first outdoor game in franchise history, hosting the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.^[12]

As of December 28, 2022.^[28]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	College commitment
1		Jacob Fowler	G	6' 1"	215 lb	2004-11-24	Melbourne, Florida	Selects Academy U18 (Midget AAA)	Boston College
2		Tomáš Machů	D	6' 4"	189 lb	2003-03-02	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Vítkovice Ridera U20 (Czech Extraliga U20)	Colorado College
3		Jack Willson	D	5' 7"	174 lb	2005-04-15	Northville, Michigan	Compuware U18 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
5		Conner de Haro	D	5' 10"	174 lb	2005-10-14	Raleigh, North Carolina	Fox Motors U16 (Tier I Elite Hockey League 16U)	New Hampshire
8		William Whitelaw	F	5' 9"	173 lb	2005-02-05	Rosemount, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep (Midget AAA)	Wisconsin
12		Hunter Bischoff	F	6' 0"	182 lb	2003-03-24	Cohasset, Minnesota	Anchorage (NAHL)	Augustana
14		Hunter Price	F	6' 0"	193 lb	2003-10-25	Calgary, Alberta	Drayton Valley (AJHL)	None
15		Tyler Catalano	F	6' 3"	230 lb	2004-02-26	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis AAA Blues U18 (Midget AAA)	Cornell
16		Justin Varner	F	5' 10"	174 lb	2004-02-13	Shelby Township, Michigan	HoneyBaked U18 (Midget AAA)	Michigan State
17		Chase Pietila	D	6' 1"	186 lb	2004-03-03	Howell, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	Michigan Tech
19		James Fisher	F	6' 2"	186 lb	2004-04-28	Burlington, Massachusetts	Belmont Hill (USHS–MA)	Northeastern
20		Blake Bechen	F	5' 10"	165 lb	2005-01-25	Dubuque, Iowa	Fox Motors U18 (Midget AAA)	None
21		Nick Williams	D	5' 9"	174 lb	2002-09-21	Edina, Minnesota	Edina (USHS–MN)	Michigan Tech
23		Andrew Centrella	D	5' 9"	185 lb	2004-01-29	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Omaha (USHL)	Providence
24		Shane Lachance (C)	F	6' 4"	218 lb	2003-08-30	Andover, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	Boston University
25		Braiden Clark	F	5' 11"	203 lb	2005-04-08	Upper Arlington, Ohio	Ohio Blue Jackets U18 (Midget AAA)	Providence
27		Andrew Strathmann	D	5' 10"	190 lb	2005-02-27	Beach Park, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans U16 (Midget AAA)	North Dakota
29		Matthew Perkins	F	5' 11"	156 lb	2004-01-21	Balgonie, Saskatchewan	Humboldt (SJHL)	Minnesota Duluth
31		Colin Winn	G	6' 0"	190 lb	2004-08-05	Westford, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	None
42		Jake Rozzi	F	5' 11"	172 lb	2004-01-27	Kirkland, Quebec	Waterloo (USHL)	Ohio State
86		Kenta Isogai	F	5' 9"	159 lb	2004-08-28	Nagano, Japan	Okanagan Hockey Europe U20 (EBYSL)	Ohio State
88		Brandon Svoboda	F	6' 3"	212 lb	2005-02-04	Level Green, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U18 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
92		Andon Cerbone	F	5' 9"	163 lb	2004-04-13	Stamford, Connecticut	Omaha (USHL)	Quinnipiac

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• 2011: Scott Mayfield – 34th overall by New York Islanders
• 2011: Matt Mahalak – 163rd overall by Carolina Hurricanes
• 2014: Max Letunov – 52nd overall by St. Louis Blues
• 2014: Nathan Walker – 89th overall by Washington Capitals
• 2014: JJ Piccinich – 103rd overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
• 2015: Kyle Connor – 17th overall by Winnipeg Jets
• 2015: Chase Pearson – 140th overall by Detroit Red Wings
• 2015: Ryan Bednard – 206th overall by Florida Panthers
• 2015: Ryan Shea – 121st overall by Chicago Blackhawks
• 2015: Steven Ruggiero – 178th overall by Anaheim Ducks
• 2016: Cam Morrison – 40th overall by Colorado Avalanche
• 2017: Michael Karow – 126th overall by Arizona Coyotes
• 2018: Jordan Harris – 71st overall by Montreal Canadiens
• 2018: Ivan Prosvetov – 114th overall by Arizona Coyotes
• 2018: Curtis Hall – 119th overall by Boston Bruins
• 2018: Michael Callahan – 142nd overall by Arizona Coyotes
• 2022: Adam Ingram – 82nd overall by Nashville Predators
• 2023: Martin Misiak – 55th overall by Chicago Blackhawks
• 2023: William Whitelaw – 66th overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
• 2023: Jacob Fowler – 69th overall by Montreal Canadiens
• 2023: Brandon Svoboda – 71st overall by San Jose Sharks
• 2023: Andrew Strahtmann – 98th overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
• 2023: Matthew Perkins –119th overall by Vancouver Canucks