Lehigh Valley signs defenseman Vincent Sevigny to standard AHL deal through 2026-27

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have added 24-year-old defenseman Vincent Sevigny to a standard AHL contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season and the 2026-27 campaign, a move that converts a season of tryouts into roster stability. Sevigny skated for the Phantoms earlier on a professional tryout and now occupies a roster spot that addresses injuries and organizational churn on the blue line.

Sevigny signed the AHL deal on Feb. 9, 2026, after being released from a Syracuse Crunch professional tryout on Feb. 7. This season Sevigny began with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, where he produced four points (1 goal, 3 assists) and a +3 rating in five games. He then logged 11 AHL appearances on PTO this season - six for Lehigh Valley and five for Syracuse - registering zero points in those AHL outings while posting a +5 rating in his six games with Lehigh Valley. His most recent game with the Phantoms came Nov. 19, 2025, against Rochester.

Sevigny’s 2025-26 journey included four PTOs: Hartford on Oct. 16, Lehigh Valley on Oct. 30, and two separate stints with Syracuse on Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. The contract ends a nomadic stretch that saw the Quebec City native move between ECHL and AHL clubs and convert preseason opportunity into a multi-year AHL commitment.

Statistically, Sevigny brings proven ECHL production and prior AHL seasoning. He set a professional high with 19 points (4 goals, 15 assists) in 49 regular-season games for Trois-Rivières in 2024-25 and was a Kelly Cup champion that spring, adding seven points and a +13 rating across 18 playoff games. His AHL background includes 86 games and 22 points with the Bridgeport Islanders and a five-game stint with the Laval Rocket during the 2024-25 season. Across 140 pro regular-season games Sevigny has 41 points (10 goals, 31 assists).

Beyond the box score, Sevigny’s junior résumé is substantial: he captained the Saint John Sea Dogs, helped lead them to the 2022 Memorial Cup title, and produced 36 points in that season. Hockey runs in his family; his father, Pierre, played 78 NHL games and won gold with Canada at the 1991 U20 World Junior Championships.

The Phantoms also made corresponding moves as part of roster maintenance. Artem Guryev was reassigned to the Reading Royals, and the club has shuffled depth in response to Ty Murchison’s season-ending upper-body injury and surgery. With left-shot defenders Adam Ginning and Hunter McDonald ahead on the left side, Sevigny joins a competitive group that includes Emil Andrae, Helge Grans, Christian Kyrou, Oliver Bonk, Maxence Guenette, and Roman Schmidt.

For fans, Sevigny’s signing is worth monitoring: he brings playoff-proven ECHL form, size at 6-foot-3, and steady plus-minus work in limited AHL minutes. Expect Lehigh Valley to lean on him for defensive minutes and penalty-killing support as the Phantoms navigate the stretch run and evaluate organizational depth heading into 2026-27.