Don't be surprised if at some point, T.J. Brennan is on a hockey roster and there are question marks in the column where his position is supposed to be listed.

Brennan, who is technically a defenseman, is somewhat redefining the position with his style of play.The 27-year old Willingboro, New Jersey product is just as comfortable scoring as he is playing defense. Brennan is fifth on the team in goals (13) and third in points (38). He also leads all AHL defensemen in goals and is second in points - just two behind Syracuse's Matt Taomina, who edges Brennan in assists, 28 to 25.Phantoms coach Scott Gordon loves how Brennan plays the position, but also admits that not every defenseman should try to copy Brennan's style of play, because it simply might not work for them."I think you have to be a certain kind of player to be able to do what he's doing," said Gordon. "Too many guys in that situation would get caught up in the offensive side of things and forget their responsibility, but T.J. has the ability to somehow be in the right place, at the right time, on both ends of the ice."Brennan, who played in the recent AHL All-Star Classic, admits that he doesn't always fit the mold of the average defenseman and that one of the keys is picking his moments."It's one of those things where if your team is playing well, you look like a genius," laughed Brennan. "Of course, if things go wrong, then it becomes 'that Brennan guy is more worried about scoring than he is about defense.'"I'm kind of redefining the position, but yeah, it's not something that you would normally teach a defenseman to do, it's just something that evolves with time and work. You have to know when it's your time to look for those opportunities and when you have to just let it up to the other guys."The Phantoms have combined a high-scoring attack with strong goaltending from Alex Lyon and Anthony Stolarz this season, giving them different ways to beat opponents. The Phantoms are second in the Atlantic Division with 66 points, trailing Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by nine points and leading third-place Providence by just one point.NO TIME TO WASTE ... Mark Zengerle and Danick Martel scored goals just six seconds apart in a 5-0 win over Binghamton last Wednesday. The goals were the fastest in franchise history, besting the eight-second mark set by Dan Peters and Joe Sacco of the Philadelphia Phantoms in January, 2003. In that same game, Robert Hagg gave himself a birthday present with his fourth goal of the season on his 22nd birthday.THREE CHEERS FOR WEAL ... Before the game against Binghamton, the Phantoms saluted Jordan Weal on being named the CCM/AHL Player of the Month for January. He played in 11 games and tallied 14 points for Lehigh Valley. Weal got an even better birthday present two days later when he was recalled by the Flyers. Weal was leading the AHL with 22 goals when he was recalled. To fill Weal's roster spot, Reading native Steven Swavely joined the Phantoms from the Reading Royals of the ECHL.SO OFFENSIVE ... The Phantoms lead the AHL with 3.65 goals per game through their first 48 games of the season. Most of that damage has come late in games, with Lehigh Valley outscoring their opponents 70-38 in the third period. The 70 third-period goals are the most in the AHL and is somewhat of a staggering number, leaving 105 goals spread between the first and second periods.