Royals Sign Forward Jesse Todd

Merrimack College Leading Goal Scorer for the Past Two Seasons Joins Reading

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Jesse Todd. A first year pro from Calgary, Alberta, Todd (6’2/199) (25) is the eleventh player announced as signed by the Royals for the 2012-13 season, joining forwards Ethan Cox, Tyler Gron, Chris Langkow, Trevor Lewis, Ian O’Connor and Yannick Tifu and defensemen Derrick LaPoint, Bryant Molle, Denny Urban and Brad Walch. Log onto­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ http://youtu.be/2ezpe358nY8] for video of Head Coach Larry Courville’s comments regarding the signing of Todd. Last season, Todd completed his senior season at Merrimack College, where he led the Warriors with twelve goals and added fifteen assists (twenty-seven points) in thirty-six games for a Merrimack team that, for the first time in school history, was ranked nationally all season long and was the number one team in the country for two weeks in November. That marked the second consecutive season for Todd to lead Merrimack in goals scored. At the conclusion of his senior season, Todd joined the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL, where he assisted on three goals in five games. Todd racked up a total of ninety-eight points (39g-59a) in 138 games during his time with the Warriors as part of a four-year class that won more games for the school than any other since Merrimack joined Division I in 1988 (65-62-17). Season Tickets for the 2012-13 Reading Royals ECHL season are currently available. Call 610-898-7825 for more information or log onto www.royalshockey.com.