Royals to Face Greenville in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

First Round Best-of-Seven Series Will Open in Reading on Friday, April 5

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 will face the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinals best-of-seven playoff series starting Friday, April 5, 2012 (7:05 pm) at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. The first round series will pit the first seeded Royals against the eighth seeded Road Warriors. Games One and Two of the best-of-seven series will be played at the Sovereign Center. Games Three (Wednesday, April 10 @ 7:00 pm), Four (Thursday, April 11 @ 7:00 pm) and Five, if necessary, (Sunday, April 14 @ 4:00 pm) will be played at BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The series will return to the Sovereign Center for Games Six (if necessary) and Seven (if necessary) on Tuesday, April 16 (7:05 pm) and Wednesday, April 17 (7:05 pm). The full schedule of the series is set out below. The Royals and Road Warriors played twice during the regular season. Reading won both of those games. Over the past three seasons, the Royals have gone 8-2-1 in the regular season against Greenville. This marks the first time that the Royals have faced Greenville in a playoff series. The Road Warriors are actually a continuation of the ECHL membership of the Johnstown Chiefs, who moved to Greenville in 2010. The Royals faced the Chiefs in a one-game ‘wild-card’ playoff game in 2004, which Reading won, 2-1. . Ticket information for the ECHL’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup between the Reading Royals and the Greenville Road Warriors can be obtained by calling the Royals office (610-898-PUCK) or by logging onto the Royals website: www.royalshockey.com. EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL(1) Reading Royals v (8) Greenville Road Warriors Game One: Friday, April 5 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PAGame Two: Saturday, April 6 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PAGame Three: Wednesday, April 10 (7:00 pm) at BI-LO Center, Greenville, SCGame Four: Thursday, April 11 (7:00 pm) at BI-LO Center, Greenville, SCGame Five (IF NECESSARY): Sunday, April 14 (4:00 pm) at BI-LO Center, Greenville, SCGame Six (IF NECESSARY): Tuesday, April 16 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PAGame Seven (IF NECESSARY): Wednesday, April 17 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PA