Forward Ian O'Connor Returns to Reading

Second Year Pro Played Seventeen AHL Games with Manchester Monarchs

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 forward Ian O’Connor has been returned to Reading from the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. O’Connor (6’0/203) (25), a second year pro from Londonderry, New Hampshire, was loaned to Manchester on February 27. He scored two goals and registered nine penalty minutes in seventeen games with the Monarchs. In fifty-five regular season games with Reading, O’Connor recorded thirty-one points (18g-13a) and picked up thirty-eight penalty minutes. The Royals take on the Florida Everblades in Game Two of the best of seven Eastern Conference Semi-Finals tonight (Saturday, April 20 @7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Saturday’s game night broadcast on CBS Sports Radio 1240 am and 98.5 fm will kick off with the pre-game warm-up show presented by Steve Moyer Subaru at 6:35 pm. More information is available at 610-898-7825 and through the Royals website: www.royalshockey.com. Don't forget to "Like" us on Facebook at Reading Royals and "Follow" us on Twitter @RRoyalshockey for the latest team information. EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS(1) Reading Royals v (4) Florida Everblades FLORIDA LEADS SERIES ONE GAME TO NONEGame One: Florida 4 – Reading 3 (Sovereign Center, Reading, PA)Game Two: Saturday, April 20 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PAGame Three: Wednesday, April 24 (7:30 pm) at Germain Arena, Estero, FLGame Four: Friday, April 26 (7:30 pm) at Germain Arena, Estero, FLGame Five (IF NECESSARY): Saturday, April 27 (7:00 pm) at Germain Arena, Estero, FLGame Six (IF NECESSARY): Tuesday, April 30 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PAGame Seven (IF NECESSARY): Wednesday, May 1 (7:05 pm) at Sovereign Center, Reading, PA