Get a FREE Royals 'Ugly Holiday Sweater' Special Jersey Today!

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 the organization will give a FREE ‘Ugly Holiday Sweater’ Special Jersey to companies and individuals who purchase fifty Purple Zone tickets to the team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss game against the Elmira Jackals at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, December 14 (7:05 pm). That night, the team will proudly don the Ugly Holiday Sweater special jerseys, which have been the toast of the World Wide Web—in the hockey world and beyond—over the last several weeks.

Please note that the cost of the 50 Purple Zone tickets is just $1000.00, and the tickets may be used by the individual or company purchasing them. The tickets can also be donated to a charitable cause of the purchaser’s choice. The FREE Holiday Ugly Sweater jersey will be customized with number 13 and will have a name-bar on the back that says “ROYALS”. Although these jerseys will not be ‘game worn,’ a portion of the proceeds from this special ticket package will benefit “Toys for Tots”.  Please note that the link to buy this special package will also be on the Royals, team web store, which can be found at www.royalshockey.com.

Of course, for those fans who want to purchase one of the game worn Ugly Holiday Sweater special jerseys, those jerseys will go on sale beginning at 10:30 pm on Saturday, December 14. The starting sale price for the jerseys will be $399.00, a portion of the proceeds from Ugly Holiday Sweater special jersey sales will also go to benefit Toys for Tots.

The Royals return to action on Friday (December 6 @ 7:00 pm), when the team will travel to WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia, to face-off against the Wheeling Nailers. That night, the pre-game warm-up show presented by Highmark Blue Shield will kick off at 6:30 pm on CBS Sports Radio 1240 am and 98.5 fm on the Royals Broadcast Network. As with all Royals road games this season, Friday’s game will be televised locally in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on BCTV courtesy of Boscov’s Travel and Apple Vacations.

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