Goaltender Martin Ouellette Loaned to Reading from Lehigh Valley

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, today announced that goaltender Martin Ouellette has been loaned from the Phantoms to the Royals. In separate transactions also announced today, the Royals (i) activated forward Kevin Sullivan from the ECHL Reserve; and (ii) placed goaltender Kenny Reiter on the ECHL Reserve.

Ouellette, a first year pro from Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, was recalled to Lehigh Valley from Reading for the third time this season on January 13. He appeared in three games for Phantoms during this most recent stint in the AHL, going 2-1-0-0 with a 3.12 goals against average and a .887 save percentage, which included a 23-save 4-3 win over the St. John’s IceCaps on January 24 in his most recent appearance for the Phantoms. Overall, in six games with Lehigh Valley, Ouellette has compiled a record of 3-2-0-0 with a 2.55 GAA and a .911 save percentage. In nineteen games with the Royals, Ouellette has gone 11-6-1-1 with a 2.85 goals against average and .907 save percentage with one shutout.

NEXT UP FOR THE ROYALS

Reading Royals @ Indy Fuel

@ Indiana Farmers Coliseum – Indianapolis, IN

Friday, January 30 (7:35 pm Eastern Time)

NEXT UP: The Royals continue the team’s five game road trip this Friday (January 30, 2015 @ 7:35 pm) when the team will face the Indy Fuel at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday’s game can be heard live on CBS SportsRadio 1240 am and 98.5 in Reading, Pennsylvania, starting with the pre-game warm-up show presented by Highmark Blue Shield at 7:05 pm Eastern. Friday’s game, as with all Royals’ road games this season, will be televised live in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on BCTV courtesy of Boscov’s Travel and Apple Vacations. Streaming audio is available free of charge on the Royals’ website (follow the ‘headset’ icon); and streaming video is available on a pay-per-view basis through ECHL.TV.

For more information about the Royals, call 610-898-7825 or log onto www.royalshockey.com.

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