Defenseman Maxim Lamarche Recalled to Lehigh Valley

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, today announced that defenseman Maxim Lamarche has been recalled by the Flyers and reassigned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League.

This marks the first trip of the season to the AHL for Lamarche, a third year pro from Laval, Quebec. In twenty-one games with Reading this season, Lamarche, who serves as the Royals’ team captain, has recorded ten points (4g-6a) and twelve penalty minutes while playing to a plus-10 (+10). Lamarche has played nineteen AHL games in his career, recording two assists and eleven penalty minutes.

Reading continues the team’s season-long seven game road trip this Wednesday (December 9 @ 7:30 pm) at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida, where the team will face the top club in the Eastern Conference—the Florida Everblades. Wednesday’s game night broadcast 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 2:30 pm Eastern Time. As with all Royals’ road games, Wednesday’s game 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.

Season Tickets for the 2015-16 Reading Royals ECHL season are currently available. For more information about the Royals, call 610-898-7825 or log onto www.royalshockey.com.

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