Goaltender Martin Ouellette Loaned to Reading

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, today announced that goaltender Martin Ouellette has been loaned from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League to the Royals. In a separate transaction, defenseman Kevin Young was placed on the 21-Day Injured Reserve.

This marks the fourth stint in Reading this season for Ouellette, a second year pro from Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, who had been recalled to Lehigh Valley on November 17. In six games with the Royals this year, Ouellette has compiled a record of 4-2-0-0 with a 2.10 goals against average and a .900 save percentage with one shutout. In two games with the Phantoms, Ouellette has gone 0-2-0-0 with a 5.40 goals against average and a .842 save percentage. In eighteen games with the Royals, Young, an eleventh year pro from White Rock, British Columbia, has recorded eleven points (1g-10a) and two penalty minutes and played to a plus-3 (+3)

The Royals complete the team’s season-long seven game road trip on Wednesday (December 16 @ 7:15 pm) when Reading makes the first trip in team history to The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, to face the Norfolk Admirals. 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 6:45 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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