Yannick Tifu Set to Play 500th ECHL Game Tonight

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, take this opportunity to congratulate forward Yannick Tifu who is set to become the thirty-fifth player in ECHL history to play his 500th game in the league this evening when the Royals face the Adirondack Thunder at Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York.

Tifu, an eleventh year pro from Brossard, Quebec, has recorded 522 points (171g-351a) in 499 career ECHL games, which places him twenty-fourth in the league’s all-time scoring list. His 351 assists are twelfth most in league history. In a 7-5 win over the Elmira Jackals on Wednesday, Tifu racked up five points (2g-3a) to give him 201 career points (75g-126a) in 218 games as a Royal, which ties him with Olivier Labelle as the team’s second leading all-time scorer. Tifu, who served as the Royals’ team captain for the organization’s 2013 Kelly Cup Championship run, is a two-time team Most Valuable Player (2011-12, 2012-13), a three-time “Fans Choice Award” recipient (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14). In 687 total career pro games, Tifu has registered 662 points (218g-444a).

Reading returns to action tonight (Friday, January 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm) when the team will face the Adirondack Thunder at Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York. Tonight’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 Highmark Blue Shield at 6:30 pm. As with all Royals’ road games this season, Tonight’s game will be televised locally 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; 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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