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 to the Royals from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League.

This is the seventh stint this season in Reading Ouellette, a second year pro from Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, who was most recently recalled to the Phantoms on February 27. He did not appear for Lehigh Valley during this most recent recall to the AHL. Ouellette has appeared in three games for Lehigh Valley (0-2-0-0, 4.50, .877). In twenty-six games with the Royals, he has gone 13-9-3-0 with a 2.24 goals against average (tied-tenth in the league), a .916 save percentage and three shutouts.

The Royals will complete their three-game home stand today (Sunday, March 6 @ 4 p.m.) when they play host to the Norfolk Admirals. Today, the Royals will also host the Battle of the Badges Night; Pre-Game: Reading Police Department v Reading Fire Department Hockey Game (12:30 pm) (One Ticket Gains Admission to Battle of the Badges and Royals’ Games);Player Trading Card Set giveaway (first 1000); ‘Cops and Robbers’ Intermission Game; $1.00 Hot Dogs; Post-Game Autograph Session with the Entire Team. Today’s matchup can be heard live on CBS SportsRadio 1240 AM and 98.5 FM in Reading, Pennsylvania, starting with the pre-game warm-up show presented by Highmark Blue Shield at 3:30 pm Eastern Time. 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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