Defenseman Derik Johnson Returned to Reading

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, today announced that defenseman Derik Johnson has been returned to the Royals from the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Johnson, a first year pro from Bloomington, Minnesota, was loaned by the Royals to Springfield on March 31. In his first career stint in the AHL, Johnson picked up two penalty minutes in four games with the Falcons. In fifty regular season games with the Royals this season, Johnson registered ten points (1g-9a) and picked up twenty-eight penalty minutes, while playing to a plus-12 (+12).

NEXT UP FOR THE ROYALS

Game One Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Best-of-Seven Playoff Series

Reading Royals v Toledo Walleye

@ Huntington Center – Toledo, Ohio

Friday, April 15, 2016 (7:35 pm Eastern Time)

NEXT UP: The Royals face the Toledo Walleye in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Friday (April 15, 2016 @ 7:35 pm) at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. The first round playoff showdown 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 7:00 pm Eastern Time. Friday’s game will also 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 (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.

Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Best-of-Seven Series

Friday, April 15 (7:35 pm) – Huntington Center (Toledo, OH)

Saturday, April 16 (7:35 pm) – Huntington Center (Toledo, OH)

Tuesday, April 19 (7:00 pm) – Santander Arena (Reading, PA)

Wednesday, April 20            (7:00 pm) – Santander Arena (Reading, PA)

Friday, April 22 (7:35 pm) – Huntington Center (Toledo, OH) – if necessary

Sunday, April 24 (4:00 pm) – Santander Arena (Reading, PA) – if necessary

Tuesday, April 26 (7:35 pm) – Huntington Center (Toledo, OH) – if necessary

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