Royals players help needy children with Teddy Bear deliveries next Mon., Dec. 18

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals will hold their annual Teddy Bear Toss on Sat., Dec. 16 against the Wheeling Nailers at 7:00 p.m., presented by Met-Ed.  After the Royals score their first goal, fans are encouraged to throw teddy bears on the ice and the bears will be collected for local children’s charities. Tickets are available here. Here’s what you need to know about how the Royals will brighten kids’ days during and after the event.

• Royals players will visit Tower Health on Mon., Dec. 18 to bring the bears to the children.
• The collected teddy bears will be donated to more than a dozen local organizations benefitting children in need.
• Last season, the Royals collected around 1,000 bears and the ice clean up took ten minutes to get the bears on the way to a new home.
• The Royals will also hand out Christmas Ornaments to the first 2,000 fans and the team will wear special Ugly Sweater jerseys.

The Royals play three home games this weekend starting Fri., Dec. 15 with a game against the Wheeling Nailers at 7:00 p.m. Sunday’s game against Adirondack features $5 Green Zone tickets, magnet photo frame giveaway and dollar dogs, presented by Tower Health.

Santa Sacks Holiday GiftStuff the stocking with Santa Sacks! Get an autographed Royals puck and come out to three of our biggest games for just $30.- Sat., Jan. 20 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Brampton (Slapshot bobblehead giveaway, THON Night, Star Wars jerseys)- Fri., Feb. 17 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Brampton (Pink in the Rink, knit scarf giveaway)- Sat., Mar. 17 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Brampton (Yannick Tifu number retired, Meet WWE Million Dollar Man)- Sat., Mar. 24 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Worcester (Kelly Cup Tribute puck giveaway, Autism Awareness jerseys)- Sat., Apr. 7 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Norfolk (FANdemonium, fan appreciation, fan’s choice giveaway)- Call 610-898-PUCK and tickets are available here.

More $5 TicketsThe Royals are pleased to announce $5 tickets in the Green Zone to two more upcoming games in December!- Sun., Dec. 17 at 4:00 p.m. vs. Adirondack (dollar dogs and player photo) | Thurs., Dec. 28 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Worcester (special Flyers jerseys, aPHILLYation night)- Call 610-898-PUCK (7825) and tickets are available here.

About the RoyalsThe Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are in their 17th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in eight straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

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Broadcast CoverageAll Royals game can be heard on Rumba 1340 AM and the iHeartRadio app by searching “Rumba 1340”. The pregame show starts 15 minutes before puck drop. Watch Royals games on ECHL.tv. Reading away games are shown locally on BCTV, channel 15 Comcast, channel 19 Service Electric.