F Gaudreau recalled to AHL Stockton

4th in league in points, tops in plus-minus

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced Thursday forward Matthew Gaudreau has been recalled to Stockton (AHL). Gaudreau is tied for 4th in the league in points (16) and even with South Carolina’s Tom Parisi for an ECHL-best plus-12 rating.

The third-year professional has nine assists, even with Ralph Cuddemi for tops on the squad. Cuddemi leads the league with 19 points (T-2nd in goals, 10g).Stockton loaned Gaudreau to the Royals in Oct. 2019. In October, Gaudreau won the ECHL’s AMI Graphics Plus-Performer of the month with a plus-eight rating.The Carney’s Point, NJ native played his first two professional seasons in the New York Islanders organization, scoring 24 ECHL goals (60 pts.) with Worcester over 88 games. In the AHL, he has one goal and five points in 17 games.A Boston College graduate, Gaudreau notched 16 goals and 63 points in 119 NCAA games from 2013-17.Following a road game at Adirondack Nov. 15 at 7:00 p.m., Reading begins a season-long six-game homestand Sat., Nov. 16 at Santander Arena vs. Wheeling for the Royals’ annual Veterans Day Game. Saturday’s promotions include $1 domestic draft specials, a UGI Utilities Rally Towel Giveaway, special military jerseys, postgame photos on the ice with the players and a pregame performance by the band “Heaven’s Thunder.” Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the 7:00 p.m. game.

About the RoyalsThe Royals are in their 19th ECHL season and are proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs 14 times, and are four-time division champions. The Berks County Convention Center Authority (BCCCA), founded in 1996, owns the Royals and oversees operations at Santander Arena and the Santander Arena Performing Arts Center.Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play. All Royals away games are broadcasted on BCTV (Ch. 15 Comcast, Ch. 19 Service Electric) and Mixlr.