Swavely, Drake loaned to Reading

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced Sunday defenseman David Drake and forward Steven Swavely have been loaned to Reading from Lehigh Valley. Reading hosts Worcester Sunday at 4:00 p.m. for a $1 deal day ($1 kids tickets, $1 hot dogs, $1 nachos, $1 sodas) and the last free postgame skate of the season (pres. by Body Zone).Swavely played two games in this most-recent call-up to Lehigh Valley and scored his first AHL goal of the season Feb. 9 vs. Hershey. Drake skated in his first AHL game of the season Saturday (SOL, Hartford).A Berks County native and graduate of Muhlenberg High School, Swavely has spent all of his four professional seasons in the Flyers organization. This season, the 6-foot-1, 190-lb. pivot has tallied eight goals, 26 points and a plus-nine rating in 29 games with Reading. For his ECHL career, Swavely has generated 124 points (53g) in 134 games, while registering seven goals and 18 points in 107 career AHL contests. Drake is in his second professional season since completing his NCAA career at the University of Connecticut in 2018. He scored his first ECHL goal of the season Nov. 2 vs. Norfolk and has pitched in five assists over 41 games (+5 rating). The 25-year-old native of Naperville, IL was selected by Philadelphia in the seventh round (192nd overall) at the 2013 NHL Entry Level Draft. In 105 ECHL games, Drake has two goals, 14 points and 68 PIM. He has skated in nine contests for Lehigh Valley and has two helpers. Both Swavely and Drake agreed to AHL contracts this past offseason.Upcoming home games: royalshockey.com/promotionsSun., Feb. 16 at 4:00 p.m. vs. Worcester (postgame skate and $1 deal day) Last free postgame skate of the season, presented by Body Zone | $1 kids tickets, plus $1 Hot Dog, $1 Soda & $1 Nacho Concession Special Pricing | Game Included Kids Club Packages presented by Applebee’s, Schuykill Valley Sports and YMCA of Reading and Berks County (Sign Ups Available)Fri., Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Newfoundland (Trading card giveaway, Flyers alumni at game)Beer Tasting (Free Beer fans 21+ with purchase of a game ticket) | Meet Flyers alumni Brad Marsh, Jim Watson and Riley Cote ahead of the  Mar. 28 Royals Alumni vs. Flyers Alumni Game | Trading Card Giveaway presented by Outten |  Purple Goes Green Presented by Berks Nature | $1 Frozen Treats | Kid’s Report Card: Bring by your report card that has an ‘A’ on it and earn a free kids ticket for a future gameSat., Feb. 22 at 7:00  p.m. vs. Brampton (Marvel Night)Spider-Man Meet-and-Greet | Marvel Poster giveaway for the first 1,000 fans| Girl Scout Night  | Abilities in Motion Night | Special Spider-Man Theme Jerseys | One fan has a chance to win four first-class flight tickets and a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando if a Royals player gets a hat trick (pres. by Berkshire Travel)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.