Royals Seek Series Sweep in Afternoon Faceoff vs. Lions

Trois-Rivières, QC - The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, conclude a two-game series with the Trois-Rivières Lions today at 3:00 p.m. at the Colisée Vidèotron.Today's game is the second of four-straight for the Royals against divisional opponents. After today's game, the Royals host the Maine Mariners on Wednesday, Dec. 21st. The home game features the 6-1-0 promotional game which includes ticket discounts on Green Zone tickets ($6.10).

Drink deals at the game include $1 beer at select locations around the concourse. Tickets to the game and a list of the full promotional game schedule is available at royalshockey.com/promotions.

Reading hoists a 14-6-1 on the season after defeating the Lions in their previous game, 2-0, on Friday, December 16th at the Colisée Vidèotron. Pat Nagle earned his first shutout win of the season with 25 saves in net. Brendan Hoffmann scored his first game winning goal of his professional career while Jacob Gaucher (2) and Jordan Timmons (1) each earned multi-point games. The Royals are on a two-game win streak have won seven of their last eight games.

The Royals are 6-3-3-1 against Trois-Rivières all-time with their previous 12 matchups before the series coming in the 2021-22 season. Against the Lions on the road, the Royals improved to a record of 4-2-2-1 with the series opener winner.Reading holds third place in the North Division with a .675 win percentage and draws within four points of second place with 29. Newfoundland (37 pts) and Worcester (33 pts) sit atop the division and Eastern Conference standings in first and second respectively. The Growlers are on a five-game win streak and hoist an 18-5-1-0 record and .771 win percentage. The Railers have dropped five-straight games to fall to 16-7-1-0 (.688 win percentage). Behind Reading, Trois-Rivières and Maine rank fourth and fifth respectively in the standings while Adirondack holds sixth place with a .333 win percentage. Norfolk is the first team in the league to reach 20 losses as they rank at the bottom of both the North Division and Eastern Conference with a 4-20-1-0 record.Trois-Rivières fell to 11-10-1-0 record in their series opener loss to Reading. The second-year ECHL club has dropped two-straight games and had their season high six-game win streak at home snapped, as well. Forwards Anthony Beauregard (17) and Colin Bilek (16) rank first and second on the team in points respectively. Beauregard leads the team in goals (10) while forward Pierrick Dubé leads Trois-Rivières in assists (12). 

A few Royals are on streaks and captured milestones in the series opener against the Lions: 

• Streaks:           

  • Forward Jordan Timmons is on a two-game point streak (1 G, 2 A)
  • Forward Brendan Hoffmann Is on a two-game point streak (1 G, 1 A)

• Milestones:
  • Forward Brendan Hoffmann scored his first game winning goal of his professional career. The goal was also his first as a Royal.
  • Forward Jordan Timmons earned his first multi-point game as a Royal.
  • Forward Jacob Gaucher earned his second multi-point game of his professional career
  • Goaltender Pat Nagle earned his first shutout of the season and 20th of his professional career.

• Player Rankings:
  • Forward Max Newton is among the top 10 skaters in the league in points, tied for the league in goals (13) as well as points among all rookies (25).
  • Defenseman Colin Felix is second among rookies in penalty minutes (54), tied for first in fighting majors (4).
  • Defenseman Mason Millman is tied for second among defensemen in game winning goals (2).

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Today's game will be streamed on the Royals Broadcast Network available on the following platforms: 

• FloSports: flosports.link/3yarTg4

• Mixlr: mixlr.com/readingroyals

-Upcoming Games:    

• 6-1-0 Night - Dec. 21 vs. Maine
  • Celebrate the community and area code of Reading with deals on tickets and drinks around the concourse!
  • $6.10 for Green Zone tickets
  • College Students ONLY pay service fees for a ticket
  • $1 beers at select locations

• 6-1-0 Night - Dec. 28 vs. Wheeling
  • Celebrate the community and area code of Reading with deals on tickets and drinks around the concourse!
  • $6.10 for Green Zone tickets
  • College Students ONLY pay service fees for a ticket
  • $1 beers at select locations

• Star Wars Night - Jan. 7 vs. Worcester
  • Join the Royals and your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far, away at Star Wars night!
  • Youth padawan training classes
  • Costume contest
  • Chewbacca impression contest
  • Specialty jersey debut
  • $2 off craft beers 6-7:00 PM

Four-Game Plan

Join the Reading Royals for FOUR of our biggest games of the year at home! Four-game plan ticket package includes tickets to the following specialty games:

Affiliation Night - January 28th @7:00 p.m.

Pink in the Rink - February 4th @7:00 p.m.

St. Hattrick's Day - March 18th @7:00 p.m.

Fandemonium - April 15th @7:00 p.m.

In addition to a ticket to each game, you will get a burger and soda per ticket, as well as a Royals hat. Contact the Royals front office for pricing details. Quantities are limited so reserve your seat now!2022-23 Season Memberships

Reading Royals season tickets, flex memberships and group tickets are available for the 2022-23 season by visiting the Royals’ box office at Santander Arena or by calling 610-898-7825. 

About the Royals

The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, are in their 21st season in the ECHL. They won their first Kelly Cup championship in 2013 and have clinched playoff berths in 11 of the previous 12 seasons. They are five-time division champions and were the 2021-22 Eastern Conference champion. The Berks County Convention Center Authority (BCCCA), founded in 1996, owns the Royals and oversees operations at Santander Arena.