Royals Suit Up For Friday Night Face-Off With Steelheads in Idaho

Royals Right Now:

The Royals hoist a 12-14-1-1 record after taking the three-game series opener on Wednesday, January 3, 7-3. The seven-goal outing by Reading's offense matched their single-game season high seven goals last recorded on October 29 in Reading's 7-6 win over Trois-Rivières.

Forwards Shane Sellar (1g-2a) and Devon Paliani (3a) led the Royals with three points each on Wednesday. Forward Nicolas Ouelett and defenseman Trevor Thurston scored their first professional career goals in the victory, as well.

Brown resisted two assist for his team leading eighth multi-point game. Brown leads the Royals with 28 points and ties both forward Ryan Chyzowski for the team lead in goals (11) and Joe Nardi for the team lead in assists (17). Brown has registered six points (3g-3a) in his last three games.

Scouting the Steelheads:

Idaho enters Friday at 22-8-0-1 through 31 games this season. The Steelheads stand in second place in the Western Conference with the most goals scored in the league (141, 4.7 GPG average). They tie Greenville and Utah for the most number of wins at home with an 11-4-0-1 record at Idaho Central Arena. They have won four of their last six home games.

The Steelheads have dropped three of their last four games entering Friday. Forward Wade Murphy leads the ECHL in points (47) while forward Mark Russell leads Idaho and the ECHL in goals (22). Defenseman Patrick Kudla is fifth in the league in assists and leads the team with 25.

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The game will be streamed live on the Royals Broadcast Network available on the following platforms: 

FloSports: flosports.link/3yarTg4

Mixlr: mixlr.com/readingroyals

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Upcoming Games:                   

• Clothe the Community Night - Jan. 12 vs. Maine - Presented by Community Aid Thrift Stores
  • Help us collect and provide clothing for our community with Community Aid Thrift Stores
• Flyers Affiliation Night - Jan. 13 vs. Maine - Presented by Enersys
  • Join us in celebrating our affiliation with the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms!
  • Gritty appearance
  • City Edition specialty jersey
  • Slapshot Saturday presented by Albright College
  • Giveaway: Orange lunchbox
• Star Wars / Pediatric Cancer Night - Jan. 27 vs. Wheeling
  • Join Chewbacca and friends from the Star Wars universe at the arena, and help support the fight against Pediatric Cancer
  • Appearances from your favorite Star Wars characters
  • Star Wars specialty jerseys
  • Slapshot Saturday presented by Albright College
  • Giveaway: Ice Angels team poster

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2023-24 Season Memberships

Reading Royals Season Memberships, six-game plans, ten-game plans, and group tickets are available for the 2023-24 season now 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 22nd season in the ECHL. They won their first Kelly Cup championship in 2013 and have clinched playoff berths in 12 of the previous 13 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.