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AuCoin, Caufield Score in Royals First Road Loss of Season, 4-2

Thursday, October 31st
AuCoin, Caufield Score in Royals First Road Loss of Season, 4-2

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (4-2-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, opened their four-game road trip with a loss to the Trois-Rivères Lions (1-2-1), 4-2, on Wednesday, October 30th at Colisée Vidéotron. Goaltender Parker Gahagen (2-2-0) suffered the loss in goal for Reading with 32 saves on 36 shots faced. Lions’ goaltender Zachary Émond (1-0-0) earned the win in goal with 44 saves on 46 shots faced. 

BOX SCORE

Trois-Rivères scored the game’s opening goal 8:28 into play on a blue line blast from Jacob Paquette for his first goal of the season. Israel Mianscum extended Trois-Rivères’ lead to two, 2-0, with a wrist shot past Gahagen’s glove at 6:38 of the second period following a diving stop in net by Émond on the opposite end.

Parker AuCoin beat Émond on a Royals’ power play 16:38 into the middle frame to draw Reading within one, 2-1. AuCoin’s first goal as a Royal was assisted by Jacques Bouquot and Connor McMenamin, who earned his team-leading sixth point on the goal.

Tommy Cormier restored Trois-Rivères’ two-goal lead with his first professional career goal 1:57 into the third period, 3-1. Cormier’s goal came on a wrist shot from the left face-off circle assisted by Jacob Perreault and Mianscum.

With 10:28 remaining in regulation, Brock Caufield rifled a one-timer past Émond from the left faceoff circle to bring the Royals back within one goal, 3-2. Caufield’s goal came off of a sequence of passes from Sam Sedley and Matt Miller for Reading’s second power play goal in the game and Caufield’s first goal as a Royal.

Mianscum put the Lions up by two for good, 4-2, with his second goal and third point in the game with a wrist shot off of a clean offensive zone draw win by Perreault. Reading’s season series with Trois-Rivères is split at 1-1 with game three of eight in the season series on Friday, November 1st at 7:00 PM at Trois-Rivères.

The Royals return home on Wednesday, November 6th to host the Norfolk Admirals at 7:00 PM at Santander Arena for a Wild Wednesday promotional game.

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About the Royals

The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, are in their 23rd season in the ECHL. They won their first Kelly Cup championship in 2013 and have clinched playoff berths in 12 of the previous 14 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.