Parker Gahagen, G Recalled by Lehigh Valley from Loan to Reading

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that goaltender Parker Gahagen has been recalled by Lehigh Valley from his loan to Reading.

Gahagen, 31, appeared in eight games for the Royals this season 2-5-1 record with a 3.16 goals-against average and .885 save percentage. The Amherst, New York native earned the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goalie of the Week honor for the opening week of the 2024-25 season. It was the sixth time Gahagen earned the selection his career, which is tied for the fifth most in ECHL history.

As a Royal, Gahagen has posted a 12-9-1 record and .911 save percentage in 22 games since the start of the 2023-24 season. Under an American Hockey League contract with Lehigh Valley, Gahagen has registered a 7-8-3 record, 2.59 goals-against average and .914 save-percentage in 18 games as a Phantom.

Prior to his AHL contract with Lehigh Valley, Gahagen backstopped the Jacksonville Icemen in the ECHL during the 2022-23 season with a record of 18-8-3 to go along with a 2.66 GAA and .912 save percentage. He received his fifth Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week honor for the week of March 6-12 where he stopped all 56 shots faced over two starts for a 1.000 save percentage.

Currently playing in his seventh professional season, Gahagen posts a 85-49-9 record, 2.62 goals-against average and .914 save-percentage across 158 professional career games. He hoists a 12-12-3 record, 2.87 GAA and .903 save percentage across stints in the AHL with Lehigh Valley, Colorado, Milwaukee, Toronto and San Jose. During the 2022-23 season, he was also on Hartford’s roster for a stretch but did not appear in any games.

Gahagen attended The United States Military Academy at West Point where he played goalie for four years at Army. He was named AHA Second Team All-Conference twice and sported a career mark of 41-49-16, 2.40, .926 for the Black Knights.

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Royals Upcoming:

The Royals conclude their five-game road stretch against the Norfolk Admirals on Wednesday, November 20th at 7:05 PM at the Norfolk Scope Arena.

The Royals return home on Friday, November 22nd to open a two-game home stint with the opener against the Norfolk Admirals at 7:00 PM at Santander Arena before the home stand finale against the Maine Mariners on Saturday, November 23rd at 7:00 PM at Santander Arena.

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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.