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Royals Welcome Wheeling & Wizards to Wizards Night, Home Series Opener with Nailers

Thursday, December 12th
Royals Welcome Wheeling & Wizards to Wizards Night, Home Series Opener with Nailers

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, return home to host the Wheeling Nailers for a pair of face-offs on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th at Santander Arena. The promotional games feature a Wizards Night and Christmas with the Peanuts, respectively.

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Royals Right Now:

The Royals enter their fourth meeting with the Nailers this season (1-2-0) with an 8-12-4-0 record after defeating the Worcester Railers on Wednesday, December 11th, 5-2, at the DCU Center.

The victory put Reading back in the win column after dropping their first of three games this week against Wheeling on Sunday, December 8th, 6-2. Forward Tyler Gratton (7) and Gianfranco Cassaro (5) both scored for Reading in the loss at WesBanco Arena.

Gratton's goal tied him with Connor McMenamin for the team lead in goals, while Cassaro's goal made him the fifth highest goal scoring blue-liner in the league

Scouting the Nailers:

Wheeling enters the Friday face-off with a 15-3-1-0 record (31 points) through 19 games to open their 2024-25 campaign. The Nailers have earned a point in 14-straight games (13-0-1) with their last regulation loss coming on November 1st to Toledo, 3-2.

ECHL affiliates to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Wheeling's offense is led by forward Kyle Jackson who leads the team in goals and ranks second on the club in points behind Jordan Martel's team-high 21. Martel registered his third professional career hat-trick against the Royals on Sunday - all three pro career hat-tricks have come against Reading.


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

FloSports: flosports.link/3yarTg4

Mixlr: mixlr.com/readingroyals

Flyers Radio 24/7: FlyersRadio247.com (Select games - view games on Flyers Radio 24/7 HERE) 

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2024-25 Season Memberships

Royals365 Season Memberships, six-game plans, ten-game plans, and group tickets are available for the 2024-25 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 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.