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Mongo Scores Twice in Season Debut, Royals Nine-Game Point Streak Snapped in Series Opener Loss to Lions, 5-3

Friday, March 14th
Mongo Scores Twice in Season Debut, Royals Nine-Game Point Streak Snapped in Series Opener Loss to Lions, 5-3

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (25-23-9-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Trois-Rivières Lions (40-12-4-2), 5-3, at Santander Arena on Friday, March 14th.

Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (9-13-4-0) suffered the loss in goal with 21 saves on 25 shots faced while Lions’ goaltender Hunter Jones (13-2-5-0) earned the win in goal with 28 saves on 31 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Trois-Rivières and Reading traded goals in the first period with Nicholas Guay (11) putting the Lions in front at 3:44 into regulation before Matt Brown (17) tied the score at 13:24 for the Royals, 1-1.

The Lions took a two-goal lead into the third period on goals from Tommy Cormier (14) at 13:42 and Jacob Paquette (3) at 17:07, 3-1.

Yvan Mongo (1 & 2) marked the occasion of his season debut with two goals in a span of 21 seconds, at 3:43 and 4:04, to even the score early into the third period, 3-3. Logan Nijhoff (17) restored the Lions’ lead at 15:21, 4-3, before Isaac Dufort sealed the Trois-Rivières series opener win with an empty net goal at 19:56.

With the regulation loss, the first suffered since February 19th at Kalamazoo, the Royals point streak concludes a nine games (7-0-2-0), matching their season-high point streak set from January 11th to February 1st (6-0-2-1).

The Royals conclude a two-game series against Trois-Rivieres on Saturday, March 15th at 7:00 PM. The five-game home stand continues with three games against Norfolk on Friday, March 21st and Saturday, March 22nd at 7:00 PM before concluding on Sunday March 23rd at 3:00 PM.

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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.