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Royals Rebrand to Reading Red Knights, Battle Railers for Last Playoff Spot in Regular Season Finale

Monday, March 31st
Royals Rebrand to Reading Red Knights, Battle Railers for Last Playoff Spot in Regular Season Finale

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (33-28-9-2, 75 points), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, conclude their regular season against the Worcester Railers (34-29-3-5, 76 points) on Saturday, April 12th at 7 PM at Santander Arena. The promotional game features a Reading Red Knights Night one-night rebrand featuring a La Noche De Los Royales, presented by Members 1st Federal Credit Union.

For more about Red Knights promotional game, click HERE.

For tickets to the home games, visit: Single Game Tickets

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What's Needed for a Playoff Berth:

To qualify for the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs, Reading must win the final the regular season game against Worcester. A win in regulation or post-regulation will suffice, as the Royals (75 points) hold the tie breaker (regulation wins) over Worcester (76 points), which would mean that if both teams tie in points by the end of the regular season, the Royals would clinch fourth in the North Division standings, and advance to face Trois-Rivières in the first round of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Royals Right Now:

The Royals enter the two-game series finale against Worcester having dropped two of their last three games and splitting their six games in April. The series opener shootout win over Worcester on Friday, April 11th, 4-3, followed a five-game road-trip that concluded on Wednesday, April 9th with a loss to Norfolk, 4-3.

The Royals are 13-5-5 at home since January 1st with a 6-3-1 record over their last 10 home games.

Previous Game Recap

Defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro leads Reading in points (38) while forward Tyler Gratton leads the team in goals (19) and defenseman Sam Sedley is first on the team in assists (29). The Royals have registered a point in 17 of their last 23 (14-6-2-1), as well as 29 of their 40 games since Jan. 1st, 2025 (22-11-5-2).

Scouting the Railers:

Prior to the series opener loss, Worcester earned a series win over Adirondack where they took five of a possible six points (2-0-1) with victories on Friday, April 4th, 5-4, and Saturday, April 5th, 3-2, before dropping Sunday's series finale in overtime, 3-2. The Railers have earned a point in five of their last seven games (3-2-2), seven of their last nine contests (5-2-2) and 27 of their 39 games since Jan. 1st, 2025 (22-12-2-3).

ECHL affiliates to the New York Islanders (NHL) and Bridgeport Islanders (AHL), Worcester's offense is led by forward Anthony Repaci in points (65) and goals (29) while defenseman Connor Welsh leads the team in assists (49).


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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.