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SERIES PREVIEW: Royals vs. Lions 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs North Division Semifinal Series

SERIES PREVIEW: Royals vs. Lions 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs North Division Semifinal Series

Thursday, April 17th

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, are set to open their 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs first round North Division Semifinal series against the Trois-Rivières Lions on Friday, April 18th at 7 PM at Colisée Vidéotron.

Kelly Cup Playoff Schedule

North Division Semifinals: #1 Trois-Rivières Lions (45-19-6-2, 98 points) vs. #4 Reading Royals (33-28-9-2, 77 points)

Series Matchup Sheet

GAME 1 - Friday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières

GAME 2 - Saturday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières

GAME 3 - Monday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Reading - Tickets HERE

GAME 4 - Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Reading - Tickets HERE

GAME 5* - Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Reading - Tickets HERE

GAME 6* - Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières

GAME 7* - Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières

*If necessary

For home playoff game tickets, click HERE!

2024-25 Regular Season Head-to-Head (8 meetings):

REA Record vs. TR: 4-4-0-0 - TR Record vs. REA: 4-4-0-0

1 - Friday, October 18 at Trois-Rivières - 3-2 W

2 - Wednesday, October 30 at Trois-Rivières - 4-2 L

3 - Friday, November 1 at Trois-Rivières - 3-2 L

4 - January, 10 vs. Trois-Rivières - 4-1 L

5 - January, 11 vs. Trois-Rivières - 5-4 W

6 - January, 12 vs. Trois-Rivières - 4-3 W

7- March 14 vs. Trois-Rivières - 5-3 L

8 - March 15 vs. Trois-Rivières - 2-1 W

Season Series Scoring Leaders:

Points: Todd Skirving (6 pts - 3g-3a) - Xavier Cormier (9 pts - 2g-7a)

Goals: Three tied (3g - Gianfranco Cassaro, Brock Caufield (traded to CIN Mar. 17), Todd Skirving) - Two tied (3g - Morgan Adams-Moisan, Logan Nijhoff)

Assists: Two tied (4a - Matt Miller, Sam Sedley) - Xavier Cormier (7a)

Teams by the Numbers (2024-25 Regular Season):

Reading Royals

4th Place in North Division, 8th in Eastern Conference, 16th in ECHL
Record: 33-28-9-2
Points: 77
Goals For: 203, 2.82 avg. (18th)
Goals Against: 223, 3.10 avg. (17th)
Power Play: 72-for-250, 16.0% (27th) Penalty Kill: 184-for-232, 79.3% (20th)

Penalty Minutes: 767, 10.65 avg. (22nd)

Scoring First: 37 games (t-9th - 25-6-5-1)

Post-Regulation: 17 games (t-11th - 6-11) | (Overtime: 2-9 \ Shootout: 4-2)

Trois-Rivières Lions

1st Place in North Division, 3rd in Eastern Conference, 5th in ECHL
Record: 45-19-6-2
Points: 98
Goals For: 251, 3.49 avg. (t-4th)
Goals Against: 186, 2.58 avg. (4th)
Power Play: 62-for-253, 24.5% (2nd) Penalty Kill: 212-for-254, 83.5% (5th)

Penalty Minutes: 1,012, 14.06 avg. (7th)

Scoring First: 48 games (1st - 34-8-5-1)

Post-Regulation: 13 games (t-21st - 5-8) | (Overtime: 2-6 \ Shootout: 3-2)

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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 13 of their latest 15 seasons. They are five-time division champions and were the 2021-22 Eastern Conference regular season champion. The Berks County Convention Center Authority (BCCCA), founded in 1996, owns the Royals and oversees operations at Santander Arena.