Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced their 2025-26 season-opening roster.

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Royals Season-Opening Roster (26):

Goaltenders (3)
1 Yaniv Perets
29 Vinnie Purpura
80 Keith Petruzzelli

Defensemen (8)
2 Robbie Stucker
3 Ethan Szmagaj
6 Victor Hadfield
7 Ben Meehan
15 Emile Chouinard
53 Jake Willets
72 Jack Page
88 Artem Kulakov

Forwards (15)
8 Kyle Haskins
9 Carson Golder
11 Nick Capone
12 Liam Devlin
13 Massimo Rizzo
14 Jordan Frasca
17 Brandon Saigeon
19 Patrick Moynihan
21 Cam Cook
25 Nolan Burke
28 Alec Butcher
34 Jeremy Michel
39 Connor McMenamin
91 Yvan Mongo
95 Jacob Frasca

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Season-Opening Roster Notables:

Reading's season-opening roster totals 26 players, including 15 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders.

Returning Royals (7): The roster includes seven players who appeared in at least one game for Reading during the 2024-25 season: Keith Petruzzelli, Vinnie Purpura, Robbie Stucker, Nick Capone, Cam Cook, Connor McMenamin, Yvan Mongo

Rookie Royals (6): The roster also has six players who are rookies entering the 2025-26 season (a rookie is any player who has played less than 25 regular-season games of professional hockey at the "AA" level or higher as of the start of the current season): Ethan Szmagaj, Ben Meehan, Kyle Haskins, Liam Devlin, Jeremy Michel, Jack Page

Veteran Royal (1): The roster also has one player who is a veteran entering the 2025-26 season (a veteran is a player, other than a goaltender, who has played in at least 260 regular season games of professional hockey prior to the start of the current season): Alec Butcher (367 GP)

Philadelphia (NHL) contracted Royals (1): One player on Reading's season-opening roster is on a NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers: Massimo Rizzo

Lehigh Valley (AHL) contracted Royals (6): Six players on Reading's season-opening roster are on AHL contracts with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms: Ben Meehan, Emile Chouinard, Nick Capone, Carson Golder, Yaniv Perets, Keith Petruzzelli

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2024-25 Regular Season Start:

The 24th season of Royals hockey begins on the road against the Trois-Rivières Lions for a second-consecutive season on Friday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. at Colisée Vidéotron.

The game marks the 17th time in 24 seasons the Royals have opened their campaign with an away game. The Royals are 9-11-3-0 all-time in season openers with a 6-9-2 record in season openers on the road. 

The season opener begins a seven-game road-trip for the Royals with two games against the Maine Mariners (Oct. 19 & Nov. 2), two games against the 2025-26 expansion franchise Greensboro Gargoyles (Oct 24 & Oct. 25) and two games against the Worcester Railers (Oct. 31st & Nov. 1) following the season opener at Trois-Rivières.

Opening Night on Nov. 8th, presented by Supportive Concepts for Families:

The Royals play their home opener, presented by Supportive Concepts For Families, at Santander Arena on Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. against Trois-Rivières. The home opener opens a two-game series with the Lions which concludes on Sunday, November 9 at 3:00 p.m.

Fans can secure their seat today with a Ticket Plan (10/18-Game Plan or Royals365 Membership) or single tickets to all regular season home games: Single Game Tickets

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2025-26 Season Memberships

Royals365 Season Memberships, six-game plans, ten-game plans, and group tickets are available for the 2025-26 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 24th season in the ECHL. They won their first Kelly Cup championship in 2013 and have clinched playoff berths in 13 of their last 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.