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Sunday, November 16th

RELEASE: Royals Acquire Future Considerations From Orlando in Exchange for Ethan Smagaj, D

RELEASE: Royals Acquire Future Considerations From Orlando in Exchange for Ethan Smagaj, D

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that defenseman Ethan Szmagaj has been traded to the Orlando Solar Bears in exchange for Future Considerations.

Szmagaj, 24, is in his first-full professional season after skating eight games for the Royals where he registered two points (2a). Prior to joining the Royals, the Canton, Michigan native played in four game with Savannah in the spring of the 2024-25 season where he registered an assist for one point.

The 6'0", 194-pound, right-shot blue-liner was named captain for Arizona State University during the 2024-25 season, in which he logged five points (1g-4a) in 29 games. Across 130 NCAA career games with the Sun Devils, Szmagaj accumulated 28 points (6g-22a) and 101 PIM.

The deadline to complete Future Considerations is 3:00 p.m. ET on June 20, 2026.

Royals Upcoming:

The Royals continue a three-game homestand against the Nailers on Tuesday, November 18th at 10:30 a.m. at Santander Arena.

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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 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.