Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (28-19-6-1, 63 pts), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, play a stand-alone road against the Wheeling Nailers (34-15-3-3, 74 points) on Wednesday, March 11th at 10:45 a.m. at Santander Arena.

The Royals return home on Saturday, March 14th to open a two-game home series against the Worcester Railers at Santander Arena. The home series concludes on Sunday, March 15th at 3:00 p.m.

For all home games this season, fans can enjoy parking as low as $5 (see garage locations & rates).

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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Royals Right Now:

The Royals enter game 55 of the regular season having earned a point in five of their last six contests (3-1-2), eight of their last 10 games (5-2-3), 12 of their last 15 (9-2-3) and 17 of their 24 games played to open 2026 (12-8-4-1). The Royals have also earned a point in 22 of their last 31 games (17-8-3-1) since Dec. 13 and 35 of their 54 games this season (28-19-6-1).

Previously, the Royals split a two-game series against Greensboro following a two home game set split against Greenville (1-0-1) with a 4-1 win on Friday, February 27th and a 6-5 overtime loss on Saturday, February 28th.

At home, the Royals have won 14 of their last 18 games with a point in 16 of the 18 games (14-2-2). On the road, the Royals have won five of their last 10 contests with a point earned in seven of the last 10 road games (5-3-1-1).

Forward Carson Golder leads the Royals in goals (13) while Ben Meehan leads the Royals in assists (27) and points (35).

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Scouting the Nailers:

Wheeling has opened their regular season at a North Division best 34-15-3-3 for 74 points. Since falling to the Royals in a Reading franchise-high 14 round shootout on February 15th, 3-2, the Nailers have won four of their last seven games (4-2-1-0) with an active four-game point streak built on a most recent three-game sweep against Rapid City over Mar. 5-7.

ECHL affiliates to the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), Wheeling is led behind the bench by first-year head coach Ryan Papaioannou (34-15-6), named the 21st Head Coach in team history on August 14th.

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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 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.