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Save the Date! Royals 25th Anniversary Season Home Opener is Oct. 24

Save the Date! Royals 25th Anniversary Season Home Opener is Oct. 24

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that the club's home opener for the 25th anniversary season in the 2026-27 campaign will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7:00 PM at Santander Arena.

The home opener begins the Royals 36-home game schedule which will feature promotional themes, giveaways and specialty jerseys throughout. Fans can look for social media announcements on promotional deals, group outing opportunities and team events leading up to the home opener by following the Reading Royals on X, Instagram and Facebook.

Fans can secure their seat for Opening Night today with a Royals ticket plan. The Royals offer plans ranging from as low as 4 games all the way up to our full season Royals365 Membership.

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Royals single-game ticket information will be announced later this summer.

Royal Nuggets:

  • The Oct. 24 home opener marks the earliest the Royals will play their first home game of a regular season since the 2021-22 season home opener on Oct. 23 (6-3 W vs Norfolk)
  • The Oct. 24 home opener is the 23rd home opener in the month of October in the 25-season history of the Royals (Record in October home openers: 9-9-1-3)
  • The Royals are 9-11-1-3 in all-time home openers (last: 2-1 L vs Trois-Riviรจres, Nov. 8, 2025)

What's Upcoming:

CALLING ALL FUTURE ROYALS! Registrations are now OPEN for the RRYHA Summer Leagues, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union! Open to all 4-16 year olds, players also receive a Reading Royals 2025-26 Kidโ€™s Club Membership, presented by WOW!, and a Royals Youth Hockey jersey to keep! To learn more about each league and register your skater ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/YTHLeagues

๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union, with two programs separated by age groups! Be the first to skate the new introduced Lions Cubs LTP Program (ages 4-9) or attend the Intermediate Skills Clinic (ages 10-16) (REGISTER)

๐™Ž๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ (REGISTER: bit.ly/4pSVJhc)

Support the Reading Royals official charitable arm, ๐™Ž๐™ก๐™–๐™ฅ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, which believes that Every Child Deserves to Play. Learn more about Slapshot Charities: bit.ly/4j1qaQa

See upcoming Learn to Skate sessions at the Body Zone Sports & Wellness Complex (LEARN MORE: https://bodyzonesports.com/learn-to-skate/)

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Follow the Royals on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and subscribe to the ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ email list to know when promotions and deals at all homes games this season goes live!

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2026-27 Season Memberships

Royals365 Season Memberships, select game plans, and group tickets are available for the 2026-27 season now by visiting the Royalsโ€™ 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 entering their 25th season in the ECHL. They won their first Kelly Cup championship in 2013 and have clinched playoff berths in 14 of their last 16 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.