Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that defenseman Luke Reid has signed an AHL contract with Lehigh Valley. 

Reid becomes the second contracted Royal to sign an AHL deal with Lehigh Valley in two seasons (Vincent Sevigny, 2025-26).

Reid, 25, is entering his second-full professional season following a 60-game campaign with Adirondack where he registered 19 points (3g-16a) and a +7 rating. Selected in the sixth round, 166th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Warman, Saskatchewan native has logged 21 points (4g-17a) across 66 ECHL career games and added two Kelly Cup Playoff career games with Adirondack in 2026.

In the AHL, Reid played in five games with the Utica Comets in spring of 2025 where he recorded two assists.

Prior to his professional career, the 6'0", 192-pound, right-shot blue-liner played five seasons at the University of New Hampshire where he totaled 49 points (8g-41a) and 72 penalty minutes across 162 NCAA career games, playing in every game for the Wildcats while finishing in the top three in blocked shots from 2021 to 2025.

Prior to college, Reid played two seasons with the United States Hockey League’s Chicago Steel where he amassed 38 points in 105 games won the USHL Anderson Cup (regular season championship) in 2019-20.

Internationally, Reid was named to the U.S. Junior Select Team for World Junior A Challenge who won a Bronze Medal in 2019, skated on the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team that placed fourth at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 2018, as well as suited up for Canada's Team Black at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge where he was teammates with former Royals Massimo Rizzo, Tag Bertuzzi and Nolan Maier in 2017.

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What's Upcoming:

Home Opener:

The Royals player their home opener at Santander Arena on Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. against Kalamazoo. The home opener opens a two-game series with the Wings which concludes on Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. The Royals hoist a record of 9-11-1-3 in home openers with their last home opener victory coming against the Norfolk Admirals, 6-4, on October 23 of the 2021-22 season.

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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RRYHA Upcoming:

CALLING ALL FUTURE ROYALS! Registrations are now OPEN for the RRYHA In-House Leagues, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union! Open to all 4-16 year olds, learn more about each league and register your skater 👉 https://bit.ly/YTHLeagues

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙏𝙤 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union! 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)

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Support the Reading Royals official charitable arm, 𝙎𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 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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2026-27 Season Memberships

Royals365 Season Memberships, select game plans, and group tickets are available for the 2026-27 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 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.