Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (2-0-0-0, 4 points), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, continue their 2026-27 regular season with opening weekend at Santander Arena against the Kalamazoo Wings (0-0-1-0, 1 point) on Saturday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 25th at 3:00 p.m.

Home Opener:

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 with Single Game Tickets or 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 Right Now:

The Royals began the regular season with a two-game road sweep of the Greensboro Gargoyles with a 3-2 victory on Friday, October 16th and 4-0 shutout win on Saturday, October 17th.

The Royals opened the season 2-0 for the third-straight season, sixth time in team history, and seek their third-straight 3-0 start to a campaign.

Previous Game Report

Scouting the Wings:

Kalamazoo begins their franchise's 17th season (2009-10) 0-0-1-0 following a season-opener overtime loss to Bloomington, 4-3, on Saturday, October 17th.

ECHL affiliates to the Vancouver Canucks and the 2026 Calder Cup Playoff champion Abbottsford Canucks (AHL), Kalamazoo is led by fifth-year head coach Joel Martin (288 games: 134-130-24) who was named the team's head coach on August 15th, 2022 after three seasons as an assistant coach with the club.

On the ice, the Wings are led by forwards Stepan Timofeyev (1g-1a), Konstantin Khremkin (2a) and Dylan Wendt (2a) with two points each on the season. Former Royals forward Tyler Gratton (2023-24, 2024-25) has a goal in Kalamzoo's lone game of the season.

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The games will be streamed live on the Royals Broadcast Network available on the following platforms: 

FloSports: flosports.link/3yarTg4

Mixlr: mixlr.com/readingroyals

Listen back to Royals game all season on demand with a FloSports subscription, through the FREE Mixlr app, or via Flyers Radio 24/7, the Flyers’ dedicated online streaming station on the Flyers Broadcast Network, where game broadcasts during the 2026-27 season will be streamed weekly, every Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 p.m. ET and 2:00 a.m. ET.

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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)

𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙨 (REGISTER: bit.ly/4pSVJhc)

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.