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Friday, October 30th

RECAP: Berzolla Scores Royals Lone Goal, Fall in Homestand Finale to Ironhawks, 2-1

RECAP: Berzolla Scores Royals Lone Goal, Fall in Homestand Finale to Ironhawks, 2-1

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (4-2-0-0, 8 points), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Trenton Ironhawks (2-2-1-0, 3 points), 2-1, at Santander Arena on Friday, October 30th.

Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (1-2-0-0) suffered the loss in goal with 27 saves on 29 faced while Ironhawks netminder Ryan Fanti (2-0-0-0) earned the win in goal with 28 saves on 29 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Captain Miles Gendron started his 300th career game landing a massive hit on John Gelatt at center ice before dropping the gloves with Conor Cole at 5:20 in the first. The Royals would kill off two penalties to keep it a scoreless first.

Kyle Penney (4) would break the scoreless tie late in the second period at 18:36 assisted by Jesse Nurmi and Isaac Johnson. Mitchell Heard (1) would score off a turnover by the Royals at 6:23 to give the Ironhawks a 2-0 lead before Zach Berzolla (1) would cut the lead in half at 10:13 into the final frame of regulation. This would be the lone Royal goal of the night as Reading fell, 2-1.

Reading falls to (4-2-0-0) on the season, splitting the two game set with the Ironhawks both at Santander Arena.

 

Next at Home:

The Royals return from a two-game road swing for a four-game homestand starting on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. against Trenton before an Education Day game on Tuesday, November 17th at 10:30 a.m. against the Adirondack Thunder, a Friday, November 20th 7:00 p.m. game against the Kalamazoo Wings and a homestand finale on Saturday, November 21st at 7:00 p.m. against Trenton.

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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.