Reading Royals

For the football club of the same name, see Reading F.C.

Reading Royals
Founded	2001
Home ice	Sovereign Center
Based in	Reading, Pennsylvania
Colors	Black, Purple, Silver
League	ECHL
Head coach	Karl Taylor
Assistant coach
General manager	Gordon Kaye
Mascot	Slapshot (the lion)
AHL Affiliate	Manchester Monarchs
NHL Affiliate	L.A. Kings

The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team located in Reading, Pennsylvania , USA . The team in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference and are affiliated with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL .

The Royals were founded in 2001 when the team, formerly known as the Columbus Chill, moved from Columbus, OH to make room for the National Hockey League expansion Columbus Blue Jackets . The team's first entrance into the Kelly Cup Playoffs came in 2004 while in their third season, when they won the North Division Championship under head coach Derek Clancey. Then during the next season they became the North Division Regular Season Championship, only to lose to the eventual Kelly Cup Champion Trenton Titans in the North Division Finals. For the past two seasons under Karl Taylor, the Royals have been knocked out in the first round of the playoffs and failed to make the playoffs at all this past season. The Royals hosted the ECHL All Star Game and Skills Competition in 2005. The Royals have now finished their sixth season. Their marketing campaign for the sixth season was, "PROUD TO BE A ROYAL."

The Royals play in the Sovereign Center located in Downtown Reading and their colors are purple, black, and silver. Since 2001, the Royals have ranked among ECHL leaders in regular season attendance. On March 25, 2006 against the Trenton Titans, the Royals reached their one millionth fan in attendance.

Some known players to come out the Reading Royals organization include L.A. Kings goaltender Barry Brust, goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji, Phoenix Coyotes winger Ryan Flinn, and Anaheim Ducks winger George Parros, who is the first Royal to appear in the Stanley Cup finals. Larry Courville and former head coach Derek Clancey have also contributed to the Royals organization.

Current Roster

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
29		Jon Quick	L	2007	Milford, Connecticut	Kings Contract
30		Curtis Darling	R	2007	Calgary, Alberta	Royals Contract
37		Jeff Pietrasiak	L	2006	Shrewsbury, Massachusetts	Royals Contract

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
2		Kevin Schaeffer	R	2007	South Huntington, New York	Royals Contract
3		Rob LaLonde	L	2006	Williamsville, New York	Royals Contract
4		Donny Grover	R	2007	Boston, Massachusetts	Royals Contract
5		Shawn Germain	R	2006	St. Paul, Alberta	Royals Contract
6		Victor Uchevatov	L	2007	Angarsk, U.S.S.R.	Royals Contract
41		P.J. Atherton	R	2007	Edina, Minnesota	Monarchs Contract

Forwards
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
8		Ned Lukacevic	L	2007	Podgorica, Yugoslavia	Kings Contract
9		Malcolm MacMillan	R	2005	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Hershey Bears (AHL) Contract
11		Joe Zappala	L	2006	Medford, Massachusetts	Royals Contract
12		Chris Blight	R	2007	Cambridge, Ontario	Royals Contract
14		Patrick Jarrett	R	2007	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Monarchs Contract
15		Dany Roussin	L	2005	Quebec City, Quebec	Kings Contract
16		Brock Hooton	R	2007	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Royals Try-Out
19		Kevin Saurette	R	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Royals Contract
20		Bracken Kearns	R	2007	Vancouver, British Columbia	Royals Contract
21		Matt Herneisen	R	2007	Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania	Royals Contract
24		Matt Stefanishion	R	2007	Daysland, Alberta	Royals Contract
27		Charlie Kronschnabel	R	2006	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Springfield Falcons (AHL) Contract/Royals Contract

3-Day Injured Reserve

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
25		Mike Salekin	L	2007	Castlegar, British Columbia	Royals Contract

Recalled/Loaned List

Forwards
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Recalled/Loan Team
10		Shawn Collymore	R	2006	LaSalle, Quebec	Norfolk Admirals Try-Out (PTO)/Royals Contract	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)

Suspended List

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
17		Chad Allan	L	2007	Davidson, Saskatchewan	Royals Contract

External link

Royals Site:

• Reading Royals official site

Affiliate Sites:

• Manchester Monarchs official site
• L.A. Kings official site

League Site:

• ECHL site

Sports teams based in and around Philadelphia
Baseball	MLB: Philadelphia Phillies, ALPB: Camden Riversharks, CL: Wilmington Blue Rocks, EL: Reading Phillies • Trenton Thunder, IL: Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Basketball	NBA: Philadelphia 76ers, EBA: Delaware Destroyers • New Jersey Bullets, PBL: Reading Railers
Football	NFL: Philadelphia Eagles, AFL: Philadelphia Soul, AIFA: Reading Express, CIFL: Lehigh Valley Outlawz
Hockey	NHL: Philadelphia Flyers, AHL: Philadelphia Phantoms, ECHL: Reading Royals • Trenton Devils, MAHL: Valley Forge Freedom
Lacrosse	NLL: Philadelphia Wings, MLL: Philadelphia Barrage
Rugby league	AMNRL: Aston DSC Bulls • New Jersey Sharks • Philadelphia Fight
Rugby union	RSL: Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC
Soccer	MISL: Philadelphia KiXX, USLPDL: Delaware Dynasty • Reading Rage
Softball	NPF: Philadelphia Force
Tennis	WTT: Philadelphia Freedom • Delaware Smash
Australian rules football	USAFL: Philadelphia Hawks
College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Drexel University • La Salle University • Saint Joseph's University • Temple University • University of Delaware • University of Pennsylvania • Villanova University • See also: Philadelphia Big 5
Main Article: Sports in Philadelphia

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