Reading Royals

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Reading Royals

Founded	2001
Home ice	Sovereign Center
Based in	Reading, Pennsylvania
Colors	Black, Purple, Silver
League	ECHL
Head coach	Karl Taylor
Assistant coach	N/A
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.

The Royals also have a couple of rivals. Their main rival is cross-state opponent Johnstown Chiefs. Lately, they have been in a rivalry with the Elmira Jackals. Reading will be the host of the 2009 ECHL All-Star Game.

The team's affiliation as of the 2008-09 season is unknown, as the Kings have announced that they will own the Ontario Reign (currently the Texas Wildcatters) in the Los Angeles suburbs as of that season.

[edit] Current Roster

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Protected List
1	Terry Denike	R	2007	Burlington, Ontario	Royals Contract
29	Daniel Taylor	L	2007	Plymouth, England	Kings Contract
30	John Murray	L	2008	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Royals Contract	X

Defensemen
#	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Protected List
2	Kevin Schaeffer	R	2007	South Huntington, New York	Providence Bruins (AHL) Contract/Royals Contract	X
3	Rob LaLonde	L	2006	Williamsville, New York	Royals Contract	X
4	Patrik Hersley	R	2007	Malmö, Sweden	Kings Contract
5	Shawn Germain	R	2006	St. Paul, Alberta	Royals Contract	X
6	Victor Uchevatov	L	2007	Angarsk, U.S.S.R.	Royals Contract
7	Steven Later	R	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Royals Contract	X
17	Mike Salekin	L	2007	Castlegar, British Columbia	Royals Contract	X
24	Dave Pszenyczny	L	2008	Sterling Heights, Michigan	Royals Contract	X
25	Brian Boulay	R	2006	Auburn, Massachusetts	Royals Contract	X
41	P.J. Atherton	R	2007	Edina, Minnesota	Monarchs Contract

Forwards
#	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Protected List
8	Ned Lukacevic	L	2007	Podgorica, Serbia	Kings Contract
9	Malcolm MacMillan	L	2005	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Hershey Bears (AHL) Contract
10	Vladimir Dravecky	R	2008	Kosice, Czechoslovakia	Kings Contract
11	Joe Zappala	L	2006	Medford, Massachusetts	Royals Contract	X
12	Chris Blight	R	2007	Cambridge, Ontario	Royals Contract	X
14	Patrick Jarrett	L	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 Contract
19	Kevin Saurette	R	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Royals Contract	X
20	Shawn Collymore	R	2006	LaSalle, Quebec	Royals Contract	X
20	Bracken Kearns	R	2007	Vancouver, British Columbia	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)/Royals Contract	X
21	Matt Herneisen	R	2007	Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania	Royals Contract	X
23	Marc Cavosie	R	2007	Albany, New York	Royals Contract	X
27	Charlie Kronschnabel	L	2006	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Springfield Falcons (AHL) Contract/Royals Contract	X

3-Day Injured Reserve
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status

7-Day Injured Reserve
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status

Recalled/Loaned List
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Recalled/Loan Team

Suspended List
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Protected List
17		Chad Allan	L	2007	Davidson, Saskatchewan	Royals Contract	X

Players On Protected List But Not On Royals Roster
#	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status	Protected List
--	Jason Becker	R	D	2006	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	ETC Crimmitschau (Germany) Contract	X
--	Jason Weitzel	R	F	2006	Balgonie, Saskatchewan	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (CHL) Contract	X

[edit] External links

Royals Site:

Reading Royals official site

Booster Club

Reading Royals Booster Club

Affiliate Sites:

League Site:

ECHL site

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Football	NFL: Philadelphia Eagles, AFL: Philadelphia Soul, AIFA: Reading Express, CIFL: Lehigh Valley Outlawz

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