Reading, PA – Alex Krushelnyski and Charlie Vasaturo scored, but Maine Mariners netminder Chris Nell blocked 34 shots and prevented the Reading Royals from tying in the third to give Maine a 4-2 win Wednesday at Santander Arena. Vasaturo tallied at 2:10 of the third, his first since joining Reading. Sean Day (2g, 1a) answered 59 seconds later to extend Maine’s edge back to 4-2.

Krushelnyski’s first-period goal extended his team points lead (3g, 11 pts.). He has three points (1g) in the season series vs. Maine. Michael Huntebrinker assisted on the goal and is riding a career-long eight-game point streak.

Maine forward and Haverford, PA native Ryan Ferrill scored an insurance goal at 6:49 of the second on a left-circle shot, moving the Mariners edge to 3-1.

Angus Redmond made 18 saves (4 GA) and was pulled three minutes into the third. In relief, Branden Komm blocked 10 shots.

The teams combined for three goals in the first and Maine scored the first two goals.

The Royals are at Adirondack Fri., Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, Reading returns home to host Adirondack on MOVEMBER Men’s Cancer Awareness Night, with a team picture giveaway pres. by Rieck’s Printing (photo courtesy of Purdon Photography).

Box Score

The Mariners scored the opening two goals in the first period, but a late-frame strike from Krushelnyski cut into the Maine lead and made it 2-1 after one.

Day scored the first goal on a seeing-eye, left-point wrist shot, his first professional goal at 5:06 of the first. Scott Savage bagged a short-handed goal on a wrist shot from the left circle, assisted by Hayden Verbeek. It was the first short-handed goal the Royals have surrendered this season.

Krushelnyski scored 1:23 later on the power play. On the rush, he centered from the left circle off a Mariners stick and it nicked over Nell’s left shoulder. Steven Swavely registered the only assist. The Royals were 1-for-4 on the man up.

With the Royals down, 3-1, entering the third, Vasaturo aimed a right-point shot through Nell’s legs with 2:10 elapsed in the third, assisted by Steven Swavely.

Reading killed three of Maine’s four power-play opportunities.

“Movember” Men’s Night vs. Adirondack: Nov. 10, 7:00 p.m.
Team Picture giveaway, pres. by Rieck’s Printing. Game 1 of our 3-game partnership with American Cancer Society – Package here

Get your name on a Royals jersey and tickets to 3 games with American Cancer Society Package
Details in link above.

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. Double-ampute, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

Here are three takeaways from the Reading Royals 4-2 loss to the Main Mariners Wednesday at Santander Arena.

Party in the Box

Dan Milan was boarded in the defensive zone midway through the second period and chaos broke out to the left of Angus Redmond. The Mariners were handed two roughing minors, a boarding minor and a fighting major while the Royals served two roughing minors (Brayden Low and Charlie Vasaturo) and a fighting major. Reading earned their fourth power play of the contest. The Royals served 15 PIM while the Mariners racked up 17 for a game total of 32 PIM. Each team registered a power-play goal.

Third times the charm

The Mariners have scored first in all three matchups against the Royals. The Royals skated away with victories in the first two contests while at Maine but came up short at home.  Reading has scored 12 goals against Maine while allowing 11.

Three-game win streak ended

The Royals season-long three-game win streak comes to a close after a 4-2 loss to the Maine Mariners on home ice. The Royals outscored their opponents, 13-7, while on the win streak. The Royals are 5-2-1-2 (13pts) and have a home record of 2-2-1-1 but have not lost in regulation while on the road. The Mariners secured their first road win of the season and sit 3-5-0-1 (7pts) on the year.

Dylan R. Coyle/Reading, PA – Alex Krushelnyski’s ECHL tenure began in 2014 after graduating from Colorado College, and the almost-point-per-game forward has bounced around many teams in both the ECHL and AHL since going pro.

After five teams in five seasons, “Krush” has finally found some stability in professional hockey.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms signed him to a one-year contract in 2017, and after a great combined performance with the Phantoms and Reading Royals, he earned an extension. The fan-favorite recorded 27 points in only 24 ECHL games last year. That mark made him the Royal with the highest points-per-game ratio (1.13).

He has picked off right where he left off, recording 11 points in the first 10 Royals games.

“He’s a really good player,” head coach Kirk MacDonald said. “He’s a stud. It’s just like we’re saying, he should have two points a game.”

While Krushelynski’s stats are impressive, his hockey sense seems to separate him from the rest of the pack. In the offensive zone, he constantly scans the ice to find the best passing lanes to plop himself into. When he has the puck on his stick, he doesn’t shoot mindlessly. If the goalie has a chunk of the net covered, Krushelnyski looks for a passing option or attempts to out-wait him. His dad, Stanley Cup winner Mike Krushelnyski, was the assistant coach of the 1998 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and won three times as a player.

MacDonald believes Krushelnyski can still make the NHL.

“I played with Bobby Robins,” he said. “He was a 31-year-old rookie in Providence who played in the NHL two years later. You can’t tell me it can’t be done. I got my first NHL deal at 27, so it can happen.”

Krushelnyski and the Royals hope to continue their road success this Friday at Adirondack.

Royals seek best five-game road start in team history, begin home-and-home with Thunder

Glens Falls, NY – The Reading Royals (5-2-1-2, 13 pts., 3^rd North), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, look to set the mark for the best five-game road start in team history with a showdown at the Adirondack Thunder (8-3-0-0, 16 pts., 2^nd North) Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Royals are 3-0-0-1 away from Santander Arena, matching the 2005-06 squad for best four-game away start in squad history. The team has won consecutive road contests and swept a weekend set vs. Maine and Manchester last weekend.

Reading dropped, 4-2, Wednesday at Santander Arena vs. Maine. Charlie Vasaturo scored his first goal with the Royals.

Adirondack had a season-long six-game winning streak snapped in a 5-1 loss to Brampton Wednesday. This is the third-best Thunder start ever, two points behind a 9-2-0-0 beginning in the club’s inaugural 2015-16 season.

Following Friday’s game, Reading embarks home to Santander Arena and faces off with the Thunder Saturday at 7:00 p.m. for the team’s “Movember” Men’s Cancer Awareness Game.

Saturday’s promotion is a Team Picture giveaway, pres. by Rieck’s Printing and Purdon Photography. It’s also Game 1 of the Royals’ 3-game partnership with the American Cancer Society – Package here

Listen to tonight’s game at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals, with coverage starting 15 minutes before puck drop.

The best Royals start
The Royals have 13 points in ten games, two behind the 2005-06 team for the best ten-game start in Reading history.

In 2005-06, the Royals got off to a 7-2-1 mark (15 points) and Reading also started 3-0-0-1 on the road before suffering back-to-back regulation road losses. Cody Rudkowsky and Yutaka Fukufuji, future NHL netminders, split the first nine games. Barry Brust (another future NHL goaltender) debuted for the Royals as well during the team’s 11-2-0-1 start. Reading won its first seven home games.

This season, the Royals have used a similar formula, earning points in the team’s first four road games and getting at least a point five times through seven home games.

Adirondack used to this
The Thunder sit second in the North Division with 16 points. In each of their first four seasons, Adirondack has had at least six wins in their first 11 contests. In 2016-17, Adirondack began 7-1-1-2 through the first 11. The best 11-game start for Adirondack is 9-2-0-0, accomplished during the squad’s inaugural 2015-16 ECHL campaign.

In 2015-16, the Royals and Thunder finished tied for second in the East Division with 82 points.

Last season’s series
The Thunder and Royals sparred 14 times last season and each won seven meetings. The Royals won six of the first seven. Adirondack took the last six meetings and finished the regular season with 89 points, two ahead of Reading for first in the North Division. The Thunder’s points leader James Henry completed the season series with 12 points (7g), best on Adirondack. Michael Huntebrinker scored five goals vs. Adirondack last season, best among returning Royals in the season series. Huntebrinker’s only career hat trick came against the Thunder on Dec. 30, 2017 at Santander Arena.

The teams played a pair of overtime games last season and each team won an extra-session game.

Branden Komm is the only returning goalie from last season’s series, seeing 24 minutes of relief action in a Royals loss Mar. 31.

Vasaturo and 291
Charlie Vasaturo potted his first Royals goal Wednesday, his first strike in 291 days. Reading acquired the native of Sewell, NJ at the March 2018 trade deadline.

Since joining Reading, he has one goal and four points, all this season. Vasaturo has skated in 15 regular season games with the Royals (7 this season).

For his ECHL career, the fourth-year professional has struck for 13 goals and 39 points in 174 games. He has made the Kelly Cup Playoffs in each of his first three seasons.

Scouting the Thunder
Wednesday at Brampton, Thunder forward Pete MacArthur scored first, but the Beast roared for the next five and handed the Thunder their second road loss of the season.

Team points leader James Henry (18 pts.) was held off the score sheet for the first time Nov. 2 vs. Worcester, snapping an eight-game point streak. Henry has generated a team-high five multi-point games.

Cam Johnson allowed four goals Wednesday in the loss. The rookie and former North Dakota national champion is the reigning CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week by making 50 of 51 saves in two appearances last week, earning a shutout Friday at Worcester.

Between the pipes, Alex Sekellaropolous is 2-1-0-0, allowing nine goals in four appearances.

“Movember” Men’s Night vs. Adirondack: Nov. 10, 7:00 p.m.
Team Picture giveaway, pres. by Rieck’s Printing. Game 1 of our 3-game partnership with American Cancer Society – Package here

Get your name on a Royals jersey and tickets to 3 games with American Cancer Society Package
Details in link above.

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. Double-ampute, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

Team partners with Athletic Knit for Veterans Day contest – tickets available here

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals and Athletic Knit have partnered to create hockey’s first-ever three-dimensional jersey, which the Royals will wear at the team’s Veterans Day Game Sat., Nov. 17 at Santander Arena. The jerseys are presented by Classic Harley Davidson and the Royals will hand out a limited supply of 3-D glasses at the game against Newfoundland leading up to 7:00 p.m. puck drop. Fans can bid on the jerseys by using the LiveSource App. NHL On NBC Sports Covers Jerseys

Athletic Knit and the Royals teamed up to create the first-ever “Ugly Christmas Sweater” jerseys in 2013.

The Royals will also hand out rally towels (first 2,500 fans) at the Nov. 17 game, pres. by UGI Utlities.

“This has been an idea a few years in the making,” said Brian Edwards, sales representative at Athletic Knit. “Once we were able to successfully get the 3-D effect to work the way we wanted, we immediately thought the Reading Royals would be the perfect team to partner with. We have had a great relationship with the team for years, and they have always been open to new and innovative ideas for their jerseys.

“The Royals always get behind their game promotions and we have had a lot of previous success together, notably with the Ugly Christmas sweater design. This started the trend of the Ugly Christmas Sweater hockey jerseys that were seen on many teams throughout multiple leagues. We are excited to work with the Royals on these 3-D jerseys and we can’t wait to see them in action during the game on November 17th.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Athletic Knit and unveil this cutting-edge jersey,” said Royals President and General Manager Shawn Hackman. “We would also like to thank Classic Harley Davidson for partnering with us again for our Veterans Day Game. It is going to be a special evening at Santander Arena.”

Tickets for the Nov. 17 game are available by calling 610-898-7825 or by visiting the royalshockey.com/tickets. Reading hosts Adirondack on Sat., Nov. 10 for the team’s Men’s Cancer Awareness game, presented by the American Cancer Society. The Royals will hand out a team picture to the first 2,500 fans, courtesy of Rieck’s Printing and Purdon Photography.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

The Reading Royals mounted a two-goal comeback to force overtime with a pair of goals in the final two minutes, including a tying strike with half a second to go from Josh MacDonald, but the Adirondack Thunder got the extra point with a 3-2 shootout win Friday at Cool Insuring Arena. The Royals are 3-0-0-2 on the road this season, their best five-game start ever.

Brayden Low struck with 1:58 remaining in the third to bring the Royals within one, finding a rebound initiated by a MacDonald wrist shot. MacDonald then tied the game, 2-2, with .5 seconds to spare, slinging a whip-around shot from the high slot to beat the buzzer.

In the fifth round of the shootout, Brian Ward beat Angus Redmond. The Royals netminder made three saves in regulation after replacing Branden Komm (22 saves, 2 GA) in the final five minutes.

Adirondack tallied midway through the first to secure the 1-0 lead after 20 minutes of play. They doubled their lead 2:51 into the middle frame.

Cam Johnson made 23 saves in the game (2 GA) and stopped five Royals shootout attempts.

Box Score

Cullen Bradshaw tallied the lone first-period goal 10:44 into the frame to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead. The Royals led in shots, 10-3, after 20 minutes of action.

Adirondack opened the middle frame by adding a second tally from Kelly Summers.

The Royals were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and the Thunder were 4-for-4.

Late in the third, Low collected a rebound off of MacDonald’s stick and beat Cam Johnson over his left shoulder with 1:58 to play in regulation.

After Nick Luukko tried a point shot with two seconds left, MacDonald scooped the rebound and shot through traffic and it at the right post to even the game with .5 seconds left.

Royals home for Men’s Cancer Awareness Night after wild Friday comeback

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals (5-2-1-3, 14 pts., 3^rd North), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, look to build off a late two-goal comeback Friday, completing a home-and-home set with the Adirondack Thunder (9-3-0-0, 18 pts., 2^nd North) Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Santander Arena.

Reading scored two goals in the final two minutes of the third period Friday to force overtime, including a strike with .5 seconds left in the third from Josh MacDonald to get the game to overtime. MacDonald’s whip-around slot rip was the latest tying goal in Royals history. Reading’s Brayden Low scored with 1:58 left to slash the Thunder’s edge to 2-1.

Saturday’s promotion is a Team Picture giveaway, pres. by Rieck’s Printing and Purdon Photography. It’s also Game 1 of the Royals’ 3-game partnership with the American Cancer Society – Package here

Reading plays three of its next four games at Santander Arena. After travelling to play Worcester Wednesday, the club returns home for Special Olympics Night on Fri., Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Newfoundland. On Sat., Nov. 17, the Royals rematch the Growlers for Reading’s Veterans Day Game, featuring hockey’s first-ever 3-D Jerseys, a rally towel giveaway to the first 2,500 fans (UGI Utilties) and a special national anthem by Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks.

Listen to tonight’s game at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals, with coverage starting 15 minutes before puck drop.

3-D Jersey goes viral
The Royal will wear hockey’s first-ever 3-D jerseys at the team’s game next Sat., Nov. 17, available by auction through the LiveSource App (App Store and Google Play). The Royals host Newfoundland on Nov. 17 at 7:00 p.m. and will also give out a rally towels at the game to the first 2,500 fans, presented by UGI Utilities. Reading will hand out 3-D glasses to the first 1,000 fans.

Designed by Jeff Tasca of Athletic Knit, the jerseys have been featured on NHL on NBC Sports, NBC Sports, theScore, BarDown, TSN and Awful Announcing’s “The Comeback.”

The jerseys took six months to design.

MacDonald’s late heroics
Josh MacDonald completed his second multi-point game of the season, earning points (1g, 1a) in the final 1:58 and tying the game at 19:59 of the third to help the Royals get to overtime for the fifth time in ten games.

He leads the team with five goals this season.

The reigning goaltenders of the week
The last two CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week awards have gone to Thunder netminders. The reigning winner, Cam Johnson, gave up one goal in two games last week and won the award for the first time.

Former Adirondack goaltender Colton Phinney allowed two goals in two games from Oct. 22-28 to win the distinction. On Oct. 29, the Thunder traded him to Atlanta.

Johnson made 23 saves and stopped five Royals in the shootout.

Young man take a look at my life
Reading’s Kirk MacDonald and Adirondack’s Alex Loh are two of the six youngest head coaches in the ECHL. MacDonald is sixth-youngest at 34 years old. In his second season as Royals Head Coach, he possesses a 47-26-12 record in the ECHL.

Loh, 33, is the third-youngest Head Coach in the league and second-youngest in the conference, trailing Idaho’s Neil Graham and South Carolina’s Spiro Anastas.

Each look to continue multiple-season postseason streaks. Reading seeks its tenth straight postseason appearance in 2018-19, while Adirondack has qualified each of its first three ECHL campaigns.

Loh served as Adirondack’s Associate Head Coach in 2017-18 and Thunder assistant coach from 2015-17.

“Movember” Men’s Night vs. Adirondack: Nov. 10, 7:00 p.m.
Team Picture giveaway, pres. by Rieck’s Printing. Game 1 of our 3-game partnership with American Cancer Society – Package here

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. First-ever 3-D jerseys. Double-amputee, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced Saturday the team has acquired goaltender Austin Lotz from Jacksonville for future considerations. Lotz is in his third ECHL season and won two games with Reading in the 2016-17 campaign. He led Icemen netminders with 42 games played and 19 wins (19-19-1-1 record) last campaign, accruing a 3.02 goals against average and .891 save percentage (2 SO).

The Royals have also signed G Nick Niedert as an emergency backup goaltender (EBUG) for Saturday’s 7:00 p.m. home game vs. Adirondack.

Lotz began his career in 2016-17 with Rapid City, playing five games. Next, the 6-foot, 188-lb. goalie was loaned to the Royals from the Tuscon Roadrunners. In two games, he stopped 57 of 62 shots and helped Reading earn back-to-back wins vs. Wheeling and Adirondack. He returned to Rapid City for the remainder of 2015-16 and accrued a 1-7-2-0 mark (4.88 GAA, .847 sv.%).

Prior to turning pro, Lotz played five seasons in the WHL before turning pro. With Everett in 2013-14, Lotz won 31 games—five by shutout— and followed that up by winning twenty-five (with four shutouts) in 2014-15. In his final season of major junior with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Lotz sustained a season-ending injury after playing in just six games. In 170 total games in the WHL, Lotz compiled a record of 75-63-17 with a 2.96 goals against average and a .902 save percentage.

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. First-ever 3-D jerseys. Double-amputee, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

Reading, PA – Despite doubling the Adirondack Thunder in shots over the final two periods, the Reading Royals ran into netminder Alex Sakellaropoulos (38 saves) and fell, 3-1, Saturday at Santander Arena. Reading out shot the Thunder, 15-7, in the third period and Sakellaropoulos blocked all 14 Royals shots in the second. Reading’s only goal came from leading point scorer Alex Krushelnyski, who scored with five minutes to go in the first period. Angus Redmond made 25 saves in defeat.

Michael Huntebrinker is tied with Krushelnyski for a team-best 12 points. The second-year forward Huntebrinker extended his career-long ten-game point streak with a primary assist on Krushelnyski’s first-period goal. Huntebrinker has a point in every game he’s played this season.

Adirondack’s John Edwardh scored the game-winning goal and finished with three points to earn the Deibler Dental First Star. He scored with two seconds left in the first period and assisted on Dennis Kravchenko’s power-play insurance tally at 2:15 of the third.

Reading plays two of the next three games at home, starting next Fri., Nov. 16 vs. Newfoundland at 7:00 p.m. On Sat., Nov. 17 in a 7:00 p.m. rematch vs. the Growlers, the Royals will wear hockey’s first-ever 3-D jerseys and hand out 3-D glasses on the Veterans Day Game. Plus, grab a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities.

Box Score

For the second straight game, the Thunder netted the first goal courtesy of Jacob Reichert’s first professional goal. He slammed it in on the power play on a backhander from the top of the crease with 9:20 remaining in the first. Desmond Bergin received the primary assist and Edwardh got the secondary helper.

Four minutes later, Reading evened the score on Krushelnyski’s fourth of the season. After Frank DiChiara (secondary assist) swooped to the right post for a wraparound attempt, it struck off legs, Huntebrinker’s stick and found Krushelnyski left circle. He hurried a shot that beat Sakellaropoulos at the left post.

With two seconds remaining in the first, Edwardh scored on a wraparound at the right doorstep. Jake Linhart and Matias Cleland received assists.

In a scoreless middle frame, the Royals out shot the Thunder, 14-7.

Kravchenko dunked home a left circle rip at 2:15 of the third to provide the Thunder a two-goal edge. The man-up goal allowed the Thunder to finish 2-for-2 on the power play. The Royals were 0-for-4 on the man up.

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First-ever 3-D hockey jersey. First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. Double-amputee, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

3-D Jerseys go viral, Royals will wear them this Saturday vs. Newfoundland

Quote of the Week
Kirk MacDonald on the Royals scoring in the final second to tie Friday at Adirondack

“We’ve had big comebacks before, but I don’t think we’ve ever scored two in the last two minutes to tie it up since I’ve been around. It’s exciting, especially when you’re on the road.”

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, host two games at Santander Arena this week vs. Newfoundland, including Saturday’s Veterans Day Game where Reading will wear jerseys viewable by 3-D glasses and hand out rally towels to the first 2,500 fans (UGI Utilties).

Among notable media outlets, the jerseys have been featured on NBC Sports, ESPN’s Uni Watch, TSN and The Comeback, with more to come this week as Reading prepares to make history by becoming the first hockey team to wear a 3-D hockey jersey.

The Royals earned one point last week by forcing overtime with a goal in the final second Friday at Adirondack. It was the first time the Royals scored with less than a second left to get a contest to the extra session.

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. First-ever 3-D jerseys. Double-amputee, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

Team Record

5-3-1-3, 14 points, 3^rd North

Division Standings

Newfoundland – 22 points

Adirondack – 20 points

Reading – 14 points

Brampton – 13 points

Maine – 10 points

Manchester – 11 points

Worcester – 7 points

Weekly Results
Nov. 7 vs. Maine: L, 3-1
Nov. 9 at Adirondack: SOL, 3-2
Nov. 10 vs. Adirondack: L, 4-2

Big 3 Storylines
3) More on that last second

Josh MacDonald scored with half a second to go in the third period Friday vs. Adirondack, tying the game and allowing the Royals to complete a two-goal comeback to force overtime. Reading trailed, 2-0, with two minutes left and Brayden Low scored to cut the deficit to one with 1:58 remaining in regulation. The Royals scored two goals with a six-on-five skater edge. Last season, Reading only potted once at a six-on-five advantage.

MacDonald is the first player to score a tying goal for the Royals in the final second of the third period. Marc Cavosie is the only player in Reading history to tally a game-winning goal at 19:59 of the third, scoring a buzzer-beating tally vs. Trenton on Jan. 18, 2010.

Opposing squads have scored game-winning goals in the final second vs. Reading twice; in 2005-06 (Wheeling) and 2016-17 (Atlanta).

2) Huntebrinker approaching Willows territory
Michael Huntebrinker is riding a ten-game point streak, the second-longest point streak the Royals have had since Kirk MacDonald took over as Head Coach. Last campaign, Matt Willows scored at least a point in 15 straight games from Jan. 14- Feb. 24. During the stretch, Willows tied a Royals record by registering a goal in eight straight games (Joe Zappala, 2007-08).

The longest point streak in Royals history is 25 games, accomplished by Mike Kompon in the 2005-06 campaign.

Huntebrinker is tied for the team lead with 12 points (3g).

1) A chance to snap out of it
Reading has earned one point over the last three games and goes against the last-place Worcester (7 pts.) Wednesday. The matchup marks the sixth time in 13 games the Royals have played a team ranked at the bottom of a division. Maine has been sat in seventh in each of the three season-series meetings this season. The Mariners defeated Worcester twice this weekend to hop the Railers and knock Worcester to worst in the conference. The Railers have lost seven straight games, tied with Allen for the longest losing streak by an ECHL team this season.

Wheeling remains last in the league (5 pts.) and Reading earned three of a possible four points against the Nailers Oct. 27-28.

Regular season team leaders

Goals: Josh MacDonald (5)
Assists: Michael Huntebrinker (9)
Points: Alex Krushelnyski/Michael Huntebrinker (12)
+/-: Michael Huntebrinker/Steven Swavely (5)
PIM: Dan Milan (36)

Practice schedule
Monday – 11:00 a.m. Santander Arena
Tuesday – 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Santander Arena
Wednesday – Game 10:00 a.m. at WOR
Thursday – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Santander Arena
Friday – Game 7:00 p.m. vs. NFL
Saturday – Game 7:00 p.m. vs. NFL
Sunday – OFF Day
Monday – 11:00 a.m. Santander Arena

Royals Radio Recon: Next Show Mon., Nov. 12
Live from Jimmy G’s Railroad House from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Meet Royals players at Jimmy G’s Railroad House, 152 Woodrow Ave., Sinking Spring, PA. Listen on mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or via the Mixlr App.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

Wednesday morning hockey as Royals look to continue hot road ways

Worcester, MA – The Reading Royals (5-3-1-3, 14 pts., 3^rd North), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, are 3-0-0-2 on the road and at the DCU Center Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. to face the Worcester Railers (3-8-1-0, 7 pts., 7^th North). Wednesday marks the only morning game the Royals will play this season. The Royals are 1-0-0-0 in a.m. contests under Head Coach Kirk MacDonald, defeating Manchester in Nov. 2017.

The Royals are the only team in the league without a road regulation loss and Reading is averaging 3.8 goals per game away from Santander Arena. The squad has outscored foes, 19-16, in road contests. In minor professional hockey, only Reading and the AHL’s Rochester Americans have avoided losing on the road in regulation.

Reading is 1-0-1-0 against Worcester this season and the teams last played on the ECHL’s opening weekend Oct. 13-14. The Royals pounded the Railers, 6-4, in the last meeting as the squads each had three fighting majors and 27 PIM.

Saturday, Reading’s Alex Krushelnyski scored but dropped, 3-1, at home to Adirondack. Alex Sakellaropoulos blocked 38 shots.

The Royals return home for Special Olympics Night on Fri., Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Newfoundland. On Sat., Nov. 17, the Royals rematch the Growlers for Reading’s Veterans Day Game, featuring hockey’s first-ever 3-D Jerseys, a rally towel giveaway to the first 2,500 fans (UGI Utilties) and a special national anthem by Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks.

Listen to today’s game at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals, with coverage starting 15 minutes before puck drop.

4 needed
The Royals are 5-0-0-0 this season when netting at least four goals. By contrast, the Royals have scored two or fewer goals in six games (0-3-1-2). In three of Reading’s victories, the club has netted at least four in a period, which last happened in the third period to create a come-from-behind, 5-1 victory Oct. 28 vs. Wheeling.

The Royals multiple-strike ability has allowed it to salvage at least a point of late. On Nov. 9, the Royals scored back-to-back goals in the last 1:58 at Adirondack to tie the game at two, including a Josh MacDonald goal at 19:59 of the third to tie the game. The Thunder managed to win, 3-2, in the shootout.

Four of Reading’s five victories have been in come-from-behind fashion, including Reading’s Oct. 14 victory vs. Worcester.

Lotz loved Reading
Wednesday marks the start of Austin Lotz’s second stint with Reading. The Royals acquired Lotz Saturday from Jacksonville for future considerations. He last played for Reading in the 2016-17 after Tuscon loaned Lotz, then a rookie, to the Royals in Dec. 2016. He went 2-0-0-0 with Royals, surrendering five goals in two games to defeat division rivals Wheeling (26 svs, 2 GA) and Adirondack (31 saves, 3 GA). After defeating the Thunder, he completed the remainder of the 2016-17 regular season with Rapid City.

Last campaign, Lotz played his second professional season with Jacksonville, winning 19 of the team’s 26 games. He also topped team netminders with 42 games played, accruing a 3.02 goals against average and .892 save percentage.

Season-series assessment: Reading is 1-0-1-0 vs. Worcester
Through two games, the Royals and Railers each have a come-from-behind victory in the season series. After falling behind, 1-0, on Oct. 13 in the season opener, Worcester’s Barry Almeida tied to even the game at 1:04 of the second and Josh Holmstrom bagged an overtime-winning goal two minutes into the extra session.

Reading fell behind by one in the opening period, but scored two strikes in five minutes to take the lead for good in a 6-4 victory Oct. 14. Shane Walsh scored two goals Oct. 14 and leads all players in the series. Alex Krushelnyski matched a career high with three points in the win. The fifth-year forward has four points to top the Royals in the series.

Seven Royals have at least two points vs. Worcester this season, compared to three Railers (Barry Almeida, Josh Holmstrom, David Quennville).   

Huntebrinker’s point streak
Michael Huntebrinker’s point streak is at a career-long ten games after generating an assist on Reading’s lone goal Saturday vs. Adirondack. The assist to Alex Krushelnyski kept the two even for the squad’s points lead (12 points).

The native of St. Louis, MO has tied his longest point streak since his NCAA career began at Minnesota State in 2013. As a junior in 2015-16, Huntebrinker registered a personal-NCAA-best eight-game streak and completed the season with 19 points.

In his senior season, he generated 22 points at Minnesota State.

Last season, as a rookie, Huntebrinker mashed 20 goals and 41 points en route to being named to the 2018 CCM ECHL All-Star Classic. He became the ninth Royals rookie to score 20 goals in a season.

He scored five goals against the Thunder in last season’s regular-season series, including his first professional hat trick Dec. 30 vs. Adirondack.

Scouting Worcester
The Railers have dropped seven straight entering Wednesday (0-6-1-0) and have been outscored, 24-9, during the skid. The team last won Oct. 26 vs. Manchester, 4-3. Since that point, the Railers have been limited to two goals or fewer in each of the last seven. By contrast, Worcester has allowed at least three goals in six of the seven, including a 3-1 loss at Maine Saturday.

Netminder Evan Buitenhuis (1-3-1-0 record, 2.61 GAA, .921 sv.%) signed an AHL contract with Bridgeport last week. He has started back-to-back games since entering in relief of Mitch Gillam Nov. 7 at Newfoundland.

Worcester’s power play ranks 27^th (last) in the ECHL, scoring three goals on 45 chances (6.7%). David Quennville registered one of the team’s man-up goals vs. Reading Oct. 14.

Returning forward Woody Hudson leads the squad with seven points. Since netting a pair of goals opening weekend vs. Reading, forward Barry Almeida has tallied two more to extend to second-best on the team with four goals (6 pts.). Josh Holmstrom leads the Railers with five goals (5 pts.).

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. First-ever 3-D jerseys. Double-amputee, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.

Worcester, MA – Reading native Steven Swavely (2g) registered his second career multi-goal game and tied the contest at two with 53 seconds left in the third, but Worcester Railers forward Ivan Kosorenkov scored the shootout-winning strike to hand the Reading Royals their fourth shootout loss of the season, 3-2, Wednesday the DCU Center.

With six Royals skaters on the ice seeking a tie, Swavely deflected a right-point shot by Steve Johnson over Evan Buitenhuis’ shoulder for his second goal of the game. Shane Walsh also pinballed the puck on its way by Buitenhuis (win, 33 saves). The Royals have scored three “6-on-5” goals this season.

Kosorenkov beat Redmond on the blocker hand in the top of the first round of the shootout. Reading’s Michael Huntebrinker, Swavely and Adam Schmidt failed to score in the skills competition.

Reading plays its next two games at home, starting Fri., Nov. 16 vs. Newfoundland at 7:00 p.m. On Sat., Nov. 17 in a 7:00 p.m. rematch vs. the Growlers, the Royals will wear hockey’s first-ever 3-D jerseys and hand out 3-D glasses on the Veterans Day Game. Plus, grab a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities.

Angus Redmond has points in three of five decisions this season (0-2-0-3, 32 saves).

Box Score

Steven Swavely netted the game’s opening tally with 6:27 remaining in the first. Nick Luukko paddled the puck to the left half wall of the Railers zone. Worcester intercepted but left it free at the high slot. Swavely quickly turned to face the net and pounded it low and through Buitenhuis for his third of the season.

The Worcester man up netted the tying goal in the second. Mike Cornell powered it to the mid slot and the shot clicked off Tyler Barnes’ waving stick and in with 8:24 remaining in the second. Cornell and Tyler Mueller assisted.

Ivan Kosorenkov scored an unassisted goal to give Worcester a 2-1 edge at 15:51 of the third before Swavely’s tying marker.

Reading’s man up was 0-for-2, while the Railers went 1-for-4 on the power play.

Special Olympics Night vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Game with rally towel giveaway vs. Newfoundland: Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m.
First-ever 3-D hockey jersey. First 2,500 fans receive a rally towel, pres. by UGI Utilities. Double-amputee, Eagle Scout and Sixers anthem singer Ron C. Brooks will perform the Star Spangled Banner.

About the Royals
The Royals have been owned by serial entrepreneur Jack Gulati since 2014 and are entering their 18^th ECHL season. Proudly affiliated with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Reading plays in the Santander Arena, located in downtown Reading, PA at 700 Penn Street. The Royals won the Kelly Cup in 2013, have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons and are four-time division champions.

Listen to all Royals broadcasts at Mixlr.com/ReadingRoyals or by downloading the Mixlr App from the App Store or Google Play.