On July 17th, 2024, Reading Royals announced the hiring of a new Assistant Coach, Ryan Anderson.
Anderson comes to Reading and the ECHL from the NAHL team, Amarillo Wranglers. Prior to being Head Coach of the Wranglers, Anderson served as Assistant Coach and Head Coach in the NA3HL for Corpus Christi IceRays and Texas Jr. Brahmas. He also served two seasons as Associate Head Coach in the NAHL for the Lone Star Brahmas before becoming Assistant Coach for the Texas Jr. Brahmas for part of the 2022-2023 season.
“I am so very humbled and honored to be chosen as the next assistant coach of the Reading Royals. This is an amazing opportunity, and I would like to thank Jason Binkley and David Farrar for choosing me. The opportunity to work for such a well respected organization like the Royals, along with our affiliates Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia was one that I feel lucky to have been given. I am excited to be moving to the Reading community and look forward to meeting our wonderful fans and supporters. This next step in my career would not be possible without the amazing support I have been given from my girlfriend Lori and my family back in Michigan.”
– Per Royals PR- Ryan Anderson on taking the Assistant Coach position in Reading
Before Anderson started his coaching career in hockey he served in the Navy for six years as an electronics technician. After serving four deployments, he was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia where he served as head coach of the Hampton Road Whalers 13U AA, 14U AA and 16U A teams. Anderson also served time as an assistant coach for their USP3HL club for part of the 2015-16 season.
In the 2015-2016, Anderson was brought on the Norfolk Admirals team and served as a video coach for the Norfolk Admirals in the ECHL where he spent the remainder of the 2015-16 season and the full 2016-17 seasons under the coaching staff of United States Hockey Hall of Famer, Robbie Ftorek.
“I am excited to get Ryan in here working with the players and acclimated with everything we are trying to accomplish here. The big thing for me in finding an assistant coach was the development aspect which Ryan covers very well. He has experience in this league and the junior ranks in developing players, and I am excited for him to work with the prospects Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley do allow us to work with. Everyone I spoke with about Ryan said he is a fantastic human being in and out of the locker room. He is going to be a big asset for our players moving forward.”
– Per Royals PR- Head Coach Jason Binkley on the hiring of Ryan Anderson
“We’re excited to bring Ryan on board as the Royals’ next assistant coach. Under Coach Binkley’s leadership, I’m sure Ryan and our hockey operations staff will be well prepared for the 2024-25 season as we head into the next era of Royals hockey.”
– Per Royals PR- Royals Team President David Farrar on the hiring of Ryan Anderson
