On Monday, July 29th, 2024, Reading Royals announced they have signed veteran forward Todd Skirving for the 2024-2025 season.
Skirving is joining the Royals for his seventh season, with six seasons played in the ECHL. Skirving’s six-year professional career includes one game in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies during the 2022-2023 season. Skirving also has two Kelly Cup championships, with the Newfoundland Growlers in the 2018-2019 season and the Florida Everblades in the 2023-2024 season.
“I am excited to start a new chapter with the Reading Royals organitzation. Over the past several weeks, it seemed more fitting that Reading would be my next landing spot. I’m eager to build on the foundation set by Coach Binkley, his staff, and the returning players. The goal will be to make the playoffs and chase a second championship for the organitzation. I am looking forward to catching up with the fans that I have met over the years, while meeting some of the fans I haven’t met yet. It’s an exciting time on Penn St. and I look forward to seeing everyone soon.”
- Per Royals PR- Todd Skirving on signing with Reading
In 301 ECHL regular season games, Skirving has totaled 149 points. He has 197 penalty minutes. He has played for the Orlando Solar Bears, Utah Grizzlies, Atlanta Gladiators, Newfoundland Growlers, and Florida Everblades. Skirving has dressed in 64 Kelly Cup playoff games during the post-season, during five post-season runs. He went to the post-season with Atlanta in the 2017-2018 season, Newfoundland in 2018-2019, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and Florida in 2023-2024. He has notched six goals with 12 assists in the post-season.
“Getting Todd is a big deal for this team and this organization. Todd had the opportunity to pick anywhere and he picked to come here. To have a two-time Kelly Cup champion and someone with his experience want to be here in Reading and be apart of this team is something that not only our players, but our fans and organization will benefit from. He is going to bring a lot of leadership and experience across his five years in the division so he knows how to make new players feel welcomed and feel like professionals from the start. What Todd is going to provide off the ice will be just as, if not, more important than what he brings us on the ice.”
- Per Royal PR- Head Coach and GM Jason Binkley on signing Skirving
After Newfoundland ceased operations on April 2nd, 2024, Skirving signed with the Florida Everblades. Skirving played five seasons with the Growlers. He served as Alternate Captain from 2021-2023 and Team Captain from 2023-2024. Skirving represented the Growlers at the 2023 All-Star Classic. During the 2022-2023 season, Skirving set career highs with goals at 31 and assists at 27. He was tied for the team lead in goals in the post-season Kelly Cup playoff run at 8 in the 2022-2023 season.
Before his professional career, Skirving played four seasons at Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) in the NCAA. With the Tigers, he was a part of three NCAA Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Championships and registered 19 goals with 32 assists in the span of 127 games. Skirving played two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede along with a season in the BCHL between the Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings.
