Jake Smith

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 12/21/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals met for the eighth time this season, almost a third of Adirondack’s games. Coming into the game Adirondack was without Kevin O’Neil, Shaw Boomhower, and Darian Skeoch In the first, it would be T.J. Friedmann, who got his stick on a shot from Dylan Wendt to open up the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Reading Royals vs Adirondack Thunder | 12/07/2024

The Adirondack Thunder came into Saturday Night needing a win after an abysmal performance on Friday Night. For the first time all season, Head Coach Pete MacArthur would give the nod to David Fessenden, who would make his first career start after signing with Adirondack in the off-season. The Parker, Colorado native would be tested […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 11/29/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals met on Friday Night for the first of two games this weekend from Cool Insuring Arena. Once again, the Thunder would fall behind early as Jake Smith forced a turnover behind the net and fed Matt Brown in front for his second of the season to open up the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Reading Royals | 11/20/2024

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster

The season-ending rosters will include up to 20 players and can’t include anybody who didn’t sign an ECHL Contract in the 23-24 season. The Orlando Solar Bears announced that 12 forwards, six defensemen, and two goalies made the roster. FORWARDS: Darik Angeli, Kelly Bent, Tyler Bird, Alexandre Fortin, Alex Frye, Jesse Jacques, Spencer Kersten, Brayden […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Complete Future Considerations

It’s the first of a few important upcoming dates for the ECHL and teams are starting to complete trades from the past season called Future Considerations. The Reading Royals have announced their list. Royals will receive one player and deal three players Receiving: Grant Hebert: Reading Royals will receive forward Grant Hebert from Allen Americans. […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 03/30/2024

GLENS FALLS- It was a packed house on Saturday Night for the second night of Stick It To Cancer Weekend in Glens Falls, as 5,083 fans came out to cheer on the Thunder and support a great cause. Before the game even got underway, things looked a little different on the ice as Darian Skeoch […]

PHOTOS: Reading Royals vs. Maine Mariners – 03/16/2024

PORTLAND, Maine – Saturday night, the Maine Mariners took on the visiting Reading Royals in the first of a two-game back-to-back weekend series. After a scoreless first period, Jimmy Lambert opened up the scoring for Maine in the second. Alex Kile would give the Mariners a shorthanded goal, followed by an even-strength goal from Brooklyn […]

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits Transactions | 02/21/2024

Greenville, SC—The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have made some roster moves in the last day after playing three games last week. Yesterday, they traded forward/left-wing Jake Smith to the Reading Royals in exchange for future considerations. Smith was an elite one-timing sniper on the Rabbits’ power play, but he unfortunately fell short when it came to […]

ECHL Weekly Recap: Florida Everblades | 01/22-28/2024

The Florida Everblades had a roller-coaster week. They started the week within one point of a playoff spot, moved into a three-way tie for second, and then fell back into fifth. The Everblades entered their game on Wednesday against the Atlanta Gladiators on a four-game winning streak. That streak came at the expense of the […]