Reading Royals

ECHL: Reading Royals Looking for First Win on Home Ice

The Reading Royals return home for their first game on home ice against the Trois-Rivières Lions. The team hopes to ring in their first win in front of fans sporting their orange jerseys for the first time this season. The Royals began their season with a three game series in Newfoundland, starting the season the […]

Former Hershey Bear, Reading Royal, and IceHog Garrett Mitchell Retires

Garrett Mitchell, the former Hershey Bear and Reading Royal captain of the Rockford IceHogs, recently announced that he has officially retired from professional hockey at the age of 31. Mitchell played for the IceHogs the last three seasons and put up 20 points in 120 games over this period. With the Reading Royals, in 2019-20, […]

ECHL: The King of the Pride, Coach James Henry

The Reading Royals have faced quite a bit in the last few years, with numerous playoff runs that had nail-biting finishes that left Royals’ fans begging for more. One man saw those glorious moments and has risen through the ranks to become the newest coach to Royals, former Adirondack Thunder forward James Henry. James Henry […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Sign Brayden Low

The Orlando Solar Bears announced this afternoon, August 4th, that they have signed forward Brayden Low for the 2023-24 season. Low grew up in Steveston, British Columbia, where he played locally with the Richmond Minor Hockey Association. Low has played 298 ECHL games between the Rapid City Rush, Quad City Mallards, Wichita Thunder, and Reading […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce Preseason Games

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Reading will continue a tradition that has gone on since 2017 (Excluding the 2020 COVID season) of the home and home preseason games between the two clubs. Unlike the NHL, not all teams will play preseason games, but for those who do, it’s a great chance for teams to take […]

ECHL: Former Reading Royals’ Forward Announces Retirement

This week, former Reading Royals’ forward, spending this past season in Slovakia, announced his retirement from professional hockey. Former Royals’ forward and fan favorite Michael Huntebrinker, announced his retirement from professional hockey this week. Huntebrinker spent this past season in Slovakia playing for HKM Zvolen. He appeared in 50 games with the Slovakian team scoring […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Trade Keegan Iverson and Acquire Two Defensemen at Future Considerations Trade Deadline

The ECHL Future Considerations deadline was today at 1:00 MST. On February 5, 2023, the Rush made a trade with the Norfolk Admirals that saw Jimmy Soper come to the Rush. In exchange, the Norfolk Admirals got future considerations. This Keegan Iverson trade completes the future considerations from the February Trade. With the Rush Keegan […]

ECHL: Reading Royals’ Wall of Honor Member Wins His Third Stanley Cup

The Vegas Golden Knights have just won their first Stanley Cup in team history, with one of the Royals’ greatest tallying his third cup win since joining the NHL. Royals’ former goaltender, Jonathan Quick, won his third Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Release Protected List with Many Big Names Not Returning

The Reading Royals released their protected list for the 2023-24 season with many names that will not be returning and some that may be a bit surprising to see. The Reading Royals protected list goes as follows: Twelve Forwards: Patrick Bajkov, Solag Bakich, Alec Butcher, Jackson Cressey, Brendan Hoffmann, Tyler Kirkup, Tyler Kobryn, Yvan Mongo, […]

ECHL: Reading Royals’ 2022-23 Points Leader Signs in Germany

Reading Royals’ points leader, Charlie Gerard, signed with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers in the DEL for the 2023-24 season. Fans were not excited to hear the news as he has become quite the player in Reading, totaling 76 points for the season. Charlie Gerard made quite the impact during his two seasons with the Reading Royals, […]