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dt^&ZZ,/February 6, 2012 Week No. 17

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(Photos Courtesy of Al Larson)

Upcoming Games

Friday, February 10

v Elmira Jackals (Sovereign Center)

Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)

Saturday, February 11

v Elmira Jackals (Sovereign Center)

Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)

Sunday, February 12

@ Wheeling Nailers (Cambria Cty. Mem. Arena)Game Time: 4:05 pm et (Broadcast: 3:35 pm et)

Wednesday, February 15

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Game Time: 11:00 am et (Broadcast: 10:30 am et)

Friday, February 17

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Game Time: 7:00 pm et (Broadcast: 6:30 pm et)

LAST WEEKS RESULTS (2-1-0-0)

Wednesday February 1, 2012 @ Florida Everblades Win 4 - 2

Friday February 3, 2012 @ Florida Everblades Loss 0 - 8

Saturday February 4, 2012 @ Florida Everblades Win 5 - 4 ot

TEAM LEADERSGoals Olivier Labelle 18

Assists Ryan Cruthers, x Yannick Riendeau 20

Points Olivier Labelle 35

GWGs Olivier Labelle 4

PPGs Olivier Labelle 9

PP Points Denny Urban 16

First Goals Olivier Labelle 3

Shots Ryan Cruthers 129

PIMs Olivier Labelle 101

Plus/Minus Dale Mitchell +7

Atlantic Division Standings Wheeling 26 - 16 - 2 - 1 = 55

Elmira 26 - 16 - 1 - 2 = 55

Reading 20 - 20 - 3 - 3 = 46

Trenton 15 - 24 - 3 - 3 = 36

TEAM GOALTENDING STATSWins x Mark Owuya 7

GAA x Mark Owuya 2.78

Save % x Mark Owuya .929

LEADERS In The ECHLPoints Eric Lampe (LV) 58

Goals Eric Lampe (LV) 34

Assists :'ZE 43

PIMs Alex Penner (COL) 173

Plus/Minus x Chad Costello (COL) +21

PP Assists by Rookies Denny Urban (REA) 14

GAME BROADCASTSAll Royals Games are Available on

the Royals Broadcast Network Presented by

Boscovs Travel and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

on ESPN Radio 1240 am. Streaming Audio is availa-

ble free of charge on the Royals website

www.royalshockey.com.

All Road Games Can Be Seen on BCTV and

Game Video Is Also Available On A Pay Per Game

Basis Provided Through America One

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Available At 99.3 fm Courtesy of Deibler Dental

READING ROYALS

WEEKLY RELEASE

RADIO RECONTuesday Night From 6 to 7 pm

Join us at Jimmy Gs Railroad House Sports Bar and

Restaurant (152 Woodrow Ave., 610-678-1177)

Tuesday, February 7

Head Coach Larry Courville

Dennis McCauley and Zach McKelvie

Royal Image of the Week

Birds Eye View

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TOP NOTES OF THE WEEK1. The Royals went 2-1-0-0 in a three game set against the Florida Everblades in Estero, Florida, this past week, pushing the teams record to .500 (20-20-3-3) for the four-

/ -four games since December 8, 2011, the Royals have gone 13-9-1-1.

2. The three game series in Florida closed out a season long six game road trip for the Royals, during which the Royals went 4-2-0-0. Reading currently leads the league

-8-2-1).

3. With last Wednesdays win over Florida, the Royals have now beaten every team in the ECHLs Eastern Conferencewith the3 exce^^

Z Z -3-1-0). Overall, Reading is 7-6-1-0 against the

South Division with four more games to play against teams from the South (two against Florida and two against Greenville).

4. The Royals scored the games first goal in both wins in Florida this past week. The Royals have scored first in seventeen of the twenty-six road games played so far thisseason and have compiled a record of 12-3-1-1 in those games. (The Royals are 2-5-1-1 when scoring first at home).

Z&t -2 win for Reading. Reading is 3-1-0-0 in the four games played on the road this

-1-1-0 at home in those circumstances).

6. The Royals were trailing the Everblades (3-4) when the two teams entered the third period in Saturdays 5- Reading. That was the Royals fourth road

win of the season that the team won despite entering the third period trailing the home team (4-7-1-0). At home the Royals are 1-8-0-

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e third period on the road, where the team has

scored twenty-eight goals and allowed 23 (+5). In every other period (home, road and overall), the Royals are a minus with respe

8. Saturdays win for Reading marked the teams eleventh come from behind win of the year for the team.

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10. The 5-4 OT win in Florida on Saturday ran the Royals record in one-goal games on the road to 8-1-2-1. (At home the Royals are 2-4-1-2 in games decided by one goal.)

11. Last Fridays 8-0 loss to the Everblades was the second worst loss in the eleven year history of the Royals with respect to d

experienced by the Royals in team history came back on December 27, 2002, when Reading was defeated 13-nes.) Fridays game marked the

Z&& in the second period, marking the fourth

Z12. Fridays game was Readings third shutout against this seasonand the second in a span of six games. The team record for being shutout in single season is five, which

was set in the inaugural season (2001-02) and equaled in 2003-04.

d&&Z ponents home ice on Friday night (8-1-1-1).

14. In Wednesdays 4-2 win, Florida pounded the Royals net (and goaltender Jussi Rynnas) with 49 shots. That marked the twenty-s

span of five games) that the Royals had allowed more than forty shots against. The Royals average giving up 38.54 shots against per gamenineteenth in the league.

15. Kenny Ryan scored the first goal of the game in both of the Royals wins this past week.He also registered an assist in Wedne -point

game in fourteen played for the Royals this year.

16. Denny Urban assisted on the power play goal by Kenny Ryan that started the scoring in Wednesdays win. That was Urbans fourteenth power play assist of the sea-

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^Z -handed. That was Urbans first short-handed goal as a pro (and the teams seventh SHG of the

seasonh -Z -point games with Reading this year. This

year, Urban has a total of twenty-five points (6g-19a), which is tenth amongst defenseman in the leagueand second amongst first-year d-men.

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, -point game in 14 played with the Royals.

18. Dave Cowan scored the third--breaking game winning goal on Wednesday in Florida. That was Cowans first goal as a pro. He is the eleventh different player

to score a GWG for the Royals this season.

February 6, 2012 Week Number SeventeenReading Royals Weekly Release

LAST WEEKS TRANSACTIONS02/01/12 Add Aaron Lewicki F Tra ded from Tole do Wa lleye

Add Ryan Blair D Traded from Toledo Walleye

Add Dave Cowan D -Day Injured Reserve

A dd Kar el S t. L aurent G A ssig ned by Pro videnc e Bruins ( AH L)

D ele te Rob Kwiet D Placed on 3-Da y Injured Re serv e

0 2/03 /1 2 A dd D F Assigned from Toronto Marlies (AHL)

A dd Za ch M cK el vi e D A ss ig ne d from P rov id en ce B ru in s (AH L)

Transfer >> D From 7-Day Injured Reserve to 21-Day IR

Tr an sf er Rob K wi et D Fr om 3 -D ay I nj ure d R es erv e t o 7 -D ay I R

D ele te Ra y Macias D Placed on 3-D ay I njured Res erve

Delete D^ F Traded to Wheeling Nailers (Mikael Bedard)

02/ 05/ 12 D ele te Aa ron L ew ic ki F Tra de d t o I da ho S te el he ad s ( fu tu re s)

CLOSING NOTES

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the Royals were playing with the man advantage. That was Mitchells thirteenth

goal this season as a Royal and his second PPG. He also assisted on a pair of goals

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at least a point in seven of his last ten games with the Royals (3g-7a), has twenty-

four points (13g-11a) in twenty-four games with Reading. He is playing to a plus-

seven on the season, which leads the Royals.

2. Casey Haines also assisted on the late third-period game-tying goal by Denny

Urban on Saturday night. Haines picked up a pair of assists in that game to regis-

-point game of the year. Haines has had at least a point in ten of

his last fourteen games with Reading (4g-9a=13a).

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mid-way into the third period. McCauley has three goals in his last seven games

with Reading.

4. Yannick Tifu, who along with Olivier Labelle assisted on the Royals game win-

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game winner on Saturday night. That was his second game winner of the year for

the Royals. Tifu has registered at least one point in seven of his last nine games

with the Royals (4g-4a=8pts). In twenty-six games with Reading this year, T ifu has

twenty-eight points (9g-19a).

5. Goaltender Jussi Rynnas started all three games for the Royals this past week

and five of the last seven for the team. He made a North American pro career-

high forty-seven saves to register the win on Wednesday and won his first over-

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LETS RAISE A GLASS TO PATTY NOECKER!On Friday, February 10, Royals Equipment Manager Pat Noecker will be

inducted into the Reading Eagle Wall of Honor And First 1500 Fans

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SPECIAL TEAMS1. The Royals scored a power play goal in each of the two games the team won this

past week (2-11). The PP was held off the board in Fridays loss

the past sixteen games that the power play was blanked. The PP has gone 6 for 61 over

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2. The Royals penalty killers kept the Florida power play off the board on Wednesday

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