dŚĞt ĞĞŬůLJ ŽƵƌĐĞ&ŽƌZĞĂĚŝŶŐZŽLJĂůƐ, ŽĐŬĞLJ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶApril 2, 2012 Week No. 25

Tell Me When It’s Over...I Just Can’t Watch…

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Tuesday, April 3v Elmira Jackals (Sovereign Center)

Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 am et)Wednesday, April 4

v Elmira Jackals (Sovereign Center)Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)

Friday, April 6@ Elmira Jackals (First Arena)

Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)Saturday, April 7 (If Necessary)@ Elmira Jackals (First Arena)

Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)Monday, April 9 (If Necessary)@ Elmira Jackals (First Arena)

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

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS (2-0-1-0)Wednesday March 28, 2012 v Wheeling Nailers Win 3 - 0Friday March 30, 2012 @ Elmira Jackals OTL 2 - 3Saturday March 31, 2012 v Trenton Titans Win 6 - 4

FINAL TEAM LEADERSGoals Olivier Labelle 27Assists Yannick Tifu 39Points Yannick Tifu 59GWGs Olivier Labelle 5PPGs Olivier Labelle 13PP Points Denny Urban 22First Goals Olivier Labelle 5Shots Olivier Labelle 172PIMs Olivier Labelle 144Plus/Minus Denny Urban +15

Atlantic Division Final StandingsElmira 45 - 22 - 2 - 3 = 95

Wheeling 37 - 26 - 4 - 5 = 83

Reading 36 - 28 - 4 - 4 = 80

Trenton 21 - 41 - 4 - 6 = 52

TEAM GOALTENDING STATSWins Mark Owuya 16GAA Mark Owuya 2.63Save % Mark Owuya .930

LEADERS In The ECHLPoints ƵƐƟŶ' ĂnjĞůLJ;>D Ϳ 85Goals Eric Lampe (LV) 37Assists ƵƐƟŶ' ĂnjĞůLJ;>D Ϳ 60PIMs Devin DiDiomete (CHI) 281Plus/Minus Mathieu Aubin (CIN) +253rd D-Scoring Denny Urban (REA) 47

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Handing Off of History…

NOTES OF THE WEEK1. Reading went 2-0-1-0 this past week to complete the regular season on a season-long six game unbeaten streak (5-0-1-0). In the twelve games sinceMarch 12, the Royals have gone 9-2-1-0.

2. The Royals went 10-4-1-ϬŝŶƚŚĞĮ ŌĞĞŶŐĂŵĞƐƉůĂLJĞĚŝŶD ĂƌĐŚ dŚŝƐŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞĞůĞǀ ĞŶLJĞĂƌŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞZŽyals (and seventy-four sepa-rate months in which the team has played in the ECHL) that the team ever won ten games in a single month.

ϯ /ŶƚŚĞĮ ŶĂůĮ ŌLJŐĂŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌƐĞĂƐŽŶ dŚĞZŽLJĂůƐĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚĂƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨϮϵ-17-2-2, which translates into a win percentage of .620.

4. The Royals were the final team to qualify for the ECHL playoffs this season and will be the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and take on the top-ƐĞĞĚĞĚůŵŝƌĂ:ĂĐŬĂůƐŝŶƚŚĞŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞY ƵĂƌƚĞƌĮ ŶĂůƐ dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞǀ ĞŶƚŚƟŵĞ—ĂŶĚƚŚŝƌĚĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀ ĞůLJ;ϮϬϭϬϮϬϭϭΘϮϬϭϮͿ;ǁ ŚŝĐŚƟĞƐĂƚĞĂŵƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĞƚŝŶƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀ ĞLJĞĂƌƐ ϮϬϬϰ ϮϬϬϱ ΘϮϬϬϲͿ—that the team has qualified for the playoffs.

5. Reading earned a playoff berth with 80 points in the standings (36-28-4-ϰсϴϬͿ/ƚŝƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƟŵĞŝŶƚĞĂŵŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ team has qualified for the playoffs with 80 points. (In 2010, the team went 37-29-6=80). The Royals have never gained a playoff spot with less than 80 points.

6. The Royals won both home games played this past week, extending the team’s home win streak to a season-long four games. Nonetheless, the Royalsended the regular season with a home record of 15-17-1-ϯ ǁ ŚŝĐŚŝƐŽŶůLJƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƟŵĞŝŶƚĞĂŵŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŚĂǀ ĞŚĂĚ a losing record at home.ϳ dŚŝƐŵĂƌŬĞĚƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƟŵĞŝŶZŽLJĂůƐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚĞĂŵǁ ŽŶĨĞǁ ĞƌƚŚĂŶƚǁ ĞŶƚLJ-ŐĂŵĞƐĂƚŚŽŵĞĂŶĚƐƟůůƋƵĂůŝĮ ĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉlayoffs.

ϴt ŝƚŚƚŚĞŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞůŽƐƐŝŶůŵŝƌĂƚŚŝƐƉĂƐƚǁ ĞĞŬƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌƐĞĂƐŽŶǁ ŝƚŚĂƌŽĂĚƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨϮϭ-11-3-1. The ĞůĞǀ ĞŶƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƌŽĂĚlosses for Reading are the fewest in team history—and the twenty-one road wins are the second most in team history.

9. The Royals 3-0 win over the Wheeling Nailers last Wednesday marked the fourth shutout of the season for Reading. That is the third most shutouts inteam history. (The 2004-ϬϱƚĞĂŵŚĂĚĞŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐďůĂŶŬĞĚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĮ ǀ ĞƟŵĞƐ Ϳ

ϭϬD ĂƌŬK ǁ ƵLJĂŵĂĚĮ ŌLJ-five saves to register his second shutout in a span of three games last Wednesday. That is the most saves ever made in a shutout ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďLJƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŐŽĂůƚĞŶĚĞƌ;dŚĞƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐƌĞĐŽƌĚǁ ĂƐƐĞƚďLJD ĂƩ ĂůƚŽŶ ǁ ŚŽŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƚLJ-eight saves in the ‘shutout-shootout’ game against theWheeling Nailers last season—on February 18, 2011. Ironically, the opposing goaltender in that game was Wheeling’s Patrick Killeen, who was also the op-ƉŽƐŝŶŐŐŽĂůƚĞŶĚĞƌŝŶK ǁ ƵLJĂ ƐƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĞƫ ŶŐƐŚƵƚŽƵƚůĂƐƚt ĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJͿ

ϭϭ dŚĞϱϱƐŚŽƚƐĂůůŽǁ ĞĚƚŽƚŚĞEĂŝůĞƌƐŵĂƌŬĞĚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚƟŵĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŐĂǀ ĞƵƉĮ ŌLJŽƌŵŽƌĞƐŚŽƚƐ—and the secoŶĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚK ǁ ƵLJĂĨĂĐĞĚmore than that amount. On December 9, 2011, in a 4-Ϯǁ ŝŶŽǀ Ğƌt ŚĞĞůŝŶŐK ǁ ƵLJĂŵĂĚĞĮ ŌLJ-Į ǀ ĞƐĂǀ ĞƐŽŶĮ ŌLJ-seven Nailer shots.

12. The Royals gave up 2735 shots against this year (average of 37.99 shots per game against), which is more shots than the team has ever faced in the elev-en year history of the team. Reading generated 2038 shots on the opponent’s goals this year, which is fewer shots than the Royals have ever had in teamhistory. The minus-727 (-ϳ Ϯϳ ͿƐŚŽƚĚŝī ĞƌĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ—is the greatest gap in shots-for and shots-against ever experienced by the team.

ϭϯ K ǁ ƵLJĂ ǁ ŚŽƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀ ĞŐĂŵĞƐĨƌŽŵD ĂƌĐŚϮƵŶƟůƚŚĞϯ -Ϭǁ ŝŶŽǀ Ğƌt ŚĞĞůŝŶŐŽŶt ĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ;ĂŌĞƌǁ ŚŝĐŚŚĞǁ ĂƐrecalled to the Toron-to Marlies), went 9-2-0-0 in his last eleven games with Reading—which included a season-long four game win streak in his final four with the team. 14. In twenty-five games with the Royals, Owuya compiled a 16-5-2-1 record. His sixteen wins led goaltenders on the team; his 2.63 goals against average ǁ ĂƐƟĞĚ;ǁ ŝƚŚh ƚĂŚ ƐŶĚƌĞǁ ŶŐůĞĂŐĞͿĨŽƌĞůĞǀ ĞŶƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůĞĂŐƵĞŚŝƐϵϯϬƐĂǀ ĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞǁ ĂƐƟĞĚ;ǁ ŝƚŚ' ǁ ŝŶŶĞƩ Ɛ:Ğī :ĂkaiƟƐͿĨŽƌƚŚĞůĞĂŐƵĞůĞĂĚ

15. The Royals 3-ϮŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞůŽƐƐƚŽƚŚĞůŵŝƌĂ:ĂĐŬĂůƐŽŶ&ƌŝĚĂLJŶŝŐŚƚĚƌŽƉƉĞĚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŽϵ-8 in the seventeen games tŚĂƚǁ ĞŶƚďĞLJŽŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƟŵĞĨŽƌZĞĂĚŝŶŐŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ;ϱ-ϰŝŶŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞĂŶĚϰ-ϰŝŶƚŚĞƐŚŽŽƚŽƵƚͿdŚŝƐĞƋƵĂůƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŵŽƐƚƟĞƐŝŶĂƐŝŶŐůĞƐĞĂƐŽŶŝŶƚeam history. The 2003-04 Roy-ĂůƐƟĞĚƚǁ ĞŶƚLJƟŵĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƚĞĂŵǁ ĞŶƚϭϬ-10 in those games. (The 2007-ϬϴZŽLJĂůƐĂůƐŽŚĂĚƐĞǀ ĞŶƚĞĞŶƟĞƐĂŶĚŚĂĚĂŶŝĚĞŶƟĐĂů9-8 record.)

April 2, 2012 Week Number Twenty-FiveReading Royals Weekly Release

LAST WEEK’S TRANSACTIONS03/27/12 Delete D ĂƌĐĂŶƟŶ D Placed on 3-Day Injured Reserve03/28/12 Add Dave Cowan D ĐƟǀ ĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵϮϭ-Day Injured Reserve

Add Kenny Ryan F Assigned from Toronto Marlies (AHL)03/29/12 Add Tyler Brenner F ĐƟǀ ĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵϳ -Day Injured Reserve

Delete Tyler Brenner F Recalled to Toronto Marlies (AHL)Delete Mark Owuya G Recalled to Toronto Marlies (AHL)Add Brad Eidsness G Signed as Emergency Back-Up Goaltender

03/30/12 Add D ĂƌŬĂŶƟŶ D ĐƟǀ ĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵϯ -Day Injured ReserveDelete Brad Eidsness G Delete as Emergency Back-Up GoaltenderAdd Brad Eidsness G Signed to Amateur Tryout AgreementDelete Chris Doyle F Placed on 3-Day Injured ReserveDelete Colten Hayes D Placed on Bereavement Leave

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. The OTL to the Jackals on Friday night snapped a string of five straight games ƚŚĂƚǁ ĞƌĞƌĞƐŽůǀ ĞĚŝŶŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞƚŚĂƚǁ ĞŶƚĨĂǀ ŽƌĂďůLJƚŽƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐ

2.^Ğǀ ĞŶŽĨƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐƐĞǀ ĞŶƚĞĞŶƟĞƐƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶǁ ĞƌĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞ:ĂĐŬĂůƐ The Royals went 2-5 in those games (2-ϮŝŶŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞĂŶĚϬ-3 in theshootout). Ten of the sixteen games played between Reading and Elmirawere decided by one goal. The Royals went 3-2-2-3 in those games.

3. In the sixteen games played between the Royals and Jackals, the Royalscompiled a record of 5-6-2-3. Elmira is one of four teams (out of eleven differ-ent clubs played) against whom Reading had a losing record. The others werethe Chicago Express (1-3-0-0), the Florida Everblades (2-4-0-0) and the SouthĂƌŽůŝŶĂ ƟŶŐƌĂLJƐ;Ϭ-3-1-0).

4. The OTL in Elmira on Friday ran the Royals record to 11-2-2-1 in the sixteengames played on the road on Friday this season. Overall, the Royals went 16-5-2-1 on Fridays—which was the best day of the week for Reading.

5. The Royals held a 2-ϬůĞĂĚϭϬϰϬŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŝŶ&ƌŝĚĂLJƐŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞůŽƐƐin Elmira. That marked the twenty-ƐĞĐŽŶĚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŚĞůĚĂůĞĂĚwithin a game and did not register the win (0-14-4-4), establishing a team rec-ord in that regard. This game also marked the tenth game this year that theRoyals ‘blew’ a two-goal lead (and in one of those games, the team held twoseparate two-goal leads).

6. Nine of the Royals’ twenty-two blown lead games were against the Jackals (0-4-2-3). Reading was unable to hold two-goal leads in seven of those games.

7. Overall, Reading compiled a record of 23-13-3-ϯĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƚůĂŶƟĐŝǀ ŝƐŝŽŶ 5-6-0-1 against teams from the North Division; and 8-9-1-0 against the South.

ADDITIONAL NOTES OF THE WEEK1. The Royals 6-ϰǁ ŝŶŽǀ ĞƌdƌĞŶƚŽŶŽŶ ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJŵĂƌŬĞĚƚŚĞĞŝŐŚƚŚĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀ Ğǁ ŝŶĨŽƌƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞdŝƚĂŶƐ /ŶƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶŐĂŵes against Trenton thisseason, the Royals went 9-3-1. Reading also won nine games against the Wheeling Nailers this season (9-4-0-0).

Ϯ ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJŵĂƌŬĞĚƚŚĞϵƚŚƟŵĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƚŚĂƚZĞĂĚŝŶŐƐĐŽƌĞĚϲŽƌŵŽƌĞdŚĞZŽLJĂůƐǁ ĞŶƚϵ-0-0-0 in those games; and 22-2-0-0 when scoring 4 or more.

3. The Royals scored a total of 229 goals this year (3.18 per game) and allowed 235 goals against (3.26 per game). This is only ƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƟŵĞŝŶƚĞĂŵŚŝƐƚŽͲƌLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŚĂǀ ĞŚĂĚĂŶĞŐĂƟǀ ĞŐŽĂůĚŝī ĞƌĞŶƟĂů;-6) and qualified for the playoffs. The 09-10 team had a (-21) goal diī ĞƌĞŶƟĂůŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌƐĞĂƐŽŶ

4. Yannick Tifu ended the regular season riding an eight game point streak (5g-6a=11pts). Tifu’s two-point game (1g-1a) in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Wheel-ing was his third straight two-ƉŽŝŶƚŐĂŵĞĂŶĚŚŝƐƚĞĂŵůĞĂĚŝŶŐƐĞǀ ĞŶƚĞĞŶƚŚŵƵůƟ-ƉŽŝŶƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŝŶĮ ŌLJ-two games as a Royal. Tifu’s 59 points withReading (20g-39a) led the team—as did his 39 assists. Tifu was second on the team (to Denny Urban) in plus-minus, playing to a plus-ϭϰ;нϭϰͿŝŶŚŝƐƟŵĞwith the Royals. Including his seventeen games with the Chicago Express, Tifu ended the regular season with 70 points (23g-47a) which placed him sixth inƚŚĞ, > ƐƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƌĂĐĞdŚŝƐŵĂƌŬĞĚƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞŝŶdŝĨƵ ƐƐŝdžLJĞĂƌƉƌŽĐĂƌĞĞƌƚŚĂƚŚĞƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚƐĞǀ ĞŶƚLJŽƌŵŽƌĞƉŽŝŶƚƐŝn a single season.

ϱ ĞŶŶLJhƌďĂŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚŵƵůƟ-point games on Wednesday (1g-1a) and Saturday (1g-ϭĂͿŐŝǀ ŝŶŐŚŝŵĞůĞǀ ĞŶŵƵůƟ-point performances which led defense-men on the team. Urban’s goals in those two games both proved to be game winners. Urban who also had the GWG in Reading’s 7-0 against Trenton onSaturday, March 24 (giving him 3 GWGs in five games played), ended up with four game winners—ǁ ŚŝĐŚƟĞĚĨŽƌƐĞĐŽŶĚ;ǁ ŝƚŚzĂŶŶŝĐŬTifu) on the team toOlivier Labelle, who had five GWGs. Urban, who was the only Royal this season to play in all seventy-two regular season games for the team (the seventh ƉůĂLJĞƌŝŶƚĞĂŵŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŽƉůĂLJĞǀ ĞƌLJŐĂŵĞŝŶĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐĞĂƐŽŶǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐͿůĞĚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐǁ ŝƚŚƚǁ ĞŶƚLJ-two power play points (5g-17a). Urban conclud-ed the regular season with 47 points (12g-ϯϱĂͿǁ ŚŝĐŚƉůĂĐĞĚŚŝŵƚŚŝƌĚŝŶĚĞĨĞŶƐĞŵĞŶƐĐŽƌŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ, >;ĂŶĚƟĞĚĨŽƌƚĞŶƚŚĂŵŽngst first year pros in the league). Urban led the Royals this year in plus-minus, playing to a plus-15 (+15). (He played to a plus-ϭϲŝŶĮ ŌĞĞŶŐĂŵĞƐƉůĂLJed in March.)

6. Yannick Riendeau completed the regular season on an eight game point (and assist) streak (4g-11a). Riendeau ended the season with a career high 45points (13g-32a) in forty-three games.

7.Casey Haines assisted on the Royals’ game winner by Denny Urban on Wednesday, as well as the Royals sixth goal in Saturday’s 6-4 win over Trenton.Haines ended the regular season with eight assists over his final seven games. Haines ended the season with thirty-four points (11g-ϮϯĂͿŝŶĮ ŌLJ-four games,tying his total last season with the Royals in his first year as a pro.

8. Ian O’Connor scored the game’s first goal in Friday’s 3-ϮŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞůŽƐƐŝŶůŵŝƌĂ That was his first ‘first goal’ of the season. O’Connor also scored his second short-handed goal of the season (the other came on November 30 as a member of theStockton Thunder) in Saturday’s game. O’Connor also assisted on the first goal in ƚŚĂƚŐĂŵĞĂƐŚĞƌĂĐŬĞĚƵƉŚŝƐƐĞĐŽŶĚŵƵůƟ-point game (in twelve played) as aRoyal. O’Connor played to a plus-4 (+4) in his 12 games with the team.

9. O’Connor’s short-handed goal on Saturday night was the 11th SHG of the yearĨŽƌZĞĂĚŝŶŐǁ ŚŝĐŚǁ ĂƐƟĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƌĚďĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞůĞĂŐƵĞ—but it was actually thefewest SHGs the Royals had since 03-04.

April 2, 2012 Week Number Twenty-FiveReading Royals Weekly Release

FINAL NOTESϭ ƚŚĂŶŽdžƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚŚĂƩ ƌŝĐŬŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌĨŽƌƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐǁ ŚĞŶŚĞbagged three in the 6-4 win over Trenton on Saturday. In that game, he scoredthe game’s first goal (his third ‘first goal’ of the year)—which was also his first ŐŽĂůĂƐĂZŽLJĂůĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŐŽĂůůĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚ dŚĂƚĐŽŵͲƉůĞƚĞĚŽdžƐƐĞĐŽŶĚŚĂƩ ƌŝĐŬŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ;, ĞĂůƐŽďĂŐŐĞĚĂƚƌŝĨĞĐƚĂŽŶE Žǀ ĞŵͲber 11 as a member of the Alaska Aces.) .2. Kenny Ryan scored the Royals’ second goal in the 3-ϮŽǀ ĞƌƟŵĞůŽƐƐŝŶůŵŝƌĂ Ryan registered 4 points (3g-1a) in his last 4 games with the Royals.

3.Ray Macias recorded 5 assists in his last 6 games with the team. The Royalshad record of 23-10-3-2 in the 38 games played with the Royals this year.4. Reading’s power play came through with the first goal of Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Wheeling, but was held off the board in the next ten chances with the man advantage. The Royals’ PP was held off the board in ten of the last four-ƚĞĞŶŐĂŵĞƐƉůĂLJĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚĞĂŵ;ĂŶĚϯϯƟŵĞƐŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƐŽŶͿŐŽŝŶŐϰĨŽƌϰϳ ŝŶƚŚĂƚƟŵĞƐƉĂŶ;ϴϱй ƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƌĂƟŽͿK ǀ ĞƌĂůůƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐǁ ĞŶƚϱϬĨŽƌϮϵϮŽŶƚŚĞƉŽǁ ĞƌƉůĂLJƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ;ϭϳ ϭй ƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƌĂƟŽ—9th in the league).ϱ dŚĞĮ ŌLJƉŽǁ ĞƌƉůĂLJŐŽĂůƐƐĐŽƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŝƐƚŚĞĨĞǁ ĞƐƚĞǀ Ğƌscored by the team in the eleven year history of the team. The 292 power playchances for the team was also the fewest in team history. In four of the team’sĞůĞǀ ĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŚĂĚĂůŽǁ ĞƌƉŽǁ ĞƌƉůĂLJƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƌĂƟŽƚŚĂŶϭϳ ϭй ϲ dŚĞZŽLJĂůƐƉĞŶĂůƚLJŬŝůůĞƌƐďůĂŶŬĞĚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶďŽƚŚǁ ŝŶƐƚŚŝƐƉĂƐƚǁ ĞĞŬThe PK held the opponents’ PP off the board in six of the last nine games of the season (and thirty-ƚǁ ŽƟŵĞƐŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌͿ—killing 24 of the lastϮϳ ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ;ϴϴϴй ŬŝůůƌĂƟŽͿK ǀ ĞƌĂůůƚŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƐŚĂǀ ĞĂůůŽǁ ĞĚϱϭWW' ŝŶϮϳ ϲĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞƉŽǁ ĞƌƉůĂLJǁ ŚŝĐŚŝƐĂϴϭ ϱй ŬŝůůƌĂƟŽ—eleventh in the league.6. The 51 power play goals against the Royals this year is the second fewestallowed in team history—the team only allowed 50 PPGA in 2004-05. The Roy-ĂůƐŚĂĚĂŬŝůůƌĂƟŽůŽǁ Ğƌ;ŝ Ğǁ ŽƌƐĞͿƚŚĂŶϴϭ ϱй ŝŶĨŽƵƌŽĨƚŚĞƚĞŶƐĞĂƐŽŶƐƉƌŝŽƌto this year.

ROYALS 2011-12 TEAM AWARDS

Scrapper of the Year Presented by V&M Towing…….Kyle NeuberHeart Award…………………………………………………………..Casey HainesRookie of the Year………………………………………………….Denny UrbanhŶƐƵŶŐ, ĞƌŽ D ĂƩ ĂƌƵĂŶĂIronman………………………………………………………………..Denny UrbanDefensive Player of the Year………………………………..Derrick LaPointOffensive Player of the Year………………………………….Olivier Labelle Most Valuable Player……………………………………………..Yannick TifuFan’s Choice Award………………………………………………..Yannick Tifu