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Saturday, December 5, 2015
The Royal Road Ahead
Reading Looks to Snap Four Game Road Losing Streak in Round Two Against Manchester…
READING ROYALS @ MANCHESTER MONARCHS
VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA – MANCHESTER, NH
Game Time 7:00 PM – Royals Broadcast: 6:30 PM
REA Game No. 20: 9 – 9 – 0 – 1 = 19 (4th EAST)
MAN Game No. 21: 13 – 7 – 0 – 0 = 26 (2nd East)
Road Game No. 8: 2 – 5 – 0 – 0
Home Game No. 11: 7 – 3 – 0 – 0
Head-to-Head Game No. 2 of 10 (4 @ REA) (6 @ MAN)
REA v MAN: 0 – 1 – 0 – 0
NEXT GAME BETWEEN READING AND MANCHESTER
@ Manchester (Sunday, December 6, 2015 @ 3:00 PM)
ROYALS BROADCAST
RADIO: CBS Sports Radio (WIOV – AM) 1240 am and 98.5 fm in Reading
TELEVISION: Royals Road Games are televised live
in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on BCTV which can be found at
Comcast Reading Cable Channel 15,
Service Electric Cable Channel 19, Comcast Southern Berks Channel 965
INTERNET AUDIO: NeuLion via www.RoyalsHockey.com (headset icon) (free)
STREAMING VIDEO: ECHL.TV powered by NeuLion (Pay-Per-View)
ROYALS PRE-GAME NOTES
• Tonight, the Royals and Monarchs play the second of a three-game weekend series at Verizon Wireless Arena in
Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Last night, the Monarchs won the first game in the respective histories of the two teams, 3-2, in Manchester. In
that game, after a scoreless first, the Monarchs touched the Royals up for a power play goal early in the second;
and, although Reading tied the game with PPG of their own, Manchester scored goal in the second and never
trailed from that point forward. Reading did make a game of it with a late pulled goaltender, sixth attacker goal;
but it proved too little, too late.
• Reading’s loss last night stretched the team’s road losing streak to four (0-4-0-0), dating to a 6-1 loss to the
Wheeling Nailers on November 13. The Royals’ last win on the road came on October 23 in Elmira (5-1). The last
time that Reading lost more than three games in a row on the road was back in the 2009-10 season when the
Royals established a team record by dropping seven in a row on the road (01/22 – 03/02/10).
• The Monarchs scored their first goal in Friday’s game on their second power play chance of the evening. That
marked the first power play goal scored against the Royals on the road all season long. Reading’s PK has killed 19
of the 20 road power plays against this season (95.0%) (best in the league).
• Reading has allowed a power play goal against in three of the last four games (3 PPGA in 14 chances with the man
advantage = 78.6% kill ratio).
• The Royals’ first goal last night (by Justin Crandall), which tied the game at one 13:36 into the second period, was
only the fourth road power play goal that Reading has scored this season (4 PPG in 30 chances with the man
advantage = 13.3%).
• Reading was outscored 2-1 in the second period of Friday’s game and collectively are a minus-7 (-7) in the second
frame (20 goals for – 27 goals against).
• Reading’s second goal (by Mike Pereira) came with just 1:24 remaining in regulation with the goaltender pulled
and the sixth attacker on the ice. That marked the fourth sixth attacker goal scored by Reading in the last seven
games played—and three of those late game goals have been scored by Mike Pereira.
• The Royals were held to just twenty-two total shots in Friday’s game. That marked the fifth time this season that
Reading has been held to 25 or less shots, and the team has gone 1-4-0-0 in those games. The four shots
generated in the first period by Reading tied the team’s season low for a single period.
• Justin Crandall, who scored the Royals’ first goal, is riding a six game point streak (3g-3a). His goal on Friday
marked his third power play goal of the year, which is tied for second most amongst rookies in the league—as
well as second most on the Royals. Crandall’s 19 points (7g-12a) in sixteen games is tied for fourth most
amongst first year pros in the ECHL.
• Kevin Young picked up the primary assist on Crandall’s power play goal. He has seven points in his last eight
games (1g-6a=7pts). Young’s seven power play assists leads the team.
• Adam Comrie also registered an assist on Crandall’s goal, giving him eighteen points (8g-10a) in nineteen games,
which is second most amongst defensemen in the league.
• Mike Pereira, who leads the Royals with ten goals and twenty points, is riding a four game goal scoring streak,
which is the second longest active goal scoring streak in the league. He is tied for eleventh in league scoring.
NEXT UP FOR THE ROYALS
Reading Royals v Manchester Monarchs
@ Verizon Wireless Arena
Sunday, December 6, 2015 (3:00 pm Eastern Time)
NEXT UP: The Royals and Monarchs complete their three game weekend set tomorrow afternoon (Sunday,
December 6 @ 3:00 pm) at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The game day broadcast
for Sunday’s matchup can be heard live on CBS SportsRadio 1240 am and 98.5 in Reading, Pennsylvania,
starting with the pre-game warm-up show presented by Highmark Blue Shield at 2:30 pm Eastern Time. As
with all Royals’ road games this season, Saturday’s game will be televised live in Berks County, Pennsylvania,
on BCTV courtesy of Boscov’s Travel and Apple Vacations. Streaming audio is available free of charge on the
Royals’ website (follow the ‘headset’ icon); and streaming video is available on a pay-per-view basis through
ECHL.TV. Season Tickets for the 2015-16 Reading Royals ECHL season are currently available. For more
information about the Royals, call 610-898-7825 or log onto www.royalshockey.com.
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