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Royals Release Training Camp Roster

October 4, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, today released the team's 2007-08 Training Camp Opening Roster, which includes eleven forwards, nine defensemen, and four goaltenders. Training camp kicks off for the Royals on Friday, October 5, at 10:00 am at the Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex (3103 Papermill Road, Wyomissing, PA; 610-376-2100). Training camp on-ice sessions are open to the public.

Included in the Royals' Training Camp Roster are two players recently signed by the team, defenseman Victor Uchevatov ["oo cheh VAH tahv"] and forward Matt Stefanishion ["STEF ah NIH shun"]. Uchevatov (6'4"/225 lbs) (24), who hails from Angarsk, Russia, played twenty-four games for the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL last season, picking up an assist and sixteen penalty minutes. A second round pick of the New Jersey Devils in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Uchevatov also played three games last year with New Mexico in the Central Hockey League. A seventh year pro, Uchevatov comes into this season having played 284 total pro games, and all but fifteen of those games have been played in the AHL with Albany, San Antonio, Rochester and Milwaukee. In his rookie season last year, Stephanishion (6'3"/225 lbs.) played fifty-six games with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL, scoring sixteen goals and assisting on twenty-four others (forty points), while also amassing ninety penalty minutes. Stefanishion, who played two seasons of college hockey at Ferris State University and turns twenty-four on Friday, also played three games with the Hershey Bears of the AHL last season.

A complete list of all players currently on the Royals Training Camp Roster is set out below. The Royals' home opener is on Saturday, November 3, 2007, against the Cincinnati Cyclones. Royals' full Season Tickets and Total Choice Flex Plans are now on sale. To obtain more information on becoming a part of Royals' hockey, call 610-898-PUCK to speak with Royals' ticket representative or visit the Royals website, www.royalshockey.com.

READING ROYALS 2007-08 TRAINING CAMP OPENING ROSTER

Forwards

Chris Blight

Matt Herneisen

Brock Hooton

Patrick Jarrett

Charlie Kronschnabel

Ned Lukacevic

Dany Roussin

Kevin Saurette

Matt Stefanishion

Mitch Stephens

Joe Zappala

Defensemen

Chad Allan

P.J. Atherton

Shawn Germain

Donny Grover

Rob LaLonde

Josh McClellan

Mike Salekin

Kevin Schaeffer

Victor Uchevatov

Goaltenders

Curtis Darling

Kris Mayotte

Jon Quick

Jeff Pietrasiak

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