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ECHL Reading Royals

Defensemen Maxim Lamarche and Jesper Pettersson Loaned To

October 15, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, today announced that defensemen Maxim Lamarche and Jesper Pettersson have been loaned by the Flyers from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL to the Royals.

In separate transactions also undertaken today, the Royals (i) signed forward Kris Newbury to an ECHL Standard Players Contract; (ii) placed Todd Perry on the 21-Day Injured Reserve List; (iii) placed forward Zach Hall on the ECHL Reserve List; (iv) placed defenseman Bobby Gertsakis on the ECHL Reserve List; and (v) released defenseman Matt Chiarantano from his SPC.

Maxim Lamarche

This marks the third stint in Reading for Lamarche (6'3/217) (24), a fourth year pro from Laval, Quebec, who served as the team's captain last season. He began the season in Reading and scored four goals and assisted on six others (ten points) in the first twenty-one games of the season before he was recalled to Lehigh Valley. While with the Phantoms, he proceeded to bag his first career AHL goal-a second period power play goal that gave Lehigh Valley a 4-3 come-from-behind lead that the team would not relinquish over the Hershey Bears on December 18, 2015. While with Lehigh Valley, Lamarche recorded six total points (1g-5a) and twenty-one penalty minutes in twenty-nine total AHL games before being loaned to the Royals on March 29. He finished out the regular season with Reading, which included scoring a goal and picking up an assist in 4-3 loss to the Wheeling Nailers on April 8. Lamarche, who ended up leading the Royals by playing to plus-15 (+15) in twenty-seven total regular season games, led all defensemen on the team with eleven points (3g-8a) in fourteen playoff games with the team.

In his first season with the Royals, 2014-15, Lamarche recorded a personal career-high thirty-two points (9g-23a) and fifty-six penalty minutes in sixty games with the Royals, earning him Defenseman of the Year honors for the team. Lamarche led the Royals in plus-minus, playing to a plus-24 (+24), which tied for the best single season plus-minus in Royals' history. In eighty-seven career regular season games with the Royals (forty-fourth all-time) he has recorded forty-four points (14g-30a) and ninety-six penalty minutes. In his time with the Reading, he has played to a collective plus-39 (+39), which is second all-time only to Bryant Molle (+55 in 191 regular season games with Reading).

Lamarche, who split his rookie season (2013-14) between the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL and the then-Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL, has recorded a total of sixty points (18g-42a) and 166 penalty minutes in 185 total pro games, forty-eight of which have been played in the AHL (1g-7a8pts, 32 pims).

Prior to turning pro, Lamarche played five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the vast majority of which was played with Baie-Comeau Drakkar. In his overage season with Baie-Comeau, Lamarche led all defensemen on the team with forty-three points (9g-34a) in fifty-three regular season games, while playing to a plus-31 (+31). Lamarche added eleven points (3g-8a) in nineteen post-season contests for Baie-Comeau, who advanced all the way to the championship finals before being knocked off by the Halifax Mooseheads, who would also go on to win the 2103 Memorial Cup. In 252 career QMJHL games, Lamarche registered 113 points (20g-92a) and 269 penalty minutes.

Jesper Pettersson

Pettersson (5'9/189) (22), who hails from Stockholm, Sweden, will be entering his third year of North American pro. Last year, Pettersson split the season between the Lehigh Valley and Reading, where he registered twenty points (4g-16a) and twenty penalty minutes, while playing to a plus-12 (+12) in forty-three ECHL games. He also played twenty-four games (1g-2a) for the Phantoms. A seventh round pick of the Flyers in 2014, Pettersson has registered thirty points (7g-23a) and sixty-seven minutes in 118 total pro games. Prior to coming to North America, Pettersson had an extensive run in the Swedish junior ranks, which including playing with the Swedish Junior National Team that claimed the Silver Medal in the 2014 World Junior Championships Under-20 tournament.

Season Sixteen for the Royals kicks off THIS EVENING Saturday, October 15) with a rock and roll bang as the Pat McGee Band hits the stage for the Opening Night Block Party, which will be set up on Penn Street directly adjacent to Santander Arena. Things will heat up at 4 pm and lead directly into the pre-game activities for the Royals season opener against the Elmira Jackals (@ 7:00 pm). Fans will be treated to what promises to be the most exciting season-launching, pregame presentation in team history, and everyone will be part of the effort to take the energy to the next level with "BOOM-BOOM" sticks that will be given out to all in attendance courtesy of Reading Health System.

4 Maxim Lamarche Laval, QC DEFENSEMAN

HT: 6'3" WT: 217 DOB: 07-11-92 (24) SHOOTS: R

Career Notes:

v Third on Team, Scoring by a Defenseman (4g-21a25pts), Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL (2011-12)

v Led Team, Scoring by a Defenseman (9g-34a43pts), Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL (2012-13)

v Second on Team, Plus-Minus for a Defenseman (Plus-31), Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL (2012-13)

v Led Team, Playoff Scoring by a Defenseman (3g-8a11pts), Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL (2013)

v Member, QMJHL President's Cup Championship Finalist Team, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL (2013)

v Tied Team Record (Led Team), Plus-Minus (+24), Reading Royals, ECHL (2014-15)

v Tied for Team Lead, Goals by a Defenseman (9), Reading Royals, ECHL (2014-15)

v Selected, Team Defenseman of the Year, Reading Royals, ECHL (2014-15)

v Served as Team Captain, Reading Royals, ECHL (2015-16)

v Led Team, Plus-Minus (+15), Reading Royals, ECHL (2015-16)

v Led Team, Playoff Scoring by a Defenseman (3g-8a11pts in 14 games), Reading Royals, ECHL (2016)

Royals-Related Transactions:

v Signed to Entry Level NHL Contract by Philadelphia Flyers, 06/01/13

v Assigned by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) from Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) to Reading Royals (ECHL), 10/06/14; Recalled to LHV, 10/29/14; Assigned to REA, 11/07/14; Recalled to LHV, 01/01/15; Assigned to REA, 01/05/15; Recalled to LHV, 03/10/15; Assigned to REA, 03/19/15; Recalled to LHV, 03/28/15; Assigned to REA, 03/30/15.

v Assigned by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) from Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) to Reading Royals (ECHL), 10/08/15; Recalled by PHL / Reassigned to LHV, 12/07/15; Reassigned by PHL from LHV to REA, 03/29/16.

v Signed by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) to One-Way AHL Contract (Lehigh Valley Phantoms), 08/01/16; Loaned by PHI from LHV to Reading Royals (ECHL), 10/15/16

-----Regular Season----- -----Playoffs----- SEASON TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIMS GP G A PTS PIMS

2009-10 Victoriaville QMJHL 33 3 10 13 21 -- -- -- -- --

Baie-Comeau QMJHL 29 3 1 4 20 -- -- -- -- --

2010-11 Baie-Comeau QMJHL 67 4 24 28 98 -- -- -- -- --

2011-12 Baie-Comeau QMJHL 68 4 21 25 67 8 0 4 4 12

2012-13 Baie-Comeau QMJHL 55 9 34 43 63 19 3 8 11 28

2013-14 Adirondack AHL 12 0 1 1 7 -- -- -- -- --

Elmira ECHL 50 3 5 8 38 -- -- -- -- --

2014-15 Reading ECHL 60 9 23 32 56 7 1 2 3 16

Lehigh Valley AHL 7 0 1 1 4 -- -- -- -- --

2015-16 Reading ECHL 27 5 7 12 40 14 3 8 11 6

Lehigh Valley AHL 29 1 5 6 21 -- -- -- -- --

Major Junior Totals 252 23 90 113 269 27 3 12 15 40

ECHL Totals 137 17 35 52 134 21 4 10 14 22

AHL Totals 48 1 7 8 32 -- -- -- -- --

Pro Totals 185 18 42 60 166 21 4 10 14 22

8 Jesper Pettersson Stockholm, SWE DEFENSEMAN

HT: 5'9" WT: 189 DOB: 07-16-94 (22) SHOOTS: R

Career Notes:

v Member Gold Medal Championship Team, TV-Pucken (U-16) Tournament, Stockholm (2009-10)

v Selected, Allsvenskan Best Defenseman, Linkoping J-18 (2010-11)

v Member, SM Gold Medal Championship Team, Linkoping HC J20 (2011-12)

v Member, Silver Medalist Team, U18 World Junior Championships, Team Sweden (2012)

v Member, Silver Medalist Team, U20 World Junior Championships, Team Sweden (2014)

v Selected by Philadelphia Flyers, Seventh Round (#198), NHL Entry Draft (2014)

Royals Transactions:

v Signed by Philadelphia Flyers to 3-Year NHL Entry Level Contract, 07/14/14

v Assigned by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) to Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL), 09//25/15; Assigned from LHV to Reading (ECHL),11/11/15; Recalled to LHV, 11/21/15; Assigned to REA, 12/15/15; Recalled to LHV, 12/26/15; Assigned to REA, 01/14/16; Recalled to LHV, 02/28/16; Assigned to REA, 03/02/16

v Assigned by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) to Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 09/28/16; Loaned by LHV to Reading Royals (ECHL), 10/15/16

-----Regular Season----- -----Playoffs----- SEASON TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIMS GP G A PTS PIMS

2008-09 Flemingsbergs IK J18 D-2 22 6 7 13 42

Flemingsbergs IK J18 Elit 6 0 2 2 2

2009-10 Flemingsbergs IK J18 Elit 24 6 7 13 20

Flemingsbergs IK J20 D-1 7 0 3 3 8

2010-11 Linkoping HC J18 J18 Elit 19 2 3 5 22

Linkoping HC J18 Ja8 Alls 13 3 3 6 72 5 1 1 2 6

Linkoping HC J20 S-Elit 3 0 0 0 0

Sweden U17 (all) INT-Jr 6 2 2 4 10

2011-12 Linkoping HC J18 J18 Alls 1 0 0 0 0

Linkoping HC J20 S-Elit 41 3 13 16 30

Sweden U18 WJC-18 6 1 1 2 4

Sweden U18 (all) INT-Jr 21 4 2 6 42

2012-13 Linkoping HC J20 S-Elit 18 3 9 12 14

Linkoping HC SHL 14 1 2 3 6

Sweden U20 (all) INT-Jr 5 0 0 0 8

2013-14 Linkoping HC J20 S-Elit 7 2 4 6 29 1 0 0 0 2

Linkoping HC SHL 48 0 1 1 30 3 0 0 0 0

Sweden U20 WJC-20 6 0 0 0 14

Sweden U20 (all) INT-Jr 16 0 2 2 26

2014-15 Lehigh Valley AHL 51 2 5 7 35 -- -- -- -- --

2015-16 Lehigh Valley AHL 24 1 2 3 12 -- -- -- -- --

Reading ECHL 43 4 16 20 20 14 1 6 7 8

ECHL Totals 43 4 16 20 20 14 1 6 7 8

AHL Totals 75 3 7 10 47 -- -- -- -- --

NA Pro Totals 118 7 23 30 67 14 1 6 7 8

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