
Evan Barratt Assigned to Royals by Flyers
December 5, 2022 - ECHL (ECHL) - Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced Monday that forward Evan Barratt has been reassigned to the club by the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL).
Barratt, 23, joins defenseman Mason Millman as two NHL contracted players on the Royals' roster.
The Bristol, PA native, played two regular season contests with the Phantoms with an assist earned on Sunday, Nov. 20th.
Prior to Lehigh Valley, the 6-0 foot, 187-pound forward skated for the Rockford Ice Hogs, AHL affiliate to the Chicago Blackhawks. Across 92 games in three seasons (2020-23) with Rockford, Barratt totaled 42 points (19 G, 23 A), 95 PIM and 131 shots on goal. The forward has one goal and seven shots in five Calder Cup Playoff contests. He was selected by Chicago in the third round (90th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
Barratt skating for the Rockford Ice Hogs (2020-23)
Barratt played collegiately at Penn State (2017-20) where he totaled 95 points (39 G, 56 A) and 117 PIM in 98 NCAA career games. He set a Penn State record of 11 consecutive games with a point (10/12-11/23/18). He was named to the 2020 All-Big Ten Second-Team, the 2019 All-Big Ten First-Team and was a 2019 Hobey Baker Award Nominee.
On November 3, 2018, his lacrosse-style goal ("The Michigan") against Arizona State went viral after it was included in ESPN's Top 10 Plays. At the international level, Barratt represented his country as a member of the United States National Team of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He registered 41 points (16 G, 25 A) in two seasons (2015-17) and helped lead the U.S. to the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championship. He also won the silver medal with Team USA during the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Barratt played for Team Comcast (13U, 14U, 16U) for three seasons (2012-15) as well as The Hun School in the USHS-Prep league located in Princeton, New Jersey.
The Royals open a three-game series against the Allen Americans on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:00 p.m. at Santander Arena which continues with games on Friday, December 9th and Sunday, December 11th. The series features all promotional games at the arena! Learn more about 6-1-0 Night, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the Undie Sunday promotional games and see the full ~ promotional schedule ~ now!
Upcoming Games:
6-1-0 Night - Dec. 7 vs. Allen
Celebrate the community and area code of Reading with deals on tickets and drinks around the concourse!
$6.10 for Green Zone tickets
College Students ONLY pay service fees for a ticket
$5 "Buy One, Get One" tickets for students with a valid .edu email address
$1 beers at select locations
'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Dec. 9 vs. Allen
Post-game LIVE auction for specialty jerseys
Ugly sweater contest
Acoustic Christmas sing-a-long with Matt Pless
Bring your stocking for early presents from the Royals, at info desk
4 for $60 deal including 4 tickets, hot dogs, drinks, and thundersticks presented by Deibler Dental
Post-Game Party at the DoubleTree
$2 off craft beers 6-7:00 PM
Santa Claus appearance
Undie Sunday - Dec. 11 vs. Allen
Toss your newly packaged underwear on the ice after the first Royals goal to donate it to charity
Post-game skate with players
$1 hot dogs, popcorn, and chips at select locations
Captain Underpants coloring contest + book collection giveaway
Four-Game Plan
Join the Reading Royals for FOUR of our biggest games of the year at home! Four-game plan ticket package includes tickets to the following specialty games:
Affiliation Night - January 28th @7:00 p.m.
Pink in the Rink - February 4th @7:00 p.m.
St. Hattrick's Day - March 18th @7:00 p.m.
Fandemonium - April 15th @7:00 p.m.
In addition to a ticket to each game, you will get a burger and soda per ticket, as well as a Royals hat. Contact the Royals front office for pricing details. Quantities are limited so reserve your seat now!
2022-23 Season Memberships
Reading Royals season tickets, flex memberships and group tickets are available for the 2022-23 season by visiting the Royals' box office at Santander Arena or by calling 610-898-7825.
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![]() Forward Evan Barratt with Penn State |
![]() Forward Evan Barratt with the Rockford IceHogs |
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