
Forward Ben Gordon Returns to Reading
March 1, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced that forward Ben Gordon has been returned to the Royals from the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. In other transactions announced today, defensemen Ryan Donald and Alain Goulet have been recalled from the Royals to the Providence Bruins of the AHL. In other transactions announced today, the Royals (i) signed goaltender Caylin Relkoff to an Amateur Tryout Agreement; (ii) placed forward Vladimir Nikiforov on the 3-Day Injured Reserve; and (iii) moved defenseman Cody Wild from the 3-Day Injured Reserve to the 7-Day IR.
Gordon, a third year pro from International Falls, Minnesota, was loaned to the Senators on February 23. He played three games with Binghamton, scoring a goal in the Senators' 7-4 win over the Syracuse Crunch on February 26. Gordon has three points (1g-2a) and two penalty minutes in nine total AHL games with the Senators and Rochester Americans this season. Gordon leads the Royals in goals (22) and points (48) in forty-six games with the team. In 114 career games with Reading, Gordon has registered 135 points, which is five points shy of becoming the team's all-time leading scorer.
This is the second recall of the season for Donald, a first year pro from St. Albert, Alberta. He played three games with the P-Bruins in early November without registering any points or penalty minutes. Donald registered twelve points (3g-9a) and a team leading 101 penalty minutes in forty-five games with the Royals. At the time of his recall, he was also playing to a team leading plus-19 (+19) for Reading, which is tied for third in the ECHL in that category. Goulet, a second year pro from Kapuskasing, Ontario, played one game for the P-Bruins without registering any points or penalty minutes prior to being assigned to Reading on October 13. He registered nineteen points (4g-15a) and twenty-nine penalty minutes in forty-three games with the Royals.
Relkoff (6'2/206) (24) ["RELL koff"] recently completed his senior season at SUNY-Morrisville, where he compiled a record of 9-13-1 with a 3.63 goals against average and an..898 save percentage with one shutout. Relkoff is the all-time leader in career saves made for SUNY-Morrisville. Wild, a third year pro from North Providence, Rhode Island, was placed on the 3-Day Injured Reserve on February 26. He has eleven points (1g-10a) and four penalty minutes in twenty-five games with the Royals. Nikiforov, a third year pro from Hauppage, New York, had been activated off the 7-Day Injured Reserve on Sunday and picked up an assist in the Royals 6-4 loss to the Gwinnett Gladiators that day. Nikiforov has two assists and eight penalty minutes in fourteen games with Reading this year.
The Royals return to action on Wednesday (March 2 @ 7:35 pm) when the team will visit U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio to face the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Royals game day broadcast will kick off with the pre-game warm-up show presented by The Works at Wyomissing on the Royals Broadcast Network (WRAW 1340 am in Reading, www.1340wraw.com) at 7:05 pm. You can also catch all of the Royals away games this season on Royals TV exclusively on BCTV courtesy of Boscov's Travel, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Season tickets for the Royals' 2010-11 season are currently available. To become a part of Royals hockey, call 610-898-PUCK or log onto www.royalshockey.com .
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