Forward Radel Fazleev and Defenseman Reece Willcox Assigned
January 20, 2017 - 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 forward Radel Fazleev (Ruh dell fahz LAY ehv) and defenseman Reece Willcox have been assigned by the Flyers from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League to Reading.
Fazleev (6'1/192) (21), a first year pro who was born in Kazan, Russia, has ten points (3g-7a) and sixteen penalty minutes in thirty-four games with the Phantoms this season. A sixth round pick of the Flyers in 2014, Fazleev was a member of the silver medalist Team Russia in the 2016 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. In 168 games of major junior with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, Fazleev recorded 147 points (42g-105a) and 94 penalty minutes.
Willcox (6'4/211) (22), who hails from Surrey, British Columbia, has five points (2g-3a) and six penalty minutes in twenty-seven games with the Phantoms in his first season of pro. A fifth round pick of the Flyers in 2012, Willcox played four seasons at Cornell University, where he received the team's Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award in his senior season. An All-Ivy League First Team selection in 2016, Willcox registered twenty-nine points (5g-24a) and thirty-nine penalty minutes in 120 total games with the Big Red.
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33 Radel Fazleev Kazan, Russia FORWARD
HT: 6'1" WT: 192 DOB: 01-07-96 (21) SHOOTS: L
Career Notes:
v Member, Team Russia U-18 World Junior Championships, Lappeenranta - Imatra, Finland (2014)
v Selected by Philadelphia Flyers, Sixth Round (#168 Overall), NHL Entry Draft (2014)
v Member, Silver Medalist Team Russia, U-20 World Junior Championships, Helsinki Finland (2016)
v Led Team, Scoring (19g-52a71pts), Calgary Hitmen, WHL (2015-16)
Royals-Related Transactions:
v Assigned by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) from Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) to Reading Royals (ECHL), 01/20/17
-----Regular Season----- -----Playoffs----- SEASON TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIMS GP G A PTS PIMS
2013-14 Calgary Hitmen WHL 38 5 20 25 12 6 3 4 7 0
2014-15 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 18 33 51 36 17 4 10 14 6
2015-16 Calgary Hitmen WHL 59 19 52 71 46 5 0 0 0 6
2016-17 Lehigh Valley AHL 34 3 7 10 16
Major Junior Totals 168 42 105 147 94 28 7 14 21 12
Pro Totals 34 3 7 10 16
44 Reece Willcox Surrey, BC DEFENSE
HT: 6'4" WT: 211 DOB: 03-20-94 (22) SHOOTS: R
Career Notes:
v Selected, Most Promising Player, Merritt Centennials, BCHL (2010-11)
v Selected, Defenseman of the Year and Academic Award, Merritt Centennials, BCHL (2011-12)
v Selected, Second Team All-Star, British Columbia Hockey League (2011-12)
v Member, Gold Medal Championship Team Canada West, World Junior A Challenge (2012)
v Selected by Philadelphia Flyers, Fifth Round (#141 Overall), NHL Entry Draft (2012)
v Led Team, Blocked Shots (70), Cornell University (2013-14)
v Led Defensemen on the Team, Plus-Minus (+2), Cornell University (2014-15)
v Led Team, Blocked Shots (63), Cornell University (2015-16)
v Selected, All-Ivy League First Team, Cornell University (2015-16)
v Selected, Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award, Cornell University (2015-16)
Royals-Related Transactions:
v Assigned by Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) from Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) to Reading Royals (ECHL), 01/20/17
-----Regular Season----- -----Playoffs----- SEASON TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIMS GP G A PTS PIMS
2010-11 Merritt Centennials BCHL 53 5 9 14 16 4 1 2 3 0
2011-12 Merritt Centennials BCHL 52 5 18 23 26 9 2 2 4 6
2012-13 Cornell University ECAC 34 0 5 5 8
2013-14 Cornell University ECAC 32 2 5 7 19
2014-15 Cornell University ECAC 21 1 3 4 10
2015-16 Cornell University ECAC 33 2 11 13 2
Lehigh Valley AHL 6 1 2 3 8 -- -- -- -- --
2016-17 Lehigh Valley AHL 27 2 3 5 6
US College Totals 120 5 24 29 39
Pro Totals 33 3 5 8 14 -- -- -- -- --
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