Meehan and Sevigny Loaned to Reading by Lehigh Valley; Golder Recalled by Lehigh Valley
ECHL Reading Royals

Meehan and Sevigny Loaned to Reading by Lehigh Valley; Golder Recalled by Lehigh Valley

Published on March 7, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that defensemen Ben Meehan and Vincent Sevigny have been loaned to Reading by Lehigh Valley. Additionally, forward Carson Golder has been recalled by Lehigh Valley from his loan to Reading.

Meehan, 24, has recorded a team-high 27 assists and 34 points to go along with a blue-line leading seven goals through all of Reading's 52 games this season, one of two players to skate in every game for the Royals on the 2025-26 campaign (Brandon Saigeon). A fifth round, 140th overall, selection by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Walpole, Massachusetts native has played three games for Lehigh Valley on the 2025-26 campaign, his first-full professional season, where he had no points and a -1 rating. This is Meehan's third loan to Reading after previously being loaned on Oct. 31.

Meehan signed an AHL deal with the Phantoms on July 23, 2025 following a two-game stint with the Iowa Wild of the AHL in the spring of the 2024-25 season after concluding a five-season NCAA career at UMASS-Lowell.

Sevigny, 24, has registered six points (1g-5a) and 23 PIMs in ten games played with the Royals this season. Since signing an AHL deal with Lehigh Valley on Feb. 9th, the Quebec City, Quebec native has totaled two points (2a) and 23 penalty minutes in five games with Reading, as well as skated in three games with Lehigh Valley posting a +2 rating. Before signing with Lehigh Valley, Sevigny was on four Professional Tryouts this season, earning his first with Hartford on Oct. 16th, second with Lehigh Valley on Oct. 30th and previous two with Syracuse on Nov. 27th and Dec. 15th.

Sevigny has played in 103 career AHL games between Syracuse, Lehigh Valley, the Bridgeport Islanders and Laval Rocket scoring 22 points (6g-16a) in his AHL career. A 2025 Kelly Cup champion with the Lions, Sevigny amassed 19 points (4g-15a) in 49 regular season games with the Lions before he added seven points (2g-5a) and a +13 rating in 18 Kelly Cup Playoff games.

Across 164 pro career regular season games, Sevigny has accumulated 47 points (11g-36a) between the AHL and ECHL. He's added seven points (2g-5a) in 18 Kelly Cup Playoff career games, all with Trois-Rivières in 2025.

Golder, 23, earns his third recall by Lehigh Valley following his third loan to Reading this season on Feb. 22 where he recorded an assist for one point in three games. With the Royals this season, the Smithers, British Columbia native has registered a team-high 13 goals and 27 points (13g-14a) through 37 games. Golder signed an AHL contract with Lehigh Valley on July 23, 2025 entering his third professional season.

The 6'0", 196-pound, left-shot forward played his first two seasons in the Winnipeg Jets organization, where he logged nine points (2g-7a) in 25 games with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) and 60 points (23g-37a) in 73 games with the Norfolk Admirals (ECHL).

Across 140 professional career games, Golder has logged 96 points (48g-48a) with 87 points (46g-41a) in 110 ECHL career games and 9 points (2g-7a) in 30 AHL career games.

Prior to making his professional debut in the AHL with Manitoba on April, 15, 2023, where he recorded an assist for his first pro point, Golder played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) between the Victoria Royals, Edmonton Oil Kings and Kelowna Rockets, amassing 69 points (34g-35a) across 164 games played. In 2022, he aided the Oil Kings to the Ed Chynoweth Cup as Western Hockey League champions with eight points (3g-5a) in 16 WHL playoff games.

Check out the Reading Royals Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



ECHL Stories from March 7, 2026


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central