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Rookie Forward Greg Hogeboom Has Three Goals and Twelve Assists in Ten Games For Reading Royals

December 8, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, today announced that forward Greg Hogeboom was named as the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for the month of November. Hogeboom, playing in his first full pro season, scored three goals and assisted on twelve others in the ten games he played for the Royals in November. Hogeboom, a native of Etobicoke, Ontario, had at least one point in seven of those ten games, and in six of them picked up more than one point, including a streak of five consecutive multi-point outings from November 11 through 25. One of his three goals during the month was a first goal-game winner in the Royals 5-0 win over Trenton on November 22. During the month, Hogeboom played at a plus five and was re-called to Manchester for one game. A fifth round draft pick of the Kings in 2002, Hogeboom has continued his scoring trend into the month of December, as he is currently riding an eight game point streak, during which he has bagged five goals and picked up eleven assists.

The Royals play in Johnstown, Pennsylvania against the Chiefs on Friday night (7:30 p.m.), and then will return home to take on the Long Beach Ice Dogs this Saturday night (7:05 pm) at the Sovereign Center. The first fifteen hundred fans through the doors will receive a Royals' car magnet, courtesy of Capital Blue Cross. Saturday's game is also the first Faith & Family night of the season, sponsored by Chick-fil-A and the Auto Spa of Wyomissing, and features a live post-game performance by Paul Good. In addition, fans are encouraged to bring stuffed animals to the game for the annual Teddy Bear Toss. After the Royals score the team's first goal, fans can throw the teddy bears on the ice - all bears will be collected and donated to Toys for Tots and other underprivileged children in the community. The Royals will face the Long Beach Ice Dogs again on Sunday afternoon (1:05 pm). The first one thousand fans will receive Couch Potatoes, courtesy of Van Bennett Foods, and the first two thousand fans will receive Comcast Thundersticks.

The Royals are back in action this Tuesday night as they face off against the Wheeling Nailers at 7:05 p.m. The first two thousand fans through the doors will receive the second trading card set in a series of five commemorating the Royals fifth anniversary season, courtesy of Rieck's Printing. In addition, the US Women's National Team, which will be playing Finland in the Sovereign Center on Wednesday, December 14th, will be available between the first and second intermissions of Tuesday's Royals game to sign autographs and meet the fans. Tickets for the Team USA hockey game are still available at the Sovereign Center Box Office.

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