ECHL Reading Royals

Royals keep claw on fourth place in North

February 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading posted their second straight losing week, dropping decisions against Toledo and Trenton with their only win coming on the road in Dayton. Reading won their lone game on Friday in the Nutter Center against the Bombers, 4-0. Matt Yeats became the third Royals goaltender this season to post a shutout and second against Dayton. Yeats stopped 21 shots, while Tom Galvin posted his first goal of the season shorthanded. Mike Sandbeck fired in his second straight game winner against the Bombers.

The Royals play just two games this week...Reading visits Atlantic City on Saturday afternoon while returning to Reading on Sunday to battle the Storm. Sunday is Comcast Family Four Pack night...Four tickets, four sodas and four hot dogs are just $44.

LAST WEEK

Friday, February 4 @ Dayton Nutter Center 7:00PM ET

GAME NOTES: The Reading Royals beat the Dayton Bombers in the second time in less than a week, 4-0. Matt Yeats posted his first shutout win stopping 21 shots. The Royals have outscored the Bombers 18-3 and posted two shutouts in their four victories this season.

Saturday, February 5 vs. Toledo Sovereign Center 7:05PM ET

GAME NOTES: Toledo beat Reading for the second time in less than a week in another close one goal game. Leading scorer Ryan Kinasewich scored the first goal of the game for Reading in the second stanz. Toledo answered with goals from Steve Slonina and . Reading has dropped to 2-2-1 against Toledo this season with four more meetings remaining.

Sunday, February 6 @ Trenton Sovereign Bank Arena 1:00PM ET

GAME NOTES: The Reading Royals dropped their second straight decision and matched their largest margin of defeat with a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Trenton Titans on Superbowl Sunday. Ryan Kinasewich scored the lone Royals tally while Barry Brust lost for the third straight time between the pipes for Reading.

THIS WEEK

Saturday, February 13 @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall 2:05PM ET

GAME NOTES: The Boardwalk Bullies and Reading Royals meet for the fifth time this season and third time in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Reading is winless in Atlantic City posting a 0-1-1 mark this year and overall are 1-2-1.

Sunday, February 14 vs. Toledo Sovereign Center 5:05PM ET

GAME NOTES: Reading looks to break a two-game slide against Toledo. The Storm have held the Royals to just one goal in the last two outings to even the season series. This games marks the third of five in the Sovereign Center in Reading between these two hockey clubs.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Leading Scorers Leading Goaltenders

Overall Record: 24-14-3 Ryan Kinasewich 16-22-38 Barry Brust 2.28 GAA, 13-8-2

Home Record: 10-5-1 Jeff Miles 17-16-33 Matt Yeats 2.39 GAA, 7-2-1

Road Record: 14-9-2 Graig Mischler 4-24-28

Overtime Record: 0-0

Shootout Record: 4-3

Penalty Kill: 140/170 82.3% (19) Plus/Minus Leaders

Power Play: 33/224 14.7% (22) Jeff Miles +16

Reagan Rome +15

Most goals: Jeff Miles (17) Adam Borzecki +13

Most assists: Graig Mischler (24)

Most power play goals: Ryan Kinasewich & Cail MacLean (5)

Most power play assists: Graig Mischler (10)

Most power play points: Ryan Kinasewich (12)

Most shorthanded goals: Judd Medak (3)

Most Game winners: (seven players) (2)

Most Wins: Barry Brust (13)

Most PIMs: Nick Greenough (93)

ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

#1 MATT YEATS 2GP RECORD: 1-1-0 GAA: 1.03 SPCT: .929% TEAM RECORD: 1-2-0

The Alberta native continued his unbeaten streak this week with a 4-0 shutout win in Dayton on Friday. Yeats lost to Toledo 2-1 on Saturday ending an eight-game unbeaten streak.

MATT YEATS 6'0" 185LBS HOMETOWN: INNISFAIL, AB DOB: 4-6-79

LAST YEAR: PORTLAND (AHL)/ WASINGTON (NHL) AMATEUR CLUB: MAINE (NCAA)

DRAFT STATUS: NA

ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

#28 ADAM BORZECKI 3GP TEAM RECORD: 1-2-0 STATS: +2 this week

The Royals stay-at-home defenseman was solid for the Royals this week. He continued his consistent, yet relatively unnoticed play by registering a plus-2 in the Royals 4-0 win on Friday in Dayton. The Polish native was +1 on Saturday at home in a loss to Toledo. Finally, Borzecki was minus-1 on Sunday in Trenton in a 4-1 defeat.

ERIC FORTIER 6'2" 210LBS HOMETOWN: GDANSK, POL DOB: 5-6-78

LAST YEAR: HAMMARBY (SWE) AMATEUR CLUB: RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)

DRAFT STATUS: NA

IN THE COMMUNITY: Royals Weekly live from the Classic Café, off Route 183 in Bern Township, tonight. Defensemen #17 Ian Turner and #28 Adam Borzecki will be our special guests. Coach Derek Clancey will join us as well. Royals Weekly airs live on ESPN radio, 1240AM and via the Royals website at www.royalshockey.com every Monday at 6:00 p.m. during the season.

TEAM STREAKS:

· Reading ranks first in the ECHL with 12 shorthanded goals, eight of those coming on the road

· The Royals rank #2 in GA (2.29) and 6th in GF (3.10) and 3rd in SA (27.76) and 8th in SF (33.37)

· Reading's five game home streak came to an end Saturday...The Royals were unbeaten in six straight home games (1/7/05 – 2/5/05)

· Reading is the only team that hasn't had a contest decided in overtime (0-0)

INDIVIDUAL STREAKS:

· #11 Tom Galvin (D) has scored seven (1g, 6a) of his 11 points this season in the last nine games

· #15 Graig Mischler (C) has scored in five straight games for Reading (1g, 6a) and has a four-game assist streak in tact...Mischler has missed the last seven games due to injury...The Holbrook New York native has an assist in seven straight road games and a point in ten straight contests on the road.

· #16 Ryan Kinasewich (RW) has scored in five straight (2g, 3a)...The Royals leading scorer has goals in the last two outings.

· #25 Mike Sandbeck (C)has six points (3g, 3a) and two game-winning goals in seven games with the Royals

· #1 Matt Yeats (G) eight game unbeaten streak ended this week dating back to 12/29/04 – 2/4/05 (7-0-1)

TRANSACTIONS:

2/04/2005 Delete REAGAN ROME (D) loaned to Cincinnati (AHL)

2/05/2005 Add JIM DUBE (D) signed contract

2/06/2005 Add REAGAN ROME (D) returned from Cincinnati (AHL)

TICKETS AND INFORMATION: The Sovereign Center Box Office is open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The Sovereign Center Box Office is located on the corner of 7th and Penn Streets in downtown Reading. Individual tickets can be purchased at the Sovereign Center Box Office or at any TicketMaster location. To order tickets by phone, call 215-336-2000. If you would like to save money and bring a group of 20 or more to a game call the Royals hockey headquarters at 610-898-7825 and ask for a ticket representative.

ROYALS ON THE AIRWAVES: All Reading Royals games, home and away, are broadcast on ESPN Radio, 1240AM and on the Royals website at www.royalshockey.com via Sportsjuice. Join the voice of the Royals, John Curtis for all the play-by-play action. The Classic Café pregame show comes your way approximately 25 minutes before the drop of the puck on the Royals Radio Network presented by Casa Grande Ristorante.

ROYALS ITINERARY: All times subject to change

Monday OFF

Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. practice at Body Zone

Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. practice at Body Zone

Thursday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. practice at Body Zone

Friday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. practice at Body Zone

Saturday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. morning skate; Royals @ Atlantic City 2:05 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. morning skate; Royals vs Toledo 5:05 p.m.

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