ECHL Reading Royals

Royals lose two heartbreakers, eliminated from playoffs

Published on May 2, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


The Reading Royals season ended this week with back-to-back one-goal losses in Trenton, New Jersey. The Royals finished the postseason just 1-4 in one-goal games. Reading fought back to tie the game on Wednesday in Trenton 2-2. David Masse registered his first goal and first point of the playoffs on the power play with about three minutes to play. The Titans would prevail almost six minutes into overtime winning 3-2 on Matt Zultek's wrap-around game winner. The Royals jumped on top of Trenton 3-1 after forty minutes of hockey. Jeff Miles (2g, 1a) and Tom Galvin accounted for the Royals markers. The Titans exploded for three goals in the final period to eliminate Reading from the playoffs. The series proved to be a measure of revenge for Trenton, who missed the postseason last year to Reading on the final day of the regular season.

North Division Finals: #1 Reading vs. #2 Trenton (Best-of-Five Series)

Game 1: Friday, April 22 at Reading 4-2 Royals Rob Hisey-GW

Game 2: Saturday, April 23 at Reading 2-1 Titans Rick Kowalsky-GW

Game 3: Wednesday, April 27 at Trenton 3-2OT Titans Matt Zultek GW

Game 4: Friday, April 29 at Trenton 4-3 Titans Scott Bertoli-GW

(Titans win best-of-five series 3-1)

LAST WEEK

Wednesday, April 27 @ Trenton – Game 3 (NDF) Sovereign Bank Arena 7:00PM ET GAME NOTES: The Reading Royals and Trenton Titans combined for four power-play goals in regulation with the Titans prevailing 3-2 in overtime. Matt Zultek scored 5:53 into the extra session to give Trenton a two to one series lead. Tom Galvin and David Masse accounted for the Royals markers.

Friday, April 29 @ Trenton – Game 4 (NDF) Sovereign Bank Arena 7:30PM ET GAME NOTES: Three third period goals propelled Trenton to a series-clinching 4-3 win over Reading. The Titans converted two of the three tallies on the power play in the stanza and were three of four for the game. Jeff Miles paced Reading with two goals and an assist. The other Royals tally came from Tom Galvin, his second straight game with a goal.

INSIDE THE Playoff NUMBERS

Quick Stats Leading Scorers Leading Goaltenders Overall Record: 4-4 Jeff Miles 4-2=6 Barry Brust 1.74 GAA, 4-4

Home Record: 2-2 Ryan Kinasewich 1-5=6 Cody Rudkowsky 0.00 GAA, 0-0

Road Record: 2-2

Overtime Record: 0-1

Penalty Kill: 34/42 81% (12) Plus/Minus Leaders

Power Play: 6/50 12% (12) Tom Galvin +7

Beau Geisler +6

Most goals: Jeff Miles (4) (several players) +3

Most assists: Ryan Kinasewich (5)

Most Points: Ryan Kinasewich & Jeff Miles (6)

Most power play goals: Jeff Miles (2)

Most shorthanded goals: Preston Mizzi (2)

Most Game winners: Rob Hisey (2)

Most Wins: Barry Brust (4)

Most PIMs: Graig Mischler (25)

ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

#33 BARRY BRUST 2GP RECORD: 0-2 GAA: 3.43 SPCT: .870% TEAM RECORD: 0-2

Royals rookie goaltender Barry Brust dropped both decisions this week to post an 0-2 record. The solid rookie netminder stopped 25 shots in a Royals 3-2 overtime loss on Wednesday in Trenton. The Swan River, Manitoba native followed that performance with a 22-saves in game four's 4-3 regulation loss.

BARRY BRUST 6'2" 215LBS HOMETOWN: SWAN RIVER, MB DOB: 8-8-83

LAST YEAR: SPOKANE/ CALGARY (WHL) AMATEUR CLUB: SPOKANE/ CALGARY (WHL)

DRAFT STATUS: 2002 – MINNESOTA – 3RD ROUND (73rd)

ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

#11 TOM GALVIN 2GP TEAM RECORD: 0-2 STATS: (2-0=2) +4

Galvin scored goals in two straight games in the playoffs. In Reading's 3-2 overtime loss, the New York native added one of the two power play tallies. On Friday in Trenton, Galvin scored the first goal of the game and his second goal in as many games.

TOM GALVIN 5'10" 196LBS HOMETOWN: MILLER PLACE, NY DOB: 11-2-79

LAST YEAR: NOTRE DAME (CCHA)/ ATLANTIC CITY (ECHL) AMATEUR CLUB: NOTRE DAME (CCHA)

DRAFT STATUS: 1999 – Montreal Canadiens – 4th Round (97th)

TEAM STREAKS:

· Reading is tied for first in shorthanded goals for (2)

· The Royals rank #1 in goals against average, allowing just 1.75 goals per game in the postseason

· Reading was 4-2 when scoring first, losing the final two games against Trenton after scoring the first goal

· The Royals allowed eight power play goals which is the most in the ECHL playoffs to date (5/1/05)

INDIVIDUAL STREAKS:

#2 Defenseman Beau Geisler finished T 3rd in +/- rating with a +6 rating among rookies and ECHL defensemen

Center #9 Rob Hisey is tied for the lead in the postseason with two game-winning goals

Forwards #16 Ryan Kinasewich and #24 Jeff Miles finished T 7th among rookies scorers in the ECHL playoffs with six points each

#11 Defenseman Tom Galvin is +7 in eight playoff games to rank T 1st in the ECHL and tops among rookies and ECHL defensemen in +/- rating; Galvin has scored in four straight games (2-2=4), (4-17-05-present)

#20 Preston Mizzi leads the league in shorthanded goals (2) and points (2)

#33 Barry Brust ranks among ECHL elite in the following playoff categories: GAA – 1.74 (2nd), save percentage -.943 (4th), saves – 233 (2nd), minutes played – 481 (2nd) and shutouts – 2 (1st)

TRANSACTIONS:

4/29/05 Add DAN WELCH (RW) reassigned by Manchester (AHL)

4/29/05 Delete JON FRANCISCO (C) placed on the 7-day IR

4/29/05 Delete BRAD THOMPSON (LW) transferred from 7-day to 30-day IR

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.

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Series 'I' Reading vs. Trenton

Game Winning Goal

Friday, April 22 Trenton 2 at Reading 4 3,905 Rob Hisey

Saturday, April 23 Trenton 2 at Reading 1 4,953 Rick Kowalsky

Wednesday, April 27 Reading 2 at Trenton 3 (OT) 2,469 Matt Zultek

Friday, April 29 Reading 3 at Trenton 4 3,444 Scott Bertoli

(Trenton wins series 3 games to 1) 14,771

10- GR GAME

Series 'I' GP W L GF GA PIM MIN MAJ MISC MISC MISC MATCH

Reading 4 1 3 10 11 80 30 0 2 0 0 0

Trenton 4 3 1 11 10 64 32 0 0 0 0 0

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Series 'A' Reading vs. Toledo Game Winning Goal

Thursday, April 14 Toledo 1 at Reading 0 3,102 Carl Mallette

Saturday, April 16 Toledo 0 at Reading 1 4,255 Mike Sandbeck

Sunday, April 17 Reading 2 at Toledo 0 2,037 Rob Hisey

Tuesday, April 19 Reading 5 at Toledo 2 1,465 Jeff Miles

(Reading wins series 3 games to 1) 10,859

10- GR GAME

Series 'A' GP W L GF GA PIM MIN MAJ MISC MISC MISC MATCH

Reading 4 3 1 8 3 81 33 3 0 0 0 0

Toledo 4 1 3 3 8 101 38 3 1 0 0 0

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