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Royals Release 2008-09 Regular Season Schedule

Published on May 9, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals today released the team's 2008-09 ECHL Regular Season Schedule. The 72-game schedule kicks off on Friday, October 17, 2008, at First Arena in Elmira, New York, where the Royals face the Elmira Jackals and concludes on Saturday, April 4, 2009, against the Dayton Bombers at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sixty-three of next year's regular season games will be played against North Division rivals, including twelve match-ups against the Trenton Devils and eleven games against Elmira.

The Royals home schedule kicks off on Saturday, October 25, when the Johnstown Chiefs visit the Sovereign Center. The next day, the Augusta Lynx make their second trip in team history to Reading. The Royals host a couple of teams for the first time in the 2008-09 season. The 2004 and 2007 Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Steelheads make their first trip to the Sovereign Center on Saturday, November 1; and the Florida Everblades visit Reading for the first time in the regular season, playing twice next year at the Sovereign Center (Friday, November 28 and Saturday, December 6).

Next year, the Royals make the organization's second trip in team history out west to face teams from the National Conference, visiting the Utah Grizzlies in Salt Lake City, Utah (Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6 and 7) and then traveling to Boise, Idaho, to face the Steelheads on their home ice at Qwest Arena (Friday and Saturday, January 9 and 10). The longest period of time that Reading is on the road next season stretches seven games from January 31, 2009 (at Johnstown) through February 14, 2009 (at Elmira).

The longest home stand for the Royals next year begins on Friday, January 16 (v. Wheeling Nailers) and extends through January 30, 2009 five games later, when the Royals face-off against the Nailers again. Within that time period, the Royals host the Elmira Jackals on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Monday, January 19, 2009 at 11:05 am), when the organization kicks off Hockey Week in Reading which includes the 2009 ECHL All Star Skills Competition (Tuesday, January 20) and Game (Wednesday, January 21) at the Sovereign Center.

Thirty of the Royals' thirty-six home games next season are set on weekend dates, including nine games on Friday, twelve on Saturday and nine on Sunday. With the exception of the MLK, Jr. Holiday game (11:05 am), all weekday and Saturday games next year at the Sovereign Center will begin at 7:05 pm, while the opening face-off for Sunday games will drop at 5:05 pm.

The Royals 2008-09 ECHL Regular Season Schedule is set out below.

READING ROYALS 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Friday, October 17, 2008 @ Elmira

Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ Trenton

Saturday, October 25, 2008 v Johnstown

Sunday, October 26, 2008 v Augusta

Friday, October 31, 2008 v Cincinnati

Saturday, November 1, 2008 v Idaho

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ Cincinnati

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ Cincinnati

Friday, November 7, 2008 @ Johnstown

Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ Johnstown

Sunday, November 9, 2008 v Dayton

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ Elmira

Saturday, November 15, 2008 v Trenton

Sunday, November 16, 2008 v Cincinnati

Friday, November 21, 2008 @ Johnstown

Saturday, November 22, 2008 v Elmira

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 v Trenton

Friday, November 28, 2008 v Florida

Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ Dayton

Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ Dayton

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 v Johnstown

Friday, December 5, 2008 @ Elmira

Saturday, December 6, 2008 v Florida

Sunday, December 7, 2008 v Elmira

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ Dayton

Friday, December 12, 2008 v Elmira

Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ Wheeling

Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ Wheeling

Friday, December 19, 2008 @ Trenton

Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ Trenton

Friday, December 26, 2008 @ Wheeling

Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ Dayton

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 v Johnstown

Sunday, January 4, 2009 v Dayton

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ Utah

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ Utah

Friday, January 9, 2009 @ Idaho

Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ Idaho

Friday, January 16, 2009 v Wheeling

Saturday, January 17, 2009 v Trenton

Monday, January 19, 2009 v Elmira

Saturday, January 24, 2009 v Wheeling

Friday, January 30, 2009 v Wheeling

Saturday, January 31, 2009 @ Johnstown

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 @ Cincinnati

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 @ Dayton

Friday, February 6, 2009 @ Trenton

Saturday, February 7, 2009 @ Trenton

Friday, February 13, 2009 @ Johnstown

Saturday, February 14, 2009 @ Elmira

Sunday, February 15, 2009 v Trenton

Saturday, February 21, 2009 v Wheeling

Sunday, February 22, 2009 v South Carolina

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 @ Cincinnati

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 @ Cincinnati

Saturday, February 28, 2009 v Dayton

Sunday, March 1, 2009 v Dayton

Friday, March 6, 2009 v Cincinnati

Saturday, March 7, 2009 v Cincinnati

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 v Wheeling

Friday, March 13, 2009 @ Trenton

Saturday, March 14, 2009 v Cincinnati

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ Elmira

Friday, March 20, 2009 v Trenton

Saturday, March 21, 2009 @ Wheeling

Sunday, March 22, 2009 @ Wheeling

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 v Elmira

Friday, March 27, 2009 v Johnstown

Sunday, March 29, 2009 v Johnstown

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 @ Elmira

Friday, April 3, 2009 v Trenton

Saturday, April 4, 2009 v Dayton

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