
Royals Release Forward Brandon Blandina
Published on January 4, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, today announced that the organization has released forward Brandon Blandina from his ECHL contract. In separate transactions, the Royals also activated forward Kirk MacDonald from the team's Reserve list and placed forward Danick Paquette on Reserve. Blandina, a first year pro from Gilroy, California, played four games for the Royals without registering any points or penalty minutes. Prior to signing with Reading, Blandina scored a goal and assisted on two other in seven games with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.
The Royals return to action tonight (Friday, January 4 @ 7:05 pm), when the team travels to First Arena in Elmira, New York to take on the Elmira Jackals. As with all Royals road games this season, Friday's game will be televised locally in Berks County on BCTV courtesy of Boscov's Travel and Apple Vacations. The Game Night Broadcast kicks off at 6:35 pm on Sports Radio 1240 am and 98.5 fm. Royals multi-game flex plans for the 2012-13 season presented by Steve Moyer Subaru are available at 610-898-7825 and through the Royals website: www.royalshockey.com. Don't forget to "Like" us on Facebook at Reading Royals and "Follow" us on Twitter @RRoyalshockey for the latest team information.
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