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Royals Roster Changes…MacLean Returns, Brust Departs

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


Reading, PA – The Reading Royals, affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and AHL's Manchester Monarchs, have announced that right wing Cail MacLean has been reassigned from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, while goaltender Barry Brust has been recalled to the Manchester Monarchs. Forward Nick Greenough has been placed on the 7-day IR and forward Jamie O'Leary has been moved from the 7-day injured list to the 30-day IR.

Royals captain Cail MacLean returns to Reading after appearing in two games with the Hershey Bears this past weekend. MacLean was held scoreless with Hershey and tallied two penalty minutes. The Nova Scotia native has appeared in a total of 42 games with Reading this season and scored 15 goals and 26 points, plus recorded 28 penalty minutes. The veteran forward's nine power-play goals leads the club. MacLean spent 12 games with the Bears from October 25 through November 18. He was held scoreless and recorded two penalty minutes.

Brust earns his first call-up to Manchester this season. The rookie goaltender has been red hot lately riding a four-game win streak, while posting two shutout victories during that span. With three victories this past week, Brust improved his record to 20-8-3 this season with a 2.02 goals against average and .924 save percentage. Currently he ranks third in the ECHL in goals against average.

Forward Nick Greenough has been placed on the 7-day injured reserve. Greenough has three goals and 102 penalty minutes in 42 games played this season. He was acquired by the Royals on November 15 from the Augusta Lynx.

Jamie O'Leary has appeared in just seven games with Reading this season. O'Leary has two goals and three points to his credit along with six penalty minutes.

Stop by the Classic Café, off Route 183 in Bern Township, tonight for Royals Weekly. Royals goaltender #1 Matt Yeats and #26 Mikko Viitanen will be our specials guests along with coach Derek Clancey. NHL Hall-of-Famer and current scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning will be our special guests. Don't forget have a chance to win prizes just for showing up and the Classic Café features $1, 16-ounce drafts during the show.

Follow the Royals home and away on the Royals Radio Network presented by Casa Grande Ristorante in West Lawn. ESPN Radio, 1240AM, B2 Networks and Sportsjuice via the Royals website at www.royalshockey.com bring you all 72 exciting Royals games. The Classic Café pregame show begins approximately 30-minutes prior to faceoff.

For ticket information including; prorated season, half-season, quarter-season, voucher packs and group ticket packages visit the Royals website at www.royalshockey.com or call the Royals Hockey Headquarters at 610-898-PUCK (7825). Royals hockey...BLEED PURPLE!

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