Royals Sign Forward Will Acton
March 22, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced that team has signed forward Will Acton to an Amateur Tryout Agreement. In other transactions previously completed, the Royals (i) placed defenseman Louis Liotti on the 3-Day Injured Reserve; and (ii) released defenseman Eric Baier from his Amateur Tryout Agreement with the team.
Acton (6'2/199) (23), who hails from Stouffville, Ontario, recently completed his senior season at Lake Superior State University, where he was the team's third leading scorer with twenty-four points (9g-15a) in thirty-four games. Acton, who was twice named the team's Most Improved Player and received the Unsung Hero Award in his junior year, registered seventy-seven points (32g-45a) in 144 total games with the Lakers. Liotti sustained an injury in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Elmira Jackals. In fifty-seven games with Reading, Liotti has thirteen assists and twenty-two penalty minutes. Baier joined the Royals on March 6 after the completion of his senior season at Providence College. He played six games with Reading without registering any points or penalty minutes.
The Royals return to the ice tomorrow (Wednesday, March 23 @ 7:05 pm) against the Gwinnett Gladiators at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. The Royals game day broadcast will kick off with the pre-game warm-up show presented by The Works at Wyomissing on the Royals Broadcast Network (WRAW 1340 am in Reading, www.1340wraw.com) at 6:35 pm. You can also catch all of the Royals away games this season on Royals TV exclusively on BCTV courtesy of Boscov's Travel, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Season tickets for the Royals' 2010-11 season are currently available. To become a part of Royals hockey, call 610-898-PUCK or log onto www.royalshockey.com .
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