Royals Sign Phil Gianfrancesco
Published on November 29, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Troy, OH - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced that the organization has signed forward Phil Gianfrancesco ["GEE an fran SESS koh"]. In a separate transaction, the Royals released forward Chris Bala. Gianfrancesco (6'0/185) (23), a third year pro from Toronto, Ontario, has scored five goals and picked up eight assists and seventy-four penalty minute sin fifty-four total pro games.
The Royals are in Troy, Ohio to take on the Dayton Bombers tonight (7:30 pm) at historic Hobart Arena. Tonight's game will be broadcast live on the Royals Radio Network Presented by Transmissions by Arbogast (True Oldies WRAW 1340 am in Reading; and The Ticket WLAN 1390 am in Lancaster), as well as on the internet via webcast hosted by Sportsjuice.com, which can be accessed through the Royals website. To become a part of Royals hockey, call 610-898-PUCK or log onto www.royalshockey.com.
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