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Royals Split Week Against Northwestern Division Opponents

November 11, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


The only battle between Reading and Dayton went to the Bombers 4-1 on Friday night in the Sovereign Center. Dayton was led by Andrew Ianiero who tallied a goal and three points in the Bomber win. Saturday, the Royals rebounded in Johnston winning for the first time in the Cambria County War Memorial 4-2. Brian McCullough and Brad Rooney led the way for Reading with two points apiece.

This week the Royals host the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in the Sovereign Center on Friday night. Saturday, the Royals take to the road to do battle with the Richmond Renegades. Reading finishes up their sixth weekend of the regular season with a matinee game in Trenton against the Titans.

THIS WEEK (All times Eastern)

Friday, November 15 vs. Atlantic City Sovereign Center 7:05PM

GAME NOTES: This is the third meeting between Reading and Atlantic City. The Royals have posted a 1-1-0 mark against the Bullies this season. Reading picked up their first win of the regular season against Atlantic City in Boardwalk Hall 3-2 in a shootout on October 23. Royals netminder Scott Fankhouser was magnificent stopping 38 shots in regulation and overtime and four of five shooters in the shootout. The Bullies and Royals will meet again four days from this game in Atlantic City.

Saturday, November 16 @ Richmond Richmond Coliseum 7:35PM

GAME NOTES: The Richmond Renegades beat the Reading Royals in the first meeting of the season in Reading on November 3. The 6-5 shootout win was the first victory for Richmond in the Sovereign Center in Reading. Richmond 's Lars Pettersen was the lone goal scorer in the shootout. Marc Magliarditi stopped 25 shots in regulation and overtime and all five shooters in the shootout.

Sunday, November 17 @ Trenton Sovereign Bank Arena 2:00PM

GAME NOTES: Despite dropping the first three games in this ten game regular season series, the Royals have bounced back to win the last two. The Royals won for the first time in Trenton with a 4-3 come-from-behind overtime decision on November 2. Reading and Trenton will not meet for nearly three months after this contest.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, November 8 vs. Dayton Sovereign Center 7:05PM

GAME NOTES: The only meeting between the Royals and Bombers this season went to Dayton 4-1. Andrew Ianiero, in his first appearance of the season, tallied a goal and two assists to pace the Bombers. Torrey DiRoberto chipped in two goals, while Ben Knopp and Ryan Vince each had two helpers. The Royals are now 3-3-0 lifetime against Dayton.

Saturday, November 9 @ Johnstown War Memorial 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The Royals did something last Saturday they were unable to do all of last season, win in Johnstown. Despite falling down 2-0 after the first period, Reading rallied for a 4-2 victory. Royals leading scorers Brian McCullough (1g, 1a) and Brad Rooney (2a) led the way for Reading who claimed their first win in the five-game regular season set. Kris Waltze chipped in his first goal of the season while Antoine Bergeron picked up his first professional assist.

ROYALS PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:
#9 Forward – Brad Rooney 2GP – 0g, 3a 3pts/ even
Brad Rooney tallied three assists in two games for the Royals last week. The Royals second leading scorer added an assist on the Royals only goal in a loss to Dayton Friday night. Rooney chipped in two helpers on Saturday night in Johnstown to help the Royals claim their first-ever win in the historic Cambria County War Memorial. Rooney was even in both games for Reading.
BRAD ROONEY 5'10" 190 11-11-79 ST. CATHARINES, ON
2001-02: READING (ECHL) AMATEUR CLUB: UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL – DRAFT: NA

ROYALS GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:
#30 – Scott Fankhouser 2GP – 1-1-0 record 2.98GAA .914SV% Team Record: 1-1-0
Scott Fankhouser led the Royals to a 1-1-0 record this week. Fankhouser lost a 4-1 decision on Friday night to Dayton. Saturday in Johnstown, Fankhouser stopped 32 shots to post a 4-2 win. Overall Fankhouser improved to 7-4-0 this season.
SCOTT FANKHOUSER 6'1" 225 7-1-75 LITTLETON, CO
2001-02: HERSHEY AMATEUR CLUB: UNIV. OF LOWELL (NCAA) – 1994 St. Louis – 11th round (276th pick)

ROYALS NOTES:

· Forward Brian McCullough has a six-game point streak going dating back to October 27th (6g, 7a) AND a four-game goal streak (4) dating back to 11/2/02...He ranks 1st in the ECHL in scoring (11g, 12a – 23pts) and is tied for first in game winning goals (3), goals scored (11) and ranks 3rd in power play goals (5)

· Forward Brian McCullough leads the team with eight multiple point games (4pts-1, 3pts-2, 2pts-5)

· Forward Brad Rooney has a Royals season high seven-game point streak (4g, 5a) dating back to 10/26/02

· Defenseman Antoine Bergeron picked up his first professional point (11/9 @ JHN – assist)

· Forward Alex Kim is tied for 2nd in goals scored for ECHL rookies (7) and ranks 4th for ECHL rookies in points (12)

· Forward Jeff Giuliano is tied for the ECHL rookie lead in assists (11) and ranks 5th ECHL rookie scoring (11pts)

· Forward Jeff Giuliano registered his first professional goal with the Manchester Monarchs (AHL) on 11/9/02

· Defenseman Simon Tremblay leads ECHL defensemen with 12 assists and is T2 in points (14)

· Defensemen Jimmy Verdule is tied for 1st in the ECHL with six major penalties and ranks 4th in PIMs for rookie defensemen (54)

· Goaltender Scott Fankhouser ranks: T2 in wins (7), T3 minutes played (706), and ranks 3rd in most saves (336)

IN THE COMMUNITY: The Royals face off at Casa Grande tonight with Royals Weekly. Royals Weekly can be heard live on ESPN Radio, 1240AM and new affiliate WPAZ, 1370AM from 6-7 p.m. as well as via the internet courtesy of SportsJuice. This week, Royals defenseman #6 Jim Dube and expansion Las Vegas General Manager John Tull will be our special guests. Your calls are welcome at 866-379-1240.

Visit http://www.royalshockey.com/communitycommitment/index.asp to see new photographs of the Royals in the community.

TRANSACTIONS:
11/11/02 ADD: Goaltender Jeff Sanger reassigned from Hershey (AHL)
DEL: Goaltender Terry Craven waived
11/7/02 ADD: Defenseman Ray DiLauro activated from 30-day IR
11/5/02 DEL: Goaltender Jeff Sanger loaned to Hershey (AHL)
DEL: Forwards Dan Riva and Jeff Giuliano reassigned to Manchester (AHL)

TICKETS AND INFORMATION: The Reading Royals Box Office is open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Sovereign Center. Individual tickets can be purchased at the Sovereign Center Box Office or at any TicketMaster location. To order tickets by phone, call 215-336-2000. To book a group to a Royals game call 610-898-7825.

ROYALS ON THE AIRWAVES: All Reading Royals games, home and away, are broadcast on ESPN Radio, 1240AM. Join the Voice of the Royals, John Curtis for all the play-by-play action. The Buy-Rite Liquidators pre-game show comes your way 20 minutes before the drop of the puck.

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