ECHL Reading Royals

Royals Take All Four Points in Peoria

November 10, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


The Reading Royals rebounded after a rough week three with a perfect week four. Reading traveled for a pair of Northern Division battles in Peoria, Illinois over the past weekend. Friday night, Reading beat Peoria for the first time in over a year 2-1 in overtime. Saturday, a scoreless game spanned nearly forty minutes until the Royals broke through and hammered the Rivermen, 5-0. The Royals now have a record of 5-2-2 with four of those wins coming on the road.

Reading faces off with their busiest week of the season to date. Tuesday, Reading will be in Trenton to battle the Titans for the second time. Friday and Sunday, the Royals will be at home to do battle Toledo and Greensboro, respectively. Friday, the first 2,000 fans through the gate will receive a free Royals schedule poster courtesy of All Star Distributing and Yuengling Lager. Sunday, the Cinema Center is handing out free megaphones to the first 2,500 fans that come through the turnstiles. Saturday, Reading will be in Wheeling for the third overall battle with the Nailers.

LAST WEEK

Friday, November 7 @ Peoria Carver Arena 8:00PM

GAME NOTES: The Reading Royals stole game one of a scheduled six regular season meetings this season. The Royals claimed their first overtime win of the season 2-1 on a Leon Hayward goal at 3:50 of the four on four OT session. Brad Church scored his team leading fifth goal (3rd on the PP), which accounted for the other Royal marker. Cody Rudkowsky made 28 saves to record his first win of the season.

Saturday, November 8 @ Peoria Carver Arena 7:00PM

GAME NOTES: The Royals won their second straight game over the Rivermen and third overall in Peoria in their history with a 5-0 victory Saturday night. Reading picked up a Peter Hay goal at the end of the second period and then exploded for four goals in the third period to seal the Rivermen's fate. David Masse, Nick Lent, Kent Davyduke and Leon Hayward all registered goals. Cody Rudkowsky stopped 44 shots to pick up his first shutout of the season.

THIS WEEK

Tuesday, November 10 @ Trenton Sovereign Bank Arena 7:00PM

GAME NOTES: Reading and Trenton meet for the second time this season. The two teams met in the season opener in Trenton on October 17. Reading skated by the Titans 6-1. Jon Zion led the way for the Royals with a hat trick while rookie David Masse chipped in three assists. These teams will next meet in a month after this game in Reading on December 13.

Friday, November 14 vs. Toledo Sovereign Center 7:05PM

GAME NOTES: The third battle for division rivals and first in the Sovereign Center in Reading. The Royals have posted a 1-0-1 record against the Storm this season. Toledo nipped Reading in a shootout on Friday, October 24. Reading rebounded with a 5-2 win Saturday, October 25 in the Sports Arena in Toledo. The two clubs will meet three more times to finish out the regular season series.

Saturday, November 15 @ Wheeling Wheeling Civic Center 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The Wheeling Nailers and Reading Royals go head-to-head for the third time this season and second battle in Wheeling. Reading has a record of 0-1-1 this season. The Nailers handed Reading their first regulation loss on Halloween in Reading, 2-1. The Nailers outgunned Reading two days later in a shootout 7-6 in Wheeling. The Royals and Nailers will next meet in mid January.

Sunday, November 16 vs. Greensboro Sovereign Center 5:05PM

GAME NOTES: The Royals skate outside of their conference for a one game set with the Greensboro Generals. This is the only meeting of the season between these two teams. The Royals are 5-7-1 all-time versus Greensboro.

ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

# 16 Peter Hay 2GP TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0 STATS: 1-1-2 * Leads team with 2 GW's

Peter Hay tallied a goal and an assist in two games versus Peoria this past weekend. Hay's goal turned out to be the game winner Saturday night which is his second of the season. Hay has picked up four goals and six points in eight games with Reading this season.

PETER HAY 6'5" 205LBS
HOMETOWN: ABBOTSFORD, BC DOB: 1-24-79

LAST YEAR: U-MASS LOWELL
AMATEUR CLUB: U-MASS LOWELL

ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

#30 Cody Rudkowsky 2GP RECORD: 2-0-0 GAA: .460 SPCT: .986% TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0

Spectacular play from goaltender Cody Rudkowsky propelled Reading to two wins this week. Rudkowsky stopped 72 of 73 shots in two games against the Peoria Rivermen this weekend. On Friday, Reading won 2-1 in overtime after being outshot nearly two to one. Saturday, Rudkowsky registered his first shutout of the season stopping 44 shots. It was the first road shutout for a Reading netminder this season and most saves in a single game.

CODY RUDKOWSKY 6'1" 215LBS
HOMETOWN: WILLINGDON, AB DOB: 7-21-78

LAST YEAR: TRENTON (ECHL)/ WORCESTER (AHL)/ ST. LOUIS (NHL)
AMATEUR CLUB: SEATTLE (WHL)

DRAFT STATUS: NA

IN THE COMMUNITY: The Royals face off at Casa Grande tonight with Royals Weekly and Royals Roundtable. Royals Weekly can be heard live on ESPN Radio, 1240AM from Casa Grande from 6-7 p.m. #7 Leon Hayward will be our special guest. Head coach Derek Clancey will join us as well. Your calls are welcome at 717-721-7545. The taping of Royals Roundtable follows immediately after Royals Weekly from 7-8 p.m.

11/13/03 VIVA THE GOOD LIFE BISTRO AND LOUNGE 12:30-2:30PM Coach Clancey/ #25 Brad Church

11/17/03 BODY ZONE 2:45-5:15PM #17 Ian Turner, #4 Jason Maleyko and #19 Dean Arsene

TEAM STREAKS:

· Special Teams: The Royals PP and PK are #1 in the ECHL

· Reading has 17 power play goals for to lead the ECHL

· Reading has allowed just 2 power play goals against which leads the ECHL

· Reading is averaging 30.3 penalty minutes a game (Ranked 5th in the ECHL)

· The Royals rank 5th in the league in goals for per game (3.56) and goals against per game (2.33)

· The Royals rank 5th in average attendance per game this season (5,758)

PLAYER STREAKS:

· #6 Defenseman Jon Zion ranks is 2nd in scoring defenseman in the ECHL (5-7-12)...Zion ranks first in goals (5) and ranks first in shooting percentage (26.3%)

· #10 Forward David Masse ranks 5th in the ECHL in scoring (14 points)

· #10 Forward David Masse leads all rookies in scoring (14 points)...First in assists (10)

· Goaltenders #30 Cody Rudkowsky ranks 3rd in goals against average (1.23)... #1 Adam Hauser ranks 4th in goals against average (1.71) in the ECHL

· Goaltender #30 Cody Rudkowsky ranks 1st in the ECHL in save percentage (.964)

· Forward #22 Dave Stewart has a 9-game penalty minute streak (51) dating back to 10/17/03

TRANSACTIONS:

11/05/2003 Delete DAVID MASSE (LW) loaned to Hershey (AHL)
11/05/2003 Delete JEFF FINGER (D) recalled by Hershey (AHL)
11/06/2003 Add DAVID MASSE (LW) returned from Hershey(AHL)
11/07/2003 Add JEFF FINGER (D) reassigned to Reading
11/07/2003 Add AARON GIONET (D) placed on the 7-day IR
11/10/2003 Delete JEFF FINGER (D) recalled by Hershey (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 and on the Royals website at www.royalshockey.com via Sportsjuice. Join the voice of the Royals, John Curtis for all the play-by-play action. The pre-game show comes your way approximately 20 minutes before the drop of the puck.

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