ECHL Reading Royals

Royals Tally Third Win in a Row in the Jungle

November 24, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


The Reading Royals completed a successful week of hockey in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania with back-to-back wins over the Las Vegas Wranglers. Reading beat Vegas in a thrilling overtime shootout Friday night, 3-2. The two teams faced off again Saturday with the Royals bombing the Wranglers, 6-2.

Reading matches it's season high five straight road games this week. The Royals open up a stretch this week of five games in seven days. The Royals begin Turkey week with a battle in Greensboro Coliseum with the Generals. Friday, Reading will meet the Florence Pride in the Florence County Civic Center. The Augusta Lynx will be the Royals opponent on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

All Royals action can be found on your radio dial in the Reading metropolitan area on ESPN Radio, 1240AM or via the Royals website www.royalshockey.com, simply click on the ESPN logo to listen to the live feed.

LAST WEEK

Friday, November 21 vs. Las Vegas Sovereign Center 7:05PM

GAME NOTES: Royals defenseman Mat Snesrud scored the deciding goal in the shoot-out, as Reading bested Las Vegas, 3-2. The Royals peppered Wranglers goaltender Brent Krahn with 47 shots, as they won their second home game in a row. Reading forward Nick Lent notched his first multiple point performance of the season, registering a short-handed goal and an assist.

Saturday, November 22 vs. Las Vegas Sovereign Center 7:05PM

GAME NOTES: In convincing fashion, Reading downed Las Vegas, 6-2. The Royals netted two goals in each period, and five skaters notched multiple points, en route to their third straight victory. Goaltender Mathieu Chouinard notched the win, turning aside 27 shots in his first appearance in a Royals uniform.

THIS WEEK

Wednesday, November 26 @ Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 7:00PM

GAME NOTES: This is the second and final meeting the season between the Generals and the Royals. Reading beat Greensboro in Reading a week and a half ago, 5-1. The Royals exploded for four third period goals to secure the win. Forward Judd Medak led the way for the club with a goal and two helpers.

Friday, November 28 vs. Florence Florence County Civic Center 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: Reading meets the Florence Pride for the first and only time this season. These two teams met once in the Royals inaugural season in 2001-02 in Florence. The Pride whipped the Royals 6-3 on December 30, 2001. In their history, Reading is 10-7-0 all-time against Florence.

Saturday, November 29 vs. Augusta Augusta Civic Center 7:35PM

GAME NOTES: This is the first-ever meeting between the Reading Royals and Augusta Lynx. Reading is 3-4-1 all-time versus Augusta when the organization was located in Columbus, Ohio.

Sunday, November 30 vs. Augusta Augusta Civic Center 4:05PM

GAME NOTES: The second and final meeting between these two clubs in the regular season. The Royals will finish up their week long road trip in Charleston South Carolina on Tuesday.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Quick Stats Leading

Scorers Leading Goaltenders Overall Record: 9-3-3 David Masse 5-11-16 Adam Hauser 1.71 GAA, 3-0-1

Home Record: 4-1-1 Jon Zion 5-10-15 Cody Rudkowsky 1.44 GAA, 5-2-1

Road Record: 5-2-2 Jon Zion 9-5-14 Terry Denike 5.28 GAA, 0-1-1

Overtime Record: 1-1 Mathieu Chouinard 2.00 GAA, 1-0-0

Shootout Record: 2-2

Penalty Kill: 78/82 95% (1) Plus/Minus Leaders

Power Play: 21/82 25.6% (2) David Masse +6

Kent Davyduke +4

Most goals: Brad Church (9)

Most assists: David Masse (11)

Most power play goals: Brad Church (5)

Most power play assists: Jon Zion (7)

Most power play points: Jon Zion (10)

Most shorthanded goals: Nick Lent & Leon Hayward (1)

Most Game winners: Peter Hay (4)

Most Wins: Cody Rudkowsky (5)

Most PIMs: Dave Stewart (78)

ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

# 2 Mat Snesrud 2GP TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0 STATS: 0-1-1 (+2) * GW in shootout on 11/21

Snesrud has been solid on the blue line so far this season. His second shootout goal this season helped lift the Royals over the Las Vegas Wranglers Friday night in the Sovereign Center, 3-2.

MAT SNESRUD 6'2" 200LBS HOMETOWN: CLOQUET, MN DOB: 1-28-77

LAST YEAR: READING (ECHL)/ MANCHESTER (AHL) AMATEUR CLUB: MICHIGAN TECH

DRAFT STATUS: 1997 – ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS – 7TH RD. 181ST OVERALL

ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE:

#30 Cody Rudkowsky 1GP RECORD: 1-0-0 GAA: 1.85 SPCT: .913% TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0

The Willingdon Alberta native was solid for the Royals when they needed him most. Rudkowsky posted his fifth win of the year Friday night stopping 21 shots and five of six shooters in a shootout against Las Vegas. Rudkowsky has not allowed more than two goals in eight straight starts.

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. #18 Kent Davyduke and #19 Dean Arsene will be our special guests. The taping of Royals Roundtable follows Royals Weekly at Casa Grande from 7-8 p.m. Head coach Derek Clancey will join us as well. Your calls are welcome at 717-721-7545.

TEAM STREAKS:

· Special Teams: The Royals PP ranks 2nd and their PK is 1st in the ECHL

· Reading has 21 power play goals for to lead the ECHL

· Reading has allowed just 4 power play goals against in 82 opportunities which leads the ECHL

· The Royals rank 3rd in the league in goals against per game (2.33) and 7th in goals for (3.40)

· Reading is 6-0-0 when they outshoot their opponents

· The Royals are a perfect 4-0-0 against non Northern Division opponents

PLAYER STREAKS:

· #6 Defenseman Jon Zion ranks is T5th among ECHL scoring defenseman (5-10-15)...Zion is also T3rd in goals (5), ranks T2nd in power play assists (7), ranks 3rd in power play points (10) and is 5th in shooting percentage (.152)

· #10 Forward David Masse ranks 3rd in scoring (16) among ECHL rookies and 2nd in assists (11)

· #16 Forward Peter Hay ranks 1st in game winning goals among ECHL rookies (4)

· Goaltender #30 Cody Rudkowsky ranks 3rd in the ECHL in goals against average (1.44) / 1st in save percentage (.953)

· Forward Dave Stewart's 8 majors ranks 3rd in the ECHL

TRANSACTIONS:

11/20/2003 Add PETER BOURNAZAKIS (LW) traded from Pensacola
11/20/2003 Delete DAVID MASSE (LW) recalled to Hershey (AHL)
11/21/2003 Add SCOOTER SMITH (LW) acquired from Trenton (ECHL)
11/21/2003 Add MATHIEU CHOUINARD (G) assigned from 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 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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