ECHL Reading Royals

Royals Weekly Update

December 12, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Overall Record: 14-4-1=29 (.763), Position: 1st North Division

Last Week Results (2-1-0)

Friday December 9, 2005 Win Reading 7 @ Johnstown 2

Saturday December 10, 2005 Win Reading 4 v. Long Beach 3

Sunday December 11, 2005 Loss Reading 4 v. Long Beach 5

Overall Record (14-4-1=25)

Home Record: (9 - 2 - 0 = 18)

Away Record: (5 - 2 - 1 = 9)

This Week's Games

Tuesday December 13, 2005 v. Wheeling Nailers Sovereign Center 7:00 pm

Friday December 16, 2005 @ Wheeling Nailers WesBanco Arena 7:30 pm

Saturday December 17, 2005 v. Fresno Falcons Sovereign Center 7:00 pm

Sunday December 18, 2005 v. Fresno Falcons Sovereign Center 1:00 pm

Royals Notes:

v The Royals' went 2-1-0 during the preceding week, bringing the team's record to 14-4-1=29, which places the team in first place in the North Division of the American Conference and translates into a .763 win percentage-the third best overall win percentage in the league.

v Last Friday, the Royals defeated the Johnstown Chiefs at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 7-2.

- This win was the second consecutive road victory for the Royals, giving the Reading a 5-2-1 record away from the Sovereign Center.

v In Friday's game, the Royals scored seven goals against the Chiefs, matching a season team high for goals in a single game established in the 7-4 win over the Dayton Bombers on November 11, 2005.

- The Royals scored a total of 15 goals in the three games over the past week-an average of five goals per game.

- In the team's twelve games since being shutout by the Trenton Titans on November 9, the Royals have scored a total of 60 goals-an average of 5.00 goals per game.

- In the first 19 games this season, the Royals have scored a total of 79 goals, an average of 4.16 goals per game, which is the second best in the league.

v Each one of the seven goals scored by the Royals on Friday night in Johnstown was scored by a different player.

- This game marked the sixth time this season that the Royals have scored five or more goals in a single game with each goal being scored by a different player. Although the Royals had accomplished this feat in a six goal game before-the 6-3 win over Dayton on November 18-this was the first time the team did it for seven goals.

- The Royals also got four goals from four different players in Saturday's 4-3 win over Long Beach.

v The Royals' defense allowed two goals in Friday's win in Johnstown, marking the tenth time this season Reading has held the opposition to two goals or less.

- The five goals given up by the Royals in the 5-4 loss to Long Beach on Sunday tied a season high for goals against Reading's defense in regulation time. (The Royals also allowed five goals in regulation to the Wheeling Nailers on October 28-and the Nailers ultimately beat the Royals in a shootout, 6-5.)

- Over the course of the season, the Royals have allowed a total of 49 goals against, which translates into a team goals against average of 2.58-third best in the league.

v The Royals' first goal on Friday night was scored by Greg Hogeboom at the 3:28 mark of the first period, while the teams were skating four aside.

- That was Hogeboom's second "first goal" of the season.

- Hogeboom also scored the Royals' third goal 55 seconds into the second period of Reading's 4-3 win over Long Beach on Saturday.

- Hogeboom also scored the Royals' fourth goal (to give the Royals a 4-3 lead) at the 4:16 mark of the second period in Reading's 5-4 loss to Long Beach on Sunday.

- Hogeboom is currently riding a season team high five game goal scoring streak.

- Hogeboom also picked up an assist in Friday and Saturday's games, giving him ten multi-point games out of a total of 18 games that he's played for the team this year.

- Hogeboom is currently riding an eleven game point streak (8g -13a = 21pts).

- Hogeboom has had at least one point in 14 of the 18 games he has played with the Royals.

- Hogeboom leads the Royals with 26 points (9g - 17a = 26pts), which ranks seventh in the league in scoring and is third amongst rookies in the ECHL.

v The Royals' second goal on Friday night was scored by T.J. Kemp at the 15:16 mark of the first period, while the Royals were on the power play to give Reading a 2-0 lead.

- In Friday's game Kemp also played to a +4 (along with teammates Grant Jacobsen and Eric Werner), establishing a season team high in that category.

- Kemp was held pointless in Saturday's 4-3 win on Saturday night, which snapped his personal point streak at ten games, during which he compiled 18 points (3g - 15a = 18pts).

- Kemp came back on Sunday and scored the first two goals for the Royals in the 5-4 loss to Long Beach, marking the two goal performance of his pro career.

- Sunday's game marked the sixth multi-point performance of the season for Kemp.

- Kemp has picked up 21 points (5g - 16a = 21pts) for the Royals this year, which ranks tied for third on the team, sixth amongst rookies and second amongst defensemen in the league.

v The Royals' third goal on Friday night (which made the score 3-1) was scored by Grant Jacobsen 25 seconds into the second period.

- That goal turned out to be the game winner-the first of Jacobsen's pro career.

- Jacobsen also had two assists on Friday (and played to a plus four), marking his first three point performance as a professional.

v The Royals' fourth goal on Friday (to make the score 4-2) was scored by Shay Stephenson at the 6:05 mark of the second period.

- That was the first goal scored by Stephenson since his four goal night in the Royals' 6-1 win over the South Carolina Stingrays on November 19.

v The Royals' fifth goal on Friday night was scored by Mike Pandolfo at the 8:55 mark of the third period.

- Pandolfo also scored the Royals first goal at the 12:53 mark of the first period to tie the score at one in the Royals' 4-3 win over Long Beach on Saturday.

- Pandolfo now has eleven goals on the season for the Royals, which leads the team in that category.

- Pandolfo also picked up an assist in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Long Beach, extending his personal point streak to ten games (7g - 7a = 14pts).

- Pandolfo has had at least one point in fourteen of the seventeen games that he has played with the Royals.

- Pandolfo is tied for third on the Royals with 21 points (11g - 10a = 21pts).

v The Royals' sixth goal on Friday night was scored by Jon Francisco at the 15:03 mark of the third period into an empty net.

- In Saturday's 4-3 win, Francisco also scored the Royals' second goal at the 14:03 mark of the first period, while Reading was on the power play, marking his fourth consecutive game with a goal-a streak that was snapped in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Long Beach.

- Along with scoring a goal in Friday and Saturday's games, Francisco added an assist in each of those games, giving him a total of five multi-point games this year.

- Francisco also picked up an assist in Sunday's loss to Long Beach, extending a personal point streak to nine games (6g - 7a = 13pts).

v Eric Werner scored the seventh and final goal for the Royals on Friday night with 43 seconds remaining in the game.

- Werner also assisted on a goal on Friday night, marking his first multi-point performance as a pro.

- Werner also assisted on a goal in Saturday's 4-3 win and Sunday's 5-4 loss, extending a personal point streak to four games (1g - 3a = 4pts).

v In Friday night's win, Mike Kompon assisted on the first two goals scored by the Royals in that game.

- Kompon also assisted on two goals in Saturday's 4-3 win over Long Beach.

- Kompon also picked up an assist in Sunday's 5-4 loss, extending his personal point streak to six games (1g - 10a = 11pts).

- Kompon has now had nine multi-point performances for the Royals this season and eight of them have come in the last twelve games, during which he has racked up 21 points (5g - 16a = 21pts).

- Kompon's 25 points (7g - 18a = 25pts) places him second on the team and tied for eighth place the league's overall scoring race.

v Malcolm MacMillan had two assists in Friday's 7-2 win at Johnstown-including one on the game winning goal-marking his first multi-point performance of the season with the Royals.

v Barry Brust was the goaltender for the Royals in the 7-2 win over Johnstown on Friday, as he stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced in that game.

- Brust was also the goalie in Reading's 5-4 loss on Sunday, during which he stopped 22 of the 27 shots.

- Brust has a record of 2-2-0, a 3.22 goals against average and a save percentage of .899 with the Royals.

v On Saturday night, the Royals' third goal was scored by Doug Christiansen-his eighth of the season-at the 2:15 mark of the second period to give the Royals a 3-2 lead.

v The game winning goal in Saturday's 4-3 victory for the Royals was scored by Dany Roussin 35 seconds into the third period, while Reading was on the power play.

- This marked Roussin's second goal in as many games for the Royals.

- This was also Roussin's first professional game winning goal.

- Roussin also picked up an assist in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Long Beach, as he has had at least one point in every game he's played for Reading (2g - 1a = 3pts in 3 games).

v With Dany Roussin registering the game winning goal for Reading on Saturday night, thirteen different players have now scored a gwg this season for the Royals-in the span of just 14 wins this season.

v The Royals went 2 for 5 on the power play on Saturday night, marking the ninth time this season Reading has scored 2 or more power play goals in a single game.

- Over the last twelve games, the Royals' power play has scored 22 goals in 67 opportunities with the man advantage, a 32.8% scoring ratio.

- Over the course of the season, the Royals have scored 27 power play goals in 105 chances, a 25.7% scoring ratio, which ranks second in the league.

v Goaltender Cody Rudkowsky stopped 32 of the 35 shots he faced from Long Beach in the Royals' 4-3 win on Saturday night.

- This game extended Rudkowsky's personal win streak to seven games.

- Rudkowsky has also won seven consecutive games at the Sovereign Center.

- Rudkowsky (10-1-0) is currently tied for second in the league in wins (10) and save percentage (.935) and is in sole possession of second place in goals against average (1.90).

v Sunday's game marked the first time this season that the opponents have scored more than two power play goals in a single game against the Royals, as Long Beach went 3-6 on the power play that day.

- Over the course of the season, the Royals' penalty killing unit has allowed 17 power play goals against in 118 opportunities for the opposition, which translates into an 85.6% kill ratio-third in the league.

v In Sunday's 5-4 loss to Long Beach, the Royals entered the third period, leading by a score of 4-3, thus marking the first time this season that Reading has suffered a loss in regulation when entering the third period with a lead (11-1-1).

- The Royals did take a 4-2 lead into the third period against the Wheeling Nailers on October 28, and the Nailers scored with 1:47 remaining in regulation to tie the game at five and send it to overtime. The Nailers ended up beating the Royals in that game, 6-5, in a shootout.

v Each of the Royals' losses in regulation this season except one-the 3-0 loss to Trenton on 11/09-has been a one-goal game with the deciding game winning goal scored by the opposition in the third period.

- In the 2-1 loss at Toledo on November 6, the Storm scored at the 7:18 mark of the third period to break a 1-1 tie.

- In the 4-3 loss to Dayton on December 2, the Bombers scored with 36 seconds remaining to break a 3-3 tie.

- In Sunday's 5-4 loss to Long Beach, the Ice Dogs scored the game winner at the 12:22 mark of the third period to break a 4-4 tie.

v Over the course of the season, the only period in which the Royals have been outscored by the opposition is the third (22 - 24) (-2).

- In the first period the Royals have outscored the opposition (25 - 13) (+12); and in the second period, Reading has outscored the opponents (30 -11) (+19).

- In six games this season, the Royals have given up two or more goals to the opposition in the third period.

Royals Transactions (12/05 - 12/11/05)

December 9 Add Jon Francisco F Activated From 7-Day Injured Reserve

December 9 Add Jeff State D Activated From 7-Day Injured Reserve

December 9 Add John Morlang F Returned From Milwaukee Admirals

December 10 Add Dany Roussin F Re-Assigned From Manchester (AHL)

December 10 Delete Stuart Kerr D Placed On 7-Day Injured Reserve

Upcoming Promotions and Give-Aways

TUESDAY: The Royals will take on the Wheeling Nailers this Tuesday night at 7:05, and the first two thousand fans will receive the second commemorative trading card set in a series of five, courtesy of Rieck's Printing. In addition, the US Women's National Team - who will be facing off against Finland in the Sovereign Center on Wednesday - will be in the house to sign autographs during the first intermission of Tuesday's Royals game. Tickets for the Royals and US vs. Finland game are available at the Sovereign Center Box Office.

WEDNESDAY:

Come see the best women's hockey players in the world as the US Women's National Team squares off against Finland in the Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour, which hits the Sovereign Center this Wednesday, December 14th at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are still available and start as low as $13. For more information, visit the Sovereign Center Box Office or call Ticketmaster at 215-336-2000.

SATURDAY:

The Royals will face the Fresno Falcons for the first time this season on Saturday, January 10th at 7:05. The first fifteen hundred fans 21 and older will receive Yuengling Hats, courtesy of All Star Distributing. Tickets are on sale now at the Sovereign Center Box Office, or by phone at 610-898-PUCK.

SUNDAY:

The Royals and Fresno Falcons will match up again on Sunday for an afternoon game at 1:05 p.m., brought to you by Advance Auto Parts. The first twenty five hundred fans in attendance will receive a Royals Poster, courtesy of the Reading Eagle, and the first two thousand fans will receive Comcast Thundersticks. Tickets are still available at the Sovereign Center Box Office, or by phone at 610-898-PUCK.

READING TEAM STATISTICS (Through Games of 12/11/2005)

No. PLAYER POS GP G A PTS +- PIM PP SH PPA SHA PPP SHP GW FG SOG SOA OT SH PCT 28 Hogeboom, Greg F 18 9 17 26 10 4 2 0 9 0 11 0 1 2 0 1 0 72 12.5 17 Kompon, Mike C 19 7 18 25 4 12 4 0 9 0 13 0 1 0 1 1 0 47 14.9 Pandolfo, Mike LW 17 11 10 21 2 8 4 1 5 1 9 2 2 1 0 1 0 64 17.2 14 Kemp, T.J. D 19 5 16 21 9 18 3 0 6 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 13.9 13 Francisco, Jon C 16 7 9 16 12 24 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 50 14.0 19 Peverley, Rich F 11 4 11 15 5 4 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 36 11.1 20 Jacobsen, Grant C 18 2 11 13 11 16 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 8.3 24 Christansen, Doug RW 17 8 4 12 0 52 4 0 2 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 50 16.0 7 Rome, Reagan D 15 2 9 11 9 28 2 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 4.3 21 Morlang, John F 16 6 4 10 3 15 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 50 12.0 25 Stephenson, Shay RW 19 7 2 9 7 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 25.0 23 Werner, Eric D 19 4 5 9 6 12 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 39 10.3 5 Barr, Chris D 19 1 4 5 13 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5.0 9 MacMillan, Malcolm RW 9 1 3 4 4 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 Roussin, Dany LW 3 2 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 22.2 Bala, Chris LW 6 1 2 3 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 4.3 3 Kerr, Stuart D 17 1 1 2 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 30 Rudkowsky, Cody G 11 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11 Hanchuck, Tyler D 18 1 0 1 -5 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 22 Courville, Larry LW 8 0 1 1 -3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 4 State, Jeff D 14 0 0 0 3 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.0 BENCH 19 0 0 6 0 TOTALS 19 79 130 209 390 27 2 52 1 79 3 14 10 2 7 2 651 12.1 OPPONENT TOTALS 19 49 76 125 376 17 1 27 0 54 1 5 9 3 7 0 592 8.3

No. GPI MIN AVG W L SW SL OW OL EN SHO SOG SOA GA SAVES SPCT 30 Rudkowsky, Cody 11 662:50 1.90 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 21 300 0.935 XFukufuji, Yutaka 4 244:05 3.20 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 13 127 0.907 Brust, Barry 4 242:17 3.22 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 116 0.899 TEAM TOTALS 19 1154:32 2.55 14 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 7 49 543 0.917 OPPONENT TOTALS 19 1154:32 4.11 4 14 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 7 79 572 0.879

ECHL STANDINGS (GAMES THROUGH DECEMBER 11, 2005) NATIONAL CONFERENCE HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK PACIFIC GP W L T PTS PCT GF GA PIM W- L- T W- L- T W- L- T W- L- T Fresno 21 10 4 7 27 .643 65 66 596 7- 3- 3 3- 1- 4 3- 1- 6 0- 1- 3 Long Beach 24 11 11 2 24 .500 65 73 442 4- 6- 1 7- 5- 1 5- 5- 0 1- 0- 0 San Diego 21 9 8 4 22 .524 66 67 580 5- 2- 3 4- 6- 1 5- 3- 2 1- 0- 0 Bakersfield 19 8 7 4 20 .526 47 64 574 6- 0- 3 2- 7- 1 5- 3- 2 2- 0- 0 Stockton 17 5 9 3 13 .382 50 59 569 1- 1- 0 4- 8- 3 3- 6- 1 0- 1- 0

WEST Alaska 22 17 3 2 36 .818 77 43 677 12- 1- 1 5- 2- 1 10- 0- 0 11- 0- 0 Las Vegas 22 16 4 2 34 .773 71 48 580 10- 0- 1 6- 4- 1 9- 0- 1 5- 0- 0 Idaho 21 14 6 1 29 .690 84 67 501 7- 4- 0 7- 2- 1 6- 3- 1 1- 0- 0 Utah 22 13 8 1 27 .614 77 68 442 6- 3- 0 7- 5- 1 4- 5- 1 0- 1- 0 Victoria 25 9 15 1 19 .380 75 91 516 4- 4- 1 5-11- 0 4- 6- 0 0- 1- 0 Phoenix 21 8 11 2 18 .429 56 70 621 4- 6- 2 4- 5- 0 5- 5- 0 1- 0- 0

AMERICAN CONFERENCE NORTH Reading 19 14 4 1 29 .763 79 49 390 9- 2- 0 5- 2- 1 8- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 Wheeling 21 13 6 2 28 .667 73 64 544 7- 2- 2 6- 4- 0 4- 4- 2 0- 1- 1 Trenton 22 11 9 2 24 .545 46 60 457 7- 4- 1 4- 5- 1 5- 5- 0 1- 0- 0 Toledo 20 10 7 3 23 .575 75 66 578 9- 3- 2 1- 4- 1 3- 5- 2 1- 0- 0 Johnstown 24 7 11 6 20 .417 61 86 437 3- 4- 3 4- 7- 3 4- 4- 2 0- 1- 0 Dayton 22 7 13 2 16 .364 64 86 550 5- 5- 0 2- 8- 2 2- 6- 2 0- 3- 1

SOUTH Florida 19 13 6 0 26 .684 66 54 387 10- 1- 0 3- 5- 0 7- 3- 0 4- 0- 0 Columbia 22 12 8 2 26 .591 68 74 586 6- 5- 1 6- 3- 1 4- 5- 1 1- 0- 0 Greenville 22 12 9 1 25 .568 76 64 727 6- 6- 1 6- 3- 0 4- 5- 1 0- 1- 0 Gwinnett 19 11 5 3 25 .658 84 60 447 7- 1- 2 4- 4- 1 5- 3- 2 0- 0- 1 South Carolina 25 9 10 6 24 .480 78 89 555 6- 5- 3 3- 5- 3 7- 2- 1 1- 0- 0 Augusta 23 10 11 2 22 .478 68 81 619 7- 4- 0 3- 7- 2 4- 6- 0 0- 1- 0 Charlotte 20 10 9 1 21 .525 66 62 450 3- 3- 0 7- 6- 1 5- 5- 0 0- 1- 0 Pensacola 23 9 11 3 21 .457 68 94 451 6- 6- 0 3- 5- 3 5- 3- 2 1- 0- 0

TOTAL 268 268 205 63 599 1705 13276

Check out the Reading Royals Statistics



ECHL Stories from December 12, 2005


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central