May 9, 2008

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals today released the team’s 2008-09 ECHL Regular Season Schedule. The 72-game schedule kicks off on Friday, October 17, 2008, at First Arena in Elmira, New York, where the Royals face the Elmira Jackals and concludes on Saturday, April 4, 2009, against the Dayton Bombers at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sixty-three of next year’s regular season games will be played against North Division rivals, including twelve match-ups against the Trenton Devils and eleven games against Elmira.

The Royals home schedule kicks off on Saturday, October 25, when the Johnstown Chiefs visit the Sovereign Center. The next day, the Augusta Lynx make their second trip in team history to Reading. The Royals host a couple of teams for the first time in the 2008-09 season. The 2004 and 2007 Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Steelheads make their first trip to the Sovereign Center on Saturday, November 1; and the Florida Everblades visit Reading for the first time in the regular season, playing twice next year at the Sovereign Center (Friday, November 28 and Saturday, December 6).

Next year, the Royals make the organization’s second trip in team history out west to face teams from the National Conference, visiting the Utah Grizzlies in Salt Lake City, Utah (Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6 and 7) and then traveling to Boise, Idaho, to face the Steelheads on their home ice at Qwest Arena (Friday and Saturday, January 9 and 10). The longest period of time that Reading is on the road next season stretches seven games from January 31, 2009 (at Johnstown) through February 14, 2009 (at Elmira).

The longest home stand for the Royals next year begins on Friday, January 16 (v. Wheeling Nailers) and extends through January 30, 2009 five games later, when the Royals face-off against the Nailers again. Within that time period, the Royals host the Elmira Jackals on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Monday, January 19, 2009 at 11:05 am), when the organization kicks off Hockey Week in Reading which includes the 2009 ECHL All Star Skills Competition (Tuesday, January 20) and Game (Wednesday, January 21) at the Sovereign Center.

Thirty of the Royals’ thirty-six home games next season are set on weekend dates, including nine games on Friday, twelve on Saturday and nine on Sunday. With the exception of the MLK, Jr. Holiday game (11:05 am), all weekday and Saturday games next year at the Sovereign Center will begin at 7:05 pm, while the opening face-off for Sunday games will drop at 5:05 pm.

The Royals 2008-09 ECHL Regular Season Schedule is set out below.
 

READING ROYALS 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Friday, October 17, 2008 @ Elmira
Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ Trenton
Saturday, October 25, 2008 v Johnstown
Sunday, October 26, 2008 v Augusta
Friday, October 31, 2008 v Cincinnati

Saturday, November 1, 2008 v Idaho
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ Cincinnati
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ Cincinnati
Friday, November 7, 2008 @ Johnstown
Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ Johnstown
Sunday, November 9, 2008 v Dayton
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ Elmira
Saturday, November 15, 2008 v Trenton
Sunday, November 16, 2008 v Cincinnati
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ Johnstown
Saturday, November 22, 2008 v Elmira
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 v Trenton
Friday, November 28, 2008 v Florida
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ Dayton
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ Dayton

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 v Johnstown
Friday, December 5, 2008 @ Elmira
Saturday, December 6, 2008 v Florida
Sunday, December 7, 2008 v Elmira
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ Dayton
Friday, December 12, 2008 v Elmira
Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ Wheeling
Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ Wheeling
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ Trenton
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ Trenton
Friday, December 26, 2008 @ Wheeling
Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ Dayton
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 v Johnstown

Sunday, January 4, 2009 v Dayton
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ Utah
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ Utah
Friday, January 9, 2009 @ Idaho
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ Idaho
Friday, January 16, 2009 v Wheeling
Saturday, January 17, 2009 v Trenton
Monday, January 19, 2009 v Elmira
Saturday, January 24, 2009 v Wheeling
Friday, January 30, 2009 v Wheeling
Saturday, January 31, 2009 @ Johnstown

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 @ Cincinnati
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 @ Dayton
Friday, February 6, 2009 @ Trenton
Saturday, February 7, 2009 @ Trenton
Friday, February 13, 2009 @ Johnstown
Saturday, February 14, 2009 @ Elmira
Sunday, February 15, 2009 v Trenton
Saturday, February 21, 2009 v Wheeling
Sunday, February 22, 2009 v South Carolina
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 @ Cincinnati
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 @ Cincinnati
Saturday, February 28, 2009 v Dayton

Sunday, March 1, 2009 v Dayton
Friday, March 6, 2009 v Cincinnati
Saturday, March 7, 2009 v Cincinnati
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 v Wheeling
Friday, March 13, 2009 @ Trenton
Saturday, March 14, 2009 v Cincinnati
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ Elmira
Friday, March 20, 2009 v Trenton
Saturday, March 21, 2009 @ Wheeling
Sunday, March 22, 2009 @ Wheeling
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 v Elmira
Friday, March 27, 2009 v Johnstown
Sunday, March 29, 2009 v Johnstown

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 @ Elmira
Friday, April 3, 2009 v Trenton
Saturday, April 4, 2009 v Dayton