September 21, 2009

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced that thirteen players signed to an ECHL contract with the team are participating in AHL training camp. One player, goaltender Beau Erickson, remains at NHL training camp with the Maple Leafs. The thirteen players attending AHL camps this season are spread over seven teams: Chicago Wolves, Hershey Bears, Lake Erie Monsters, Manitoba Moose, Providence Bruins, Springfield Falcons, and Syracuse Crunch.

The players under ECHL contract with the Royals attending AHL Training Camps are as follows:

Nicholas Bilotto – Manitoba
Danick Bouchard – Providence
Jean-Francois Boucher – Providence
Marc Cavosie – Lake Erie
Olivier Labelle – Chicago
Scott Langdon – Hershey
Ben McLeod – Hershey
Gavin Morgan – Hershey
Karl Sellan – Hershey
Dinos Stamoulis – Springfield
Chris Stevens – Providence
Nick St. Pierre – Syracuse
Max Taylor – Lake Erie

The Royals open the 2009-10 ECHL season on Thursday, October 15, 2009 (7:05 pm) when the Kalamazoo Wings make their first visit ever to the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Season tickets for the Royals’ 2009-10 season are currently available. To become a part of Royals hockey, call 610-898-PUCK or log onto www.royalshockey.com.