Reading Royals
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Home ice | Sovereign Center |
| Based in | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | Black, Purple, Silver |
| League | ECHL |
| Head coach | Karl Taylor |
| General manager | |
| Owner | |
The Reading Royals is an ECHL ice hockey team located in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. The team in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference and are affiliated with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.
The Royals were founded in 2001 when the team moved from Columbus, OH to make room for the National Hockey League expansion Columbus Blue Jackets. The team's first entrance into the Kelly Cup Playoffs came in 2004 while in their third season, when they won the North Division Championship. Then during the next season became the North Division Regular Season Championship, only to lose to the eventual Kelly Cup Champion Trenton Titans in the North Division Finals. The Royals hosted the ECHL All Star Game and Skills Competition in 2005. The Royals are now entering their sixth season, and have introduced their new marketing campaign, "PROUD TO BE A ROYAL."
The Royals play in the Sovereign Center located in Downtown Reading and their colors are purple, black, and silver. Since 2001, the Royals have ranked among ECHL teams in regular season attendance, drawing over 200,000 last season (2005-06). On March 25, 2006 against the Trenton Titans, the Royals reached their one millionth fan in attendance. The Royals made their third Kelly Cup Playoff appearance losing to the Wheeling Nailers.
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| ECHL | |
| 2006-07 teams: Alaska Aces | Augusta Lynx | Bakersfield Condors | Charlotte Checkers | Cincinnati Cyclones | Columbia Inferno | Dayton Bombers | Florida Everblades | Fresno Falcons | Gwinnett Gladiators | Idaho Steelheads | Johnstown Chiefs | Las Vegas Wranglers | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Pensacola Ice Pilots | Phoenix RoadRunners | Reading Royals | South Carolina Stingrays | Stockton Thunder | Texas Wildcatters | Toledo Storm | Trenton Titans | Utah Grizzlies | Victoria Salmon Kings | Wheeling Nailers | |
| Planned 2007-08 teams: Greensboro | Mississippi Sea Wolves | Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz | |
| Trophies and Awards: Patrick J. Kelly Cup | |
| Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | SPHL | UHL | World Cup | |
