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April 2, 2012 Week No. 25

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Eastern Conference Quarternals
Tuesday, April 3
v Elmira Jackals (Sovereign Center)
Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 am et)
Wednesday, April 4
v Elmira Jackals (Sovereign Center)
Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)
Friday, April 6
@ Elmira Jackals (First Arena)
Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)
Saturday, April 7 (If Necessary)
@ Elmira Jackals (First Arena)
Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)
Monday, April 9 (If Necessary)
@ Elmira Jackals (First Arena)
Game Time: 7:05 pm et (Broadcast: 6:35 pm et)
LAST WEEKS RESULTS (2-0-1-0)
Wednesday March 28, 2012 v Wheeling Nailers Win 3 - 0
Friday March 30, 2012 @ Elmira Jackals OTL 2 - 3
Saturday March 31, 2012 v Trenton Titans Win 6 - 4
FINAL TEAM LEADERS
Goals Olivier Labelle 27
Assists Yannick Tifu 39
Points Yannick Tifu 59
GWGs Olivier Labelle 5
PPGs Olivier Labelle 13
PP Points Denny Urban 22
First Goals Olivier Labelle 5
Shots Olivier Labelle 172
PIMs Olivier Labelle 144
Plus/Minus Denny Urban +15
Atlantic Division Final Standings
Elmira 45 - 22 - 2 - 3 = 95
Wheeling 37 - 26 - 4 - 5 = 83
Reading 36 - 28 - 4 - 4 = 80
Trenton 21 - 41 - 4 - 6 = 52
TEAM GOALTENDING STATS
Wins Mark Owuya 16
GAA Mark Owuya 2.63
Save % Mark Owuya .930
LEADERS In The ECHL
Points u C LLM 85
Goals Eric Lampe (LV) 37
Assists u C LLM 60
PIMs Devin DiDiomete (CHI) 281
Plus/Minus Mathieu Aubin (CIN) +25
3rd D-Scoring Denny Urban (REA) 47
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Royal Image of the Week
Handing O of History
NOTES OF THE WEEK
1. Reading went 2-0-1-0 this past week to complete the regular season on a season-long six game unbeaten streak (5-0-1-0). In the twelve games since
March 12, the Royals have gone 9-2-1-0.
2. The Royals went 10-4-1- M 1 8yals (and seventy-four sepa-
rate months in which the team has played in the ECHL) that the team ever won ten games in a single month.
l 1 8 -17-2-2, which translates into a win percentage of .620.
4. The Royals were the nal team to qualify for the ECHL playos this season and will be the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and take on the top-
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that the team has qualied for the playos.
5. Reading earned a playo berth with 80 points in the standings (36-28-4- l team has qualied for the
playos with 80 points. (In 2010, the team went 37-29-6=80). The Royals have never gained a playo spot with less than 80 points.
6. The Royals won both home games played this past week, extending the teams home win streak to a season-long four games. Nonetheless, the Royals
ended the regular season with a home record of 15-17-1- 8 a losing record at home.
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losses for Reading are the fewest in team historyand the twenty-one road wins are the second most in team history.
9. The Royals 3-0 win over the Wheeling Nailers last Wednesday marked the fourth shutout of the season for Reading. That is the third most shutouts in
team history. (The 2004- 8
M C -ve saves to register his second shutout in a span of three games last Wednesday. That is the most saves ever made in a shutout
8 1 M u -eight saves in the shutout-shootout game against the
Wheeling Nailers last seasonon February 18, 2011. Ironically, the opposing goaltender in that game was Wheelings Patrick Killeen, who was also the op-
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more than that amount. On December 9, 2011, in a 4- W C - -seven Nailer shots.
12. The Royals gave up 2735 shots against this year (average of 37.99 shots per game against), which is more shots than the team has ever faced in the elev-
en year history of the team. Reading generated 2038 shots on the opponents goals this year, which is fewer shots than the Royals have ever had in team
history. The minus-727 (- 8 is the greatest gap in shots-for and shots-against ever experienced by the team.
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to Marlies), went 9-2-0-0 in his last eleven games with Readingwhich included a season-long four game win streak in his nal four with the team.
14. In twenty-ve games with the Royals, Owuya compiled a 16-5-2-1 record. His sixteen wins led goaltenders on the team; his 2.63 goals against average
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-10 in those games. (The 2007- 8 9-8 record.)
April 2, 2012 Week Number Twenty-Five Reading Royals Weekly Release
LAST WEEKS TRANSACTIONS
03/27/12 Delete M C D Placed on 3-Day Injured Reserve
03/28/12 Add Dave Cowan D A -Day Injured Reserve
Add Kenny Ryan F Assigned from Toronto Marlies (AHL)
03/29/12 Add Tyler Brenner F A -Day Injured Reserve
Delete Tyler Brenner F Recalled to Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Delete Mark Owuya G Recalled to Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Add Brad Eidsness G Signed as Emergency Back-Up Goaltender
03/30/12 Add M C D A -Day Injured Reserve
Delete Brad Eidsness G Delete as Emergency Back-Up Goaltender
Add Brad Eidsness G Signed to Amateur Tryout Agreement
Delete Chris Doyle F Placed on 3-Day Injured Reserve
Delete Colten Hayes D Placed on Bereavement Leave
ADDITIONAL NOTES
1. The OTL to the Jackals on Friday night snapped a string of ve straight games
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The Royals went 2-5 in those games (2- -3 in the
shootout). Ten of the sixteen games played between Reading and Elmira
were decided by one goal. The Royals went 3-2-2-3 in those games.
3. In the sixteen games played between the Royals and Jackals, the Royals
compiled a record of 5-6-2-3. Elmira is one of four teams (out of eleven dier-
ent clubs played) against whom Reading had a losing record. The others were
the Chicago Express (1-3-0-0), the Florida Everblades (2-4-0-0) and the South
C S -3-1-0).
4. The OTL in Elmira on Friday ran the Royals record to 11-2-2-1 in the sixteen
games played on the road on Friday this season. Overall, the Royals went 16-5-
2-1 on Fridayswhich was the best day of the week for Reading.
5. The Royals held a 2- l
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within a game and did not register the win (0-14-4-4), establishing a team rec-
ord in that regard. This game also marked the tenth game this year that the
Royals blew a two-goal lead (and in one of those games, the team held two
separate two-goal leads).
6. Nine of the Royals twenty-two blown lead games were against the Jackals (0
-4-2-3). Reading was unable to hold two-goal leads in seven of those games.
7. Overall, Reading compiled a record of 23-13-3- A u
5-6-0-1 against teams from the North Division; and 8-9-1-0 against the South.
ADDITIONAL NOTES OF THE WEEK
1. The Royals 6- 1 S 8 1 l es against Trenton this
season, the Royals went 9-3-1. Reading also won nine games against the Wheeling Nailers this season (9-4-0-0).
S 8 1 8 -0-0-0 in those games; and 22-2-0-0 when scoring 4 or more.
3. The Royals scored a total of 229 goals this year (3.18 per game) and allowed 235 goals against (3.26 per game). This is only
8 -6) and qualied for the playos. The 09-10 team had a (-21) goal di
4. Yannick Tifu ended the regular season riding an eight game point streak (5g-6a=11pts). Tifus two-point game (1g-1a) in Wednesdays 3-0 win over Wheel-
ing was his third straight two- - -two games as a Royal. Tifus 59 points with
Reading (20g-39a) led the teamas did his 39 assists. Tifu was second on the team (to Denny Urban) in plus-minus, playing to a plus-
with the Royals. Including his seventeen games with the Chicago Express, Tifu ended the regular season with 70 points (23g-47a) which placed him sixth in
LCPL 1 1 n a single season.
u u -point games on Wednesday (1g-1a) and Saturday (1g- -point performances which led defense-
men on the team. Urbans goals in those two games both proved to be game winners. Urban who also had the GWG in Readings 7-0 against Trenton on
Saturday, March 24 (giving him 3 GWGs in ve games played), ended up with four game winners ? Tifu) on the team to
Olivier Labelle, who had ve GWGs. Urban, who was the only Royal this season to play in all seventy-two regular season games for the team (the seventh
8 8 -two power play points (5g-17a). Urban conclud-
ed the regular season with 47 points (12g- LCPL ngst rst year pros in the
league). Urban led the Royals this year in plus-minus, playing to a plus-15 (+15). (He played to a plus- ed in March.)
6. Yannick Riendeau completed the regular season on an eight game point (and assist) streak (4g-11a). Riendeau ended the season with a career high 45
points (13g-32a) in forty-three games.
7. Casey Haines assisted on the Royals game winner by Denny Urban on Wednesday, as well as the Royals sixth goal in Saturdays 6-4 win over Trenton.
Haines ended the regular season with eight assists over his nal seven games. Haines ended the season with thirty-four points (11g- -four games,
tying his total last season with the Royals in his rst year as a pro.
8. Ian OConnor scored the games rst goal in Fridays 3- L
That was his rst rst goal of the season. OConnor also scored his second short-
handed goal of the season (the other came on November 30 as a member of the
Stockton Thunder) in Saturdays game. OConnor also assisted on the rst goal in
-point game (in twelve played) as a
Royal. OConnor played to a plus-4 (+4) in his 12 games with the team.
9. OConnors short-handed goal on Saturday night was the 11th SHG of the year
8 but it was actually the
fewest SHGs the Royals had since 03-04.
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FINAL NOTES
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bagged three in the 6-4 win over Trenton on Saturday. In that game, he scored
the games rst goal (his third rst goal of the year)which was also his rst
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ber 11 as a member of the Alaska Aces.) .
2. Kenny Ryan scored the Royals second goal in the 3- L
Ryan registered 4 points (3g-1a) in his last 4 games with the Royals.
3.Ray Macias recorded 5 assists in his last 6 games with the team. The Royals
had record of 23-10-3-2 in the 38 games played with the Royals this year.
4. Readings power play came through with the rst goal of Wednesdays 3-0
win over Wheeling, but was held o the board in the next ten chances with the
man advantage. The Royals PP was held o the board in ten of the last four-

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9th in the league).
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scored by the team in the eleven year history of the team. The 292 power play
chances for the team was also the fewest in team history. In four of the teams
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The PK held the opponents PP o the board in six of the last nine games of the
season (and thirty- killing 24 of the last
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eleventh in the league.
6. The 51 power play goals against the Royals this year is the second fewest
allowed in team historythe team only allowed 50 PPGA in 2004-05. The Roy-

to this year.
ROYALS 2011-12 TEAM AWARDS
Scrapper of the Year Presented by V&M Towing.Kyle Neuber
Heart Award..Casey Haines
Rookie of the Year.Denny Urban
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Ironman..Denny Urban
Defensive Player of the Year..Derrick LaPoint
Oensive Player of the Year.Olivier Labelle
Most Valuable Player..Yannick Tifu
Fans Choice Award..Yannick Tifu