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The Reading Royals, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announce their initial 23-player roster and two open public practices for Training Camp.
All fans can attend Training Camp practice in the seating bowl area beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 9. Fans must enter Santander Arena through the Lions’ Den Team Store entrance on Penn Street. Fans must depart Santander Arena through the Lions’ Den Team Store following the conclusion of Training Camp practice at 12 p.m.
Downloadable Training Camp Roster Sheet
Royals 23-Player Training Camp Roster:
- Goaltenders (2)
- 29 Vinnie Purpura
- 80 Keith Petruzzelli
- Defensemen (7)
- 2 Robbie Stucker
- 5 Danny Wieber
- 6 Victor Hadfield
- 18 Matt Araujo
- 27 Nick Carabin
- 72 Jack Page
- 88 Artem Kulakov
- Forwards (14)
- 8 Kyle Haskins
- 11 Nick Capone
- 12 Liam Devlin
- 16 Ben Raymond
- 17 Brandon Saigeon
- 19 Patrick Moynihan
- 21 Cam Cook
- 26 Andrew Kurapov
- 28 Alec Butcher
- 34 Jeremy Michel
- 39 Connor McMenamin
- 43 Jordan Simoneau
- 91 Yvan Mongo
- 95 Jacob Frasca
Reading’s initial Training Camp roster totals 23 players, including 14 forwards, seven defensemen, and two goaltenders.
Returning Royals: The roster includes nine players who appeared in at least one game for Reading during the 2024-25 season: Keith Petruzzelli, Vinnie Purpura, Robbie Stucker, Nick Capone, Cam Cook, Connor McMenamin, Yvan Mongo, Nick Carabin, and Andrew Kurapov.
Rookie Royals: The roster also has nine players who are rookies entering the 2025-26 season (a rookie is any player who has played less than 25 regular-season games of professional hockey at the “AA” level or higher as of the start of the current season): Kyle Haskins, Liam Devlin, Ben Raymond, Jeremy Michel, Jordan Simoneau, Jack Page, Nick Carabin, Andrew Kurapov, and Danny Wieber.
Veteran Royal: The roster also has one player who is a veteran entering the 2025-26 season (a veteran is a player, other than a goaltender, who has played in at least 260 regular-season games of professional hockey prior to the start of the current season): Alec Butcher (367 GP).
Lehigh Valley (AHL) contract Royals: Two players attending Reading’s Training Camp are on AHL contracts with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms: Nick Capone and Keith Petruzzelli.
Tryout Invite Royals: The Royals’ Training Camp roster also includes two players on tryout contracts: Andrew Kurapov and Danny Wieber.
Contracted Royals Currently Attending AHL Training Camps: There are two 2025-26 contracted Royals who have not yet reported to Royals Training Camp (currently attending an AHL Training Camp or other): Jordan Frasca (Lehigh Valley), and Vincent Sevigny (Lehigh Valley).
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms Training Camp roster currently stands at 33 players (Phantoms’ Training Camp roster), so Royals fans can expect more arrivals as the week progresses.
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