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The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced the team’s full 2025-26 regular season schedule. The 24th season of Royals hockey begins on the road against the Trois-Rivières Lions for a second consecutive season on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m., at Colisée Vidéotron.
The game marks the 17th time in 24 seasons the Royals have opened their campaign with an away game. The Royals are 9-11-3-0 all-time in season openers with a 6-9-2 record in season openers on the road.
The season opener begins a seven-game road-trip for the Royals with two games against the Maine Mariners (Oct. 19 and Nov. 2), two games against the 2025-26 expansion franchise Greensboro Gargoyles (Oct. 24 and Oct. 25), and two games against the Worcester Railers (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1), following the season opener at Trois-Rivières.
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Home Opener
The Royals play their home opener, presented by Supportive Concepts For Families, at Santander Arena on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m., against Trois-Rivières. The home opener opens a two-game series with the Lions, which concludes on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m. The Royals hoist a record of 9-10-1-3 in home openers with their last home opener victory coming against the Norfolk Admirals, 6-4, on Oct. 23 of the 2021-22 season.
Fans can secure their seat today with a Ticket Plan (10/18-Game Plan or Royals365 Membership).
Quick Hits
Home Weekend Warriors: During the regular season, the Reading Royals will play 12 Saturday games, 9 Friday games, and 7 Sunday games at Santander Arena.
New Year’s Eve Game: The Royals will host a game on New Year’s Eve for the fourth time in the 15 seasons (2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24) they have played a game on Dec. 31. This season, the Royals will host the Norfolk Admirals for a 4 p.m. puck drop before the ball drops!
Reading last hosted a game on New Year’s Eve two seasons ago (2023-24, 2-1 L vs. Worcester). The Royals are 6-7-0-1 all-time on New Year’s Eve.
MLK Day Game: The Royals will play its traditional Martin Luther King Jr. Day Game against the Greensboro Gargoyles on Monday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m., at Santander Arena.
Education Day GAMES: Reading announced that its sixth annual season with an Education Day Game will be the first with two educational-friendly home games. The first Education Day Game will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 10:30 a.m., against Wheeling, and the second Education Day Game will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 10:30 a.m., against Trois-Rivières.
Both Education Day Games will feature an educational component and discounted tickets for K-12 Students. To sign your classroom up today, visit Royals Education Day GAMES.
North Division Alignment: The North Division welcomes the 2025-26 expansion franchise Greensboro Gargoyles, ECHL affiliates of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Royals’ 2025-26 divisional opponents (games vs.) include the Adirondack Thunder (8), Greensboro Gargoyles (11), Maine Mariners (6), Norfolk Admirals (10), Trois-Rivières Lions (7), Wheeling Nailers (15), and the Worcester Railers (10). 67 of Reading’s 72 regular-season games are against North Division opponents.
This is the second season Reading has played a season in an eight-team division (2004-05) and the third season they will compete in a division of eight or more teams (2003-04, 9-team division).
Non-Division Foes: The Royals will play two non-division opponents in the 2025-26 regular season. Reading will travel to the Sunshine State post-holiday break for a three-game series against the Florida Everblades from Dec. 27-29. The Royals will host their second non-division opponent in the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, on Feb. 27 and Feb. 28.
REA vs. FLR: Reading is 15-12-6 all-time in regular-season meetings with Florida with a 10-6 record in Kelly Cup Playoff games against the Everblades – 2004 Northern Conference Finals (FLR 3-2), 2010 American Conference Semifinals (REA 4-0), and 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals (REA 4-3).
Reading’s last meeting with the Everblades came at the end of a three-game set at Florida in December 2015. The Royals took four of a possible six points with a pair of post-regulation losses before a series finale 2-1 victory over the Everblades on Dec. 12, 2015.
REA vs. GRN: Reading hoists a 13-10-3 all-time regular season record against Greenville with a 4-1 record in Kelly Cup Playoff games, which was earned in the Royals’ five-game Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series win over the Swamp Rabbits in 2013.
In the previous meeting, the Royals swept the Swamp Rabbits in a two-game series at Greenville on Jan. 24 (3-2 W) and Jan. 25 (3-2 SOW) during the 2024-25 season. Reading last hosted Greenville on Feb. 26, 2017 (6-3 L).
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