Saturday night at the Arena for live on-ice action, the Royals hosted the Adirondack Thunder in the back end of a home-road exhibition series. The Royals lost 4-1 on Friday night in Glens Falls, on this evening ADK made it two straight with a 3-1 verdict. Kamerin Nault (five-year pro from Winnipeg, Manitoba) scored the lone goal for the Home Team, rookie goaltender Nolan Maier (from the WHL Saskatoon Blades) took the loss. The Royals are essentially a brand-new club with a lot of fresh faces on the roster, it's a work in progress but in many ways that's what the ECHL is all about. The regular season starts with three on the road before the home opener on the 29th. The Royals host their six divisional opponents (old friends Adirondack, Maine, Newfoundland, Trois-Rivieres and Worcester plus new division-mate Norfolk) for a total of twenty-five home dates, outside the division we'll see the Allen Americans, Atlanta Gladiators and Wheeling Nailers three times each with the Indy Fuel visiting twice. Sunday was a pleasant day for outdoor hockey at Lions Park in Rothsville, the league got to play games for a second straight week with no weather issues. On this day Hillside won over Township and Ephrata beat Warwick. Five new players joined up bringing the total participation to forty-six, we're back again on the 23rd. Take care, thanks for reading.
