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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 new NHL city and team, 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 Noth Division Championship. Then during the next season became the North Division Regular Season Champions. The Royals hosted the ECHL All Star Game and Skills Competition in 2005 . They are celebrating their fifth season during the 2005-2006 season and their logo is a Roman numeral five with a purple lion's paw with five claws reaching through it. The Royals play in the Sovereign Center located in Downtown Reading and their colors are purple, black, and silver. In both 2003 and 2004, the Royals ranked second among ECHL teams in regular season attendance. On March 25, 2006 against the Trenton Titans, the Royals reached their one millionth fan in attendance. The Royals will be making their third Kelly Cup Playoff appearance. EXTERNAL LINK |
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