Stefano Giliati of Reading Royals (ECHL) Named Player of the Week

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced that forward Stefano Giliati [“JILL ee AH tee”] has been named the Sher-wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for October 25 – November 1, 2009. In a transaction also announced today, the Royals loaned forward Gavin Morgan to the Hershey Bears of the AHL.
 
Giliati, a second year pro from Montreal, Quebec, registered six points in three games for the Royals last week. On Thursday, Giliati, who in on assignment to the Royals from the Marlies, factored in all three Reading goals, scoring a goal and picking up a pair of assists—and then bagging his attempt in the shootout—in Reading’s 4-3 shootout win over the Toledo Walleye. On Saturday, Giliati stretched his league season-long goal scoring streak to six games and also picked up a pair of assists in Reading’s 4-3 win over the Johnstown Chiefs. Although Giliati did not factor in the scoring on Sunday, the Royals beat the Chiefs 3-2 to extend the team’s win streak to three games. Giliati is currently tied for the league lead with fourteen points (6g-8a).
 
Giliati becomes the ninth Royal in team history to win the ECHL’s Player of the Week Award, joining Brendan Brooks, Brian McCullough, Ryan Kinasewich, Mike Pandolfo, Shay Stephenson, Greg Hogeboom, Chris Blight, and Ben Gordon.
 
On behalf of Stefano Giliati, a case of pucks will be donated to a Reading youth hockey organization by Sher-wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-wood Hockey has donated more than 22,700 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
 
The Royals are off until Saturday (November 7, 2009 @ 7:05) when the defending Kelly Cup Champion South Carolina Stingrays visit the Sovereign Center. Saturday’s broadcast time is 6:30 pm on the Royals Radio Network presented by Transmissions by Arbogast.  To become a part of Royals hockey, call 610-898-PUCK or log onto www.royalshockey.com.

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