# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM NotesIR 2 T.J. Miller D L 6'4 210 09.15.86 Placentia, CA 20 1 5 6 -10 6 Missed last 3 games due to injury

5 Andy Thomas D R 6'2 210 11.14.85 Bow, NH 18 1 3 4 -3 15 Played in 16-straight games after missing prior 7

7 Justin Coutu D L 6'0 205 11.19.84 Maple Ridge, BC 25 1 9 10 -5 53 3 assists last 2 games

IR 8 Martin Nolet D L 6'3 205 10.02.86 Quebec City, PQ 14 2 1 3 +4 10 Missed last 9 games due to injuryAHL 9 Trevor Kell F R 6’0 185 06.23.86 Thunder Bay, ON 9 5 6 11 +6 4 Recalled by AHL-Albany 11/15IR 10 Tony Zancanaro F L 5’5 170 06.04.82 Trenton, MI 15 3 7 10 -4 11 Missed last 10 games due to injury

11 Mike Potacco F R 5’10 185 06.04.82 Kinnelon, NJ 7 0 1 1 +1 0 Played at Kinnelon High School and Barnstable Academy in NJ

AHL 12 Darcy Zajac F R 6'1 200 09.23.86 Winnipeg, MAN 14 2 6 8 +3 9 Recalled by AHL-Albany 11/27

14 Matt Lombardi F R 5’11 200 11.09.87 Milton, MA 24 6 6 12 -5 14 Recorded 1st goal since 11/27 on Dec. 19 vs.Toledo

15 Matt Vokes F R 6’1 190 09.03.85 Auburn, MA 7 3 5 8 0 4 Led the T-Devils with 33 assists as a rookie in 09-10

16 Ryan Ginand F L 5’9 180 04.01.86 Milford, MA 24 13 17 30 +6 12 1st-career hat trick 1/30/2010 at Florida

17 Dan Charleston F L 5'8 180 11.27.84 Oak Forest, IL 3 1 5 6 -4 6 Returned on loan from AHL-Albany 12/26

18 Ryan Hayes F R 5'10 180 06.04.89 Syracuse, NY 22 11 9 20 -4 10 7-game point streak (6g, 5a)

20 Brad Miller D R 5’10 170 01.31.86 Alpharetta, GA 9 3 4 7 +2 0 3 assists in 3 games w/ Trenton this season

21 Kory Nagy F L 5’11 195 10.12.89 Walsingham, ON 14 3 4 7 -3 8 Reassigned to Trenton 12/26

22 Kyle Kucharski F L 6’3 200 03.06.87 Saugus, MA 7 0 0 0 -8 6 Attended Phillips Academy in Massachusetts

23 Taylor Vichorek F R 6’8 250 08.25.88 Moose Lake, MN 23 2 5 7 +1 40 Scored first pro goal 11/19 at Reading

24 J.S. Berube F L 6’3 195 06.20.90 Matane, PQ 23 7 9 16 -1 40 2 goals, 1 assist Dec. 19 vs. Toledo

25 Jeremy Akeson F L 6’2 210 11.26.84 Ottawa, ON 23 5 4 9 -9 38 Played in 2005 Memorial Cup as member of Ottawa 67's

26 Dave Leaderer D L 5'11 190 07.31.86 Rochester, NY 21 3 7 10 -6 12 3 assists last 4 games

27 Justin Pender D L 6’4 215 10.25.88 St. Johns, NL 23 1 5 6 -12 30 Played four seasons for QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads

IR 28 Jordon Southorn D L 6'3 200 05.15.90 Montreal, PQ 15 0 2 2 -8 18 Missed 6-straight games with lower body injury

29 Chase Watson F L 6’0 195 10.23.82 Media, PA 9 0 9 9 -2 4 3 assist games 12/10 at Elmira and 12/19 vs. Toledo

34 Jeff Prough F R 5’10 180 04.20.86 Dearborn Heights, MI 25 9 7 16 -14 26 15 multi-goal games in Trenton uniform

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% NotesIR 1 Jeff Lerg G L 5’6 155 04.09.86 Livonia, MI 8 5 3 0 0 0 3.42 0.888 Last played 11/24 at Florida

31 Shane Connelly G L 5'9 180 03.16.87 Cheltenham, PA 10 2 6 1 0 0 2.83 0.902 Played for Elmira, South Carolina and Trenton this season

35 Dave Caruso G L 6’1 205 06.18.82 Roswell, GA 10 3 4 0 2 0 3.43 0.917 One of game's 3 stars in each of last 2 games

Trenton Devils

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

Reading Royals# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes2 Ryan Donald D L 6-3 227 09.10.86 St. Albert, AB 26 2 4 6 +10 50 Leads team w/ 50 PIM

AHL 3 Cody Wild D L 6-1 205 05.05.87 Limestone, ME 1 0 0 0 0 0 Recalled to Providence 12/20

4 Rob Kwiet D L 6-1 218 02.02.88 Toronto, ON 16 1 2 3 +5 13 1st goal of season 12/15 against Cincinnati

5 Louis Liotti D R 6'1 204 05.25.85 Westbury, NY 25 0 4 4 +3 18 Hockey East's "Defensive Defenseman of the Year,"

6 Casey Haines LW L 5-10 191 08.23.86 Indiana, PA 22 4 5 9 -6 10 Missed last 4 games

7 Todd Perry D L 6-3 215 12.13.86 Ingleside, ON 25 2 8 10 +3 46 Played for Boston College (HE) before joining OHL's

8 Alain Goulet D R 6-1 199 09.22.88 Kapuskasing, ON 24 2 5 7 +4 17 2 assists in season-opener at Trenton

9 Jared Ross D R 6-0 199 12.03.84 Stoney Island, NS 19 1 6 7 +11 11 Only goal of season Nov. 6 at Elmira

10 Devin Timberlake RW R 6-2 206 05.17.85 Port Alberni, BC 14 1 3 4 -1 13 4 seasons at Brown University (ECAC)

12 Chris Blight RW R 6-0 200 10.14.82 Cambridge, ON 6 2 8 10 +6 10 Returned from stint with AHL-Bridgeport 12/20

AHL 13 Olivier Labelle RW R 6-0 199 07.15.85 St. Eustache, PQ 13 8 2 10 +1 48 Loaned to Bridgeport 11/18

14 Eric Castonguay RW L 5-11 195 09.18.87 Granby, PQ 21 6 8 14 +1 0 Played junior hockey w/ QMJHL's Lewiston MAINEiacs

16 Ryan Cruthers C R 6-1 191 07.04.84 Farmingdale, NY 25 11 14 25 +6 24 4 goals vs. Trenton this season

18 John Scrymgeour F L 6-1 201 06.23.86 Pickering, ON 16 1 6 7 +1 4 2 straight games w/ assists

19 Matt Caruana F L 6-0 187 06.07.85 Orono, ON 27 14 13 27 +6 20 OPJHL All-Star w/ Bowmanville, '03 and '04

20 Vladimir Nikiforov RW L 5-8 173 10.07.87 Hauppage, NY 15 2 2 4 -11 4 159 points in 3 years w/ Barrie (OHL)

21 Matt Generous D R 6-3 217 05.04.85 Cheshire, CT 22 1 4 5 0 20 1st goal of season Friday vs. Elmira

23 Yannick Riendeau RW L 5-10 186 06.18.88 Boucherville, PQ 13 4 5 9 -1 12 Missed 2 of last 4 games

25 Andrew Sarauer F L 6-4 209 11.17.84 Outlook, SK 27 8 13 21 +7 18 3 goals last 2 games

26 Robert Slaney LW L 6-2 211 10.13.88 Upper Island Cove, 27 2 8 10 -2 10 Game-winning goal 12/4 at Trenton

AHL 27 Richard Greenop RW R 6-4 237 02.24.89 Oshawa, ON 17 1 2 3 +3 24 Assigned to AHL-Toronto 12/3

29 Dallas Jackson D L 6-2 198 03.31.89 Edson, AB 8 1 3 4 +1 0 Missed 17 of last 20 games

76 Ben Gordon LW L 5-11 180 01.31.85 International Falls, MN 27 9 15 24 +14 35 Leads team w/ 15 assists

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Notes1 Matt Dalton G L 6-1 196 07.04.86 Clinton, ON 16 10 6 0 0 2 2.82 0.912 Won last 2 decisions

AHL 30 Ben Scrivens G L 6-2 197 09.11.86 Spruce Grove, AB 11 8 3 0 0 0 2.18 0.936 Recalled to AHL-Toronto 12/17

33 Brent Troyan G L 5-9 175 08.02.89 Johnstown, PA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.00 0.000 Reading’s Emergency Backup Goalie

TRENTON DEVILS (11-12-0-2, 24pts) vs READING ROYALS (18-9-0-0, 36pts) Game 26 ◦ Sunday, December 26, 2010 ◦ 5:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Today in the ECHLSouth Carolina Stingrays (14-13-1) at Gwinnett Gladiators (12-13-5) 4:05 p.m. ET· South Carolina’s Todd Ford is fifth with a 2.26 goals-against average.· Michael Forney leads Gwinnett against the Stingrays with seven points (2g-5a).· Stingrays are third on the penalty kill at 86.1 percent (118-for-137).· Gladiators are 9-0-0 when leading after two periods. Reading Royals (18-9-0) at Trenton Devils (11-12-2) 5 p.m. ET· Ryan Cruthers leads Reading against the Devils with four goals and nine points.· Ryan Ginand leads Trenton against the Royals with eight points (3g-5a).· Reading is 11-2-0 when scoring first.· Trenton is first with 35.24 shots per game.Cincinnati Cyclones (11-10-7) at Wheeling Nailers (15-12-0) 5:05 p.m. ET· Barret Ehgoetz leads Cincinnati against the Nailers with five points (1g-4a).· Wheeling’s Ben Street is on a six-game point streak since Dec. 2 (5g-8a).· Cyclones are 6-3-7 in one-goal games.· Nailers are 7-0-0 when leading after two periods. Kalamazoo Wings (11-12-3) at Toledo Walleye (9-14-3) 5:30 p.m. ET· Kalamazoo’s Trent Daavettila is on a 12-game point streak since Nov. 25 (4g-12a).· Evan Rankin leads Toledo against the K-Wings with six goals and nine points.· K-Wings are second on the power play at 22.8 percent (29-for-127).· Walleye are second with 34.69 shots per game. Las Vegas Wranglers (15-6-2) at Ontario Reign (8-16-1) 5 p.m. PT· Las Vegas’ Michael Ouzas is second with a 2.11 goals-against average.· Ontario’s Kellen Briggs is second with 585 saves.· Wranglers are 10-1-2 when scoring first.· Reign are 5-0-1 when leading after two periods.Stockton Thunder (12-8-4) at Bakersfield Condors (12-13-1) 6 p.m. PT· Chris Lawrence (8g-12a) and Fraser Clair (8g-12a) lead Stockton with 12 points each.· Bakersfield’s Josh Tordjman has won his last four starts allowing six goals in that span.· Thunder are second with 27.83 shots-against per game.· Condors are 11-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Recent ECHL Scores SUN, DECEMBER 19

Florida 2 at South Carolina 3 (SO)Toledo 3 at Trenton 6

Greenville 4 at Gwinnett 1Idaho 3 at Las Vegas 6

Reading 3 at Wheeling 2

TUE, DECEMBER 21 Gwinnett 2 at Florida 4

Idaho 1 at Utah 3

WED, DECEMBER 22 Gwinnett 2 at Florida 6

Idaho 3 at Utah 1

Upcoming ECHL Schedule

SUN, DECEMBER 26 South Carolina at Gwinnett - 4:05 PM EST

Reading at Trenton - 5:00 PM ESTCincinnati at Wheeling - 5:05 PM ESTKalamazoo at Toledo - 5:30 PM ESTLas Vegas at Ontario - 5:00 PM PST

Stockton at Bakersfield - 6:00 PM PST

MON, DECEMBER 27 South Carolina at Greenville - 7:05 PM EST

Stockton at Bakersfield - 7:00 PM PSTUtah at Las Vegas - 11:59 PM PST

TUE, DECEMBER 28 Wheeling at Gwinnett - 7:05 PM EST

Florida at Reading - 7:05 PM ESTToledo at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM ESTOntario at Victoria - 7:05 PM PSTIdaho at Alaska - 7:15 PM AKST

WED, DECEMBER 29 Kalamazoo at Toledo - 7:00 PM EST

Elmira at Trenton - 7:00 PM ESTWheeling at Gwinnett - 7:05 PM EST

Greenville at South Carolina - 7:05 PM ESTBakersfield at Utah - 7:05 PM MST

Las Vegas at Stockton - 7:00 PM PSTOntario at Victoria - 7:05 PM PSTIdaho at Alaska - 7:15 PM AKST

Eastern Conference StandingsATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKReading 27 18 9 0 0 36 0.667 87 76 419 8-5-0-0 10-4-0-0 7-3-0-0 2-0-0-0Elmira 27 14 8 5 0 33 0.611 103 93 573 8-6-3-0 6-2-2-0 4-5-1-0 1-0-0-0Trenton 25 11 12 0 2 24 0.480 83 94 398 5-6-0-2 6-6-0-0 4-5-0-1 2-0-0-1SOUTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKGreenville 28 20 6 1 1 42 0.750 103 67 429 11-3-1-0 9-3-0-1 8-1-0-1 2-0-0-0Florida 32 19 12 0 1 39 0.609 110 92 534 10-5-0-0 9-7-0-1 6-3-0-1 2-0-0-1South Carolina 28 14 13 1 0 29 0.518 74 77 371 8-5-1-0 6-8-0-0 7-3-0-0 4-0-0-0Gwinnett 30 12 13 1 4 29 0.483 80 97 561 6-5-0-1 6-8-1-3 0-9-1-0 0-9-1-0NORTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKWheeling 27 15 12 0 0 30 0.556 91 77 504 9-8-0-0 6-4-0-0 7-3-0-0 0-1-0-0Cincinnati 28 11 10 5 2 29 0.518 79 89 531 5-7-1-1 6-3-4-1 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0Kalamazoo 26 11 12 1 2 25 0.481 87 102 481 6-7-0-0 5-5-1-2 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0Toledo 26 9 14 2 1 21 0.404 68 91 496 4-7-0-1 5-7-2-0 3-6-1-0 0-2-1-0Western Conference StandingsMOUNTAIN GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKUtah 28 15 9 3 1 34 0.607 81 78 581 4-6-2-0 11-3-1-1 4-5-1-0 0-1-0-0Idaho 29 13 10 2 4 32 0.552 82 81 462 6-4-0-3 7-6-2-1 3-6-0-1 1-0-0-0Alaska 25 15 9 1 0 31 0.620 76 58 330 7-4-1-0 8-5-0-0 6-4-0-0 4-0-0-0Victoria 28 12 13 1 2 27 0.482 78 86 656 4-6-1-1 8-7-0-1 3-4-1-2 2-0-0-0PACIFIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKLas Vegas 23 15 6 1 1 32 0.696 66 53 370 9-3-1-0 6-3-0-1 7-2-0-1 2-0-0-0Stockton 24 12 8 1 3 28 0.583 74 74 509 6-4-1-1 6-4-0-2 4-6-0-0 0-3-0-0Bakersfield 26 12 13 1 0 25 0.481 78 84 578 7-6-1-0 5-7-0-0 5-5-0-0 4-0-0-0Ontario 25 8 16 0 1 17 0.340 56 87 460 1-11-0-1 7-5-0-0 3-7-0-0 0-5-0-0

GINAND NAMED SHER-WOOD HOCKEY ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEKPRINCETON, N.J. – Trenton Devils forward Ryan Ginand is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for December 13-19.

The 24 year old scored three goals and added three assists for six points as the Devils went 2-0-0 last week.

Ginand scored three goals and an assist and was a +2 in a 4-2 win at Elmira on Friday and then tallied two assists in a 6-3 home win against Toledo on Sunday.

A native of Milford, Mass., Ginand leads the Devils this season with 13 goals and 30 points in 24 games. As a rookie last season, Ginand had 27 points (14g-13a) in 40 games with the Devils.

Prior to turning pro, Ginand played four seasons at Northeastern University scoring 82 points (46g-36a) in 132 games.

On behalf of Ryan Ginand a case of pucks will be donated to a Trenton 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 23,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (11-12-0-2, 24pts) vs READING ROYALS (18-9-0-0, 36pts) Game 26 ◦ Sunday, December 26, 2010 ◦ 5:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Prough Q&AForward Jeff Prough is in his third season with the Trenton Devils, having led the club in goals in each of his first two seasons in New Jersey’s capital city. The Farmington Hills, MI native joined the Devils after stints with the Florida Everblades and Gwinnett Gladiators, turning pro immediately following his four-season career at Brown University (ECAC) which culminated in 2008. The 5’10, 170-lb. forward was born on April 20, 1986.

Q: What was your favorite team growing up? Who was your favorite player?A: Well, I’m from Michigan, so I was a Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman fan. My favorite non-hockey team was probably the Detroit Tigers.

Q: Do you have any nicknames?A: Since I was six-years-old, people have called me Zippy. When I was a kid, there was a radio personality in the Detroit-area named Jeff “Zippy” Crow and my last name Prough rhymes with Crow. So somebody started calling me Zippy way back then and all the way up through youth hockey and now as a professional, everybody still calls me Zippy. The only person who doesn’t call me Zippy is my mother. She has always refused.

Q: Do you have any pre-game rituals?A: Yeah, lots of them. I always put my equipment on left to right, and I’m always the last person on the team to put my shoulder pads and jersey on. After warm-ups I always shoot the last puck into the net and take two laps around the ice, making sure to throw at least one puck into the crowd. Before games, I also go up into the bleachers all by myself with one of my sticks to just think about the game. These are just a few of the things I do, but my list of habits keeps growing.

Q: What is your favorite movie? Your favorite hockey movie?A: I’ll go with Goodfellas and Slap Shot.

Q: If you had to make your own dinner, what would you cook for yourself?A: Well, since coming to the Devils, I’ve gotten much better at cooking than I used to be, but my menu is still pretty short. Lasagna is probably the best thing I can make, so I’ll go with that.

Q: If you could meet three people, alive or dead, who would they be?A: I think Kyle Kucharski said Thomas Jefferson and when I heard him say that, I thought I’d want to meet Thomas Jefferson also. The other two would be Warren Buffet and William O’Neil. Two good business guys there.

Q: Back from the holiday vacation, where did you go for the break?A: I went home to Michigan to see my family. It was good getting to see everybody, having a nice dinner and going to midnight mass with my mother and sister.

Hayes’ Hat Trick Hooks Walleye, 6-3Trenton, NJ - Led by a hat trick and four-point game from Ryan Hayes, six different Devils had multiple points as Trenton defeated Toledo, 6-3, December 19 at Sun National Bank Center.

The Devils’ six goals tied their largest offensive output of the season, though Trenton waited until the second period to jump-start the offense. J.S. Berube broke the ice for Trenton with a power play goal 1:32 into the second, the first of three power-play goals for Trenton in the game.

Berube’s opening score came off a centering feed from the right-wing corner. His attempted pass knocked off the leg of Walleye defenseman Kyle Page and past goaltender Jordan Pearce. Berube put Trenton ahead, 2-0, five minutes later, setup by Ryan Hayes and Brad Miller. Miller’s assist was his second of the contest, and Hayes’ extended his point-scoring streak to seven straight games on the play. The Walleye cut Trenton’s lead to 2-1, 24 seconds after Berube’s goal, with Mike Hedden electing to shoot while on a two-on-one rush with Evan Rankin, beating Dave Caruso with a short-side wrist shot.

While the Walleye inched to within 2-1, the momentum remained on the Devils’ side, with Trenton scoring two more second-period goals

to jump in front 4-1 after two periods. Both the 3-1 and 4-1 goals were scored on the power play, with Matt Lombardi rifling a shot past Jordan Pearce off a play started Brad Miller and Justin Pender at 9:25, and Ryan Hayes capitalizing at 18:28 with Justin Coutu and Dave Leaderer earning helpers.

Hayes scored his second goal and third point of the afternoon, finishing off a tic-tac-toe passing play with Ryan Ginand and J.S. Berube to give the Devils a four-goal bulge 1:24 into the third period. Randy Rowe and Evan Rankin each tallied to move the Walleye back to within a pair, but at 13:37, Hayes finished off his first professional hat trick with an end-to-end rush, giving the Devils a 6-3 lead.

While he was provided excellent offensive support, Dave Caruso was solid in goal, stopping 40 of 43 shots to earn his second consecutive win. Winners of two straight, Trenton is now 11-12-0-1 while the Walleye are now winless in three games, falling to 9-14-2-1. The Devils will not be in action until December 26, when they open up the post-Holiday Break schedule with the Reading Royals at 5:00 p.m.

#18 Ryan Hayes notched 4 points, including a hat trick, vs. Toledo.

Reinforcements from Albany

Forwards Dan Charleston and Kory Nagy rejoin the Trenton Devils today, afters stints with the AHL-Albany Devils.

Charleston, 26, returns to Trenton after being recalled by Albany November 15. He played in nine games for Albany, but did not register any points. In six games for Trenton earlier this season, the former University of Nebraska-Omaha standout tallied a goal and five assists. Last season, his first year with the Devils organization, the Oak Forest, IL native was among the most consistent offensive weapons on the Trenton roster, contributing six goals and 27 assists in 25 games.

Nagy, 21, is also in his second season in the Devils organization and returns to Trenton after being reassinged to Albany November 27. In nine games with Albany, the 5’11, 195-lb. forward registered one assist and four penalty minutes. Earlier this season with Trenton, Nagy had three goals and four assists in 14 games and was among the team’s most reliable draw men. In 2009-10, he had 13 points (4g, 9a) in 33 games for Trenton and six points (2g, 4a) in 31 games for AHL-Lowell. The London, ON native was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Two other Trenton players remain on Albany’s roster: Trevor Kell and Darcy Zajac. Kell, who has worn the captain ‘C’ for Trenton the last two seasons, two points (1g, 1a) in15 games for Albany and 11 points (5g, 6a) in 9 games for Trenton. Zajac has zero points in nine AHL contests and 8 points in 14 games for Trenton.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (11-12-0-2, 24pts) vs READING ROYALS (18-9-0-0, 36pts) Game 26 ◦ Sunday, December 26, 2010 ◦ 5:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

The Devils open their post-holiday schedule by taking on the red-hot Reading Royals at Sun National Bank Center. Since the clubs’ most recent meeting, a 3-2 Reading victory at SunCenter December 4, the Royals have won five of seven games and vaulted themselves past the Elmira Jackals for first place in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division with a record of 18-9-0-0. Winners of two straight games themselves, the Devils will be searching for their first three-game winning streak of the season, having most recently accomplished the feat when they won five straight between March 24 and April 2 last season. Sunday’s contest with Reading will be the sixth of 16 contests between the Devils and Royals this season, with Reading having won three of the first five. Prior to the Royals’ early-season advantage in 2010-11 over the Devils, Trenton had led the all-time season series by going 54-37-12 against Reading prior to this season, not including Trenton’s 3-1 series victory over Reading in the second round of the 2005 Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Reading Scouting Report* The Royals arrive at Sun National Bank Center tied with the

Kalamazoo Wings with the fifth most potent offense in the ECHL. Reading’s 87 total goals scored give them an average of 3.2 per game. Reading’s leading point scorers are Matt Caruana (14g, 13a) and Ryan Cruthers (11g, 14a). Ryan Donald leads the team in penalty minutes with 50, and Ben Gordon leads the way with a plus-14.

* The only Eastern Conference team having allowed fewer goals than the Royals’ 76 (2.8 per game) are the conference-leading Greenville Road Warriors. In goal for Reading, Matt Dalton and Ben Scrivens split the action. Appearing in a team-leading 16 games, Matt Dalton has a record of 9-6, with a 2.82 goals-against average and .912 save percentage. Going 2-1 against Trenton, Ben Scrivens has a record of 8-3, with a 2.18 goals-against average and .936 save percentage. Current Alaska Aces goaltender Adam Courchaine has also appeared in the nets for Reading this season, surrendering four goals in his only-career appearance with the Royals during the first period October 17 at Sun National Bank Center.

* Reading’s power play has converted 16 times on 115 opportunities, with its 13.9% success rate ranking 16th in the ECHL. The Royals’ power play is one of the only facets of their game not working well at the moment, scoring just once in their last 12 opportunities (8%). Against Trenton this season Reading has scored four goals on the man-advantage on 19 opportunities (21%).

* The Royals’ penalty killing is ranked 12th in the league, relinquishing 24 goals on 138 times shorthanded (82.6%). In its last two games, Reading’s PK has killed seven of eight power plays against them (88%). Against the Devils this season, the Royals have killed off 14 of 19 (74%)

Trenton Scouting Report* Three Wise Men: Ryan Ginand, Ryan Hayes, and J.S. Berube

combined for 15 points in two games last week.* Trenton’s team-offense is seventh in the ECHL, with its total of 85

goals scored, giving the Devils an average 3.32 goals per game. The Devils’ leading point scorers are Ryan Ginand (13g, 17a) and Ryan Hayes (11g, 9a), both of whom recorded hat tricks last weekend. Ranking sixth in the ECHL in points, Ginand was named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for December 13-19, having scored three goals and three assists in his last two games.

* The Devils’ team-defense is ranked 17th in the ECHL, having allowed a total of 94 goals through 25 games played (3.96 per game). Trenton has used four goaltenders this season, with Dave Caruso and Shane Connelly on the current active roster. In 10 games, Caruso has a 3-4-2 record with a 3.43 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. Since being acquired from South Carolina December 1, Shane Connelly has a 3.88 goals-against average and .880 save percentage in three games. Jeff Lerg, currently on IR, leads the bunch with five wins and a 3.42 goals-against average.

* Trenton’s power play is ranked 10th in the ECHL, amassing a total of 24 goals on 138 power-play opportunities (17.4%). In their last four games, the Devils’ PP is 8 for 33 (24%), posting multiple power-play goal performances in three of their last four games. This season against the Royals, Trenton’s power play is 5 for 19 (26%).

* The Devils’ penalty killing is ranked 13th in the league, surrendering 20 goals-against on 110 times shorthanded (82.1%). In its last three games, Trenton’s PK is 17 out of 21 (81%). Against The Royals this season, the Devils have killed off 15 out of 19 (79%).

On December 17, Ryan Ginand became the first Trenton player since Jack Combs last season to record a hat trick, scoring three goals and adding an assist in the Devils’ 4-2 victory over the Elmira Jackals at First Arena. Ginand’s four-point night comes in the midst of a 16-point (8g, 8a) month of December which has catapulted the second-year pro into the ECHL’s top 10 in scoring, with the Milford, MA native tied for 6th place through the holiday respite.

Ryan Hayes followed Ginand’s hat trick with his first professional hat trick December 19 against the Toledo Walleye. Having extended his streak to seven consecutive games with a point by potting a goal and an assist in the first two periods against the Walleye, Hayes scored twice in the third period, capping off the Devils’ first six-goal outburst since October 17 with an end-to-end rush and goal past Jordan

Pearce with 6:23 remaining in the third period.The three-goal performances by the two Ryans,

Ginand and Hayes, are Trenton’s first hat tricks this season after Trenton players recorded five hat tricks last season. Last season Ginand, Jack Combs, Chris Poli and Matt Vokes recorded hat tricks, with first hat trick on February 21 against Wheeling coming as a four-goal effort.

Describing a player’s three-goal-in-one-game performance with the term “hat trick” dates all the way back to the 1940s. At the time, a junior team in Canada called the Guelph Indians was sold to the local Biltmore Hat Company and was renamed the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. When the Biltmore Hat Company began rewarding players on the Mad Hatters with a free hat of their player’s choosing from one of their local factories upon a player’s three-goal performance, the term “hat trick” was born.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (11-12-0-2, 24pts) vs READING ROYALS (18-9-0-0, 36pts) Game 26 ◦ Sunday, December 26, 2010 ◦ 5:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

A Frosty Get-together: Devils & Royals Rekindle Rivalry

Devils Hat Tricks