Royals Sign Former Vernon Viper Robertson:

The East Coast Hockey League Reading Royals have signed former Vernon
Vipers defenceman Sean Robertson.

Robertson spent last season with the East Coast Hockey League Utah Grizzlies & Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) Fayetteville FireAntz.

Robertson played In 11 games with Merrimack College during the 2012-13 season before leaving for the University of Guelph. Robertson spent his first six seasons playing for the Victoria Grizzlies before being traded to Vernon in his final year of Junior hockey. On December 12th 2011 the Vipers traded Zach McPhee and future considerations to Victoria for Robertson.  In 31 games with the Vipers Robertson collected (0-goals-4-assists-4-points).

Sean Robertson's Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=48356

This was posted on the Royals website:

Royals Add Five with Tryout Agreements

September 29, 2017/in News /by mthompson

Reading, PA – The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, today announced that the team has signed five players to ECHL Tryout Agreements: forwards Dillan Fox and Al Graves; defensemen Ben Bauer and Sean Robertson; and goaltender Dylan Wells.

Fox (5’11 / 187) (26), who hails from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, registered thirty-six points (16g-20a) and sixteen penalty minutes in forty-nine games with the Mississippi River Kings of the Southern Professional Hockey League in his rookie season last year. Prior to turning pro, Fox played four seasons of college hockey at SUNY-Plattsburgh (30g-46a=76pts, 32 pims in 96 games).

Graves (6’1 / 211) (28), who has attended Royals’ training camp previously, is from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Last year, in his second season of pro, Graves notched eight points (4g-4a) and forty-nine penalty minutes in twenty-three games with the Evansville Thunderbolts of the SPHL.

Bauer (5’11 / 193) (25) split his rookie season last year between the Columbus Cottonmounths and Roanoke Rail Yard Dogs of the SPHL (1g-6a=7pts, 33 pims in 40 total games). Bauer started his collegiate career at Curry College but finished up with three seasons at Castleton State College (2g-10a=12pts, 70 pims in 59 total college games).

Robertson (6’0 / 195) (26), who hails from Cobble Hill, British Columbia, played seven ECHL games with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL last season (0g-0a=0pts, 0 pims). He also racked up twenty-two assists (0g-22a) and fifteen penalty minutes with the Fayetteville FireAntz of the SPHL. Robertson, who played five full seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League principally with the Victoria Grizzlies, also played one season of NCAA hockey at Merrimack College and one year of Canadian University hockey at the University of Guelph.

Wells (6’1 / 199) (26), who is currently attending training camp with the Hershey Bears in the AHL, hails from Nashville, Tennessee. Wells, who split his college career at the University of Southern Maine and Utica College, played twenty-two games in the SPHL last season with the Knoxville Ice Bears, compiling a record of 4-9-2 with a 2.95 goals against average and a .906 save percentage with one shutout.

The on-ice practice sessions for the Royals 2017-18 Pre-Season Training Camp, all of which are open to the public, will begin with a fan friendly evening practice on Monday, October 2, 2017, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Training Camp will run until Thursday, October 12, and will feature a home-and-home pre-season exhibition series with the Adirondack Thunder. All other practices will be held at Santander Arena from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.