DiChiara inks deal with Royals

Reading, Pa. – The Reading Royals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers and American Hockey League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, announced that forward Frank DiChiara has agreed to terms with the team for the 2018-19 season.

In 62 games with Worcester last season, the native of Ronkonkoma, New York registered 23 points (9g-14a).

The Yale graduate skated for the Bulldogs from 2013-17, knocking in 72 points (30g-42a) over 127 games. In his senior season, DiChiara was fourth on the squad with 10 goals and ranked third with 21 points.

Before his collegiate career, DiChiara won the 2013 Clark Cup with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League and scored the Cup-clinching goal in overtime.