DiChiara back for second season 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 their first player signing for the 2019-20 season, agreeing to terms with forward Frank DiChiara.

DiChiara has played two professional seasons and accumulated a career-high 16 goals and 42 points in 71 games with Reading last season.During the 2018-19 season, DiChiara notched seven multi-point games, registered three game-winning goals and nearly doubled his goal and point production from his rookie season with Worcester

A Yale University graduate, DiChiara 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.