Reading, Pa. – Reading Royals Head Coach Kirk MacDonald announced that rookie goaltender Trevor Gorsuch has agreed to a contract with Reading for the 2019-20 season.
The Royals are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers and the American Hockey League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
After appearing in 32 games for Western Michigan University last season, Gorsuch signed his first professional deal with Toledo and went 3-1-0 with a shutout, 1.75 goals against average and .945 save percentage. Among early ECHL highlights, he defeated league-best Cincinnati in his professional debut on March 31, then bested Brampton on April 7 for his first ECHL shutout.His 32 games at Western Michigan last season were a single-season high and Gorsuch accrued a 19-11-1 mark, 2.75 goals-against average and .905 save percentage. The native of St. Charles, Missouri posted an NCAA career mark of 25-16-3 to accompany a 2.91 goals-against average and .901 save percentage.
He compiled 47 wins in junior hockey, spending time in the North American Hockey League and United States Hockey League. Over parts of four campaigns with the Michigan Warriors (NAHL), Gorsuch qualified for the postseason twice and generated a career 1.73 goals-against average and .949 save percentage in 12 playoff contests.
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