Reading, Pa. – The Reading Royals have signed defenseman Rob Michel to a contract for the 2020-21 season. Michel topped Reading blue liners last season with eight goals while adding 14 assists in 51 games while amassing a +17 rating, which ranked second on the team.
Michel scored six of his eight goals in the final month of the season, starting with a strike on Feb. 8 vs. Wheeling.
Over four seasons at the University of Maine, Michel totaled 53 points (17g-36a) in 137 career games. The native of Camillus, New York served as the Black Bears captain in 2018-19 and signed with the American Hockey League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms following the conclusion of the season.
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