McMenamin, Connor return to 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 Connor McMenamin and defenseman Powell Connor have re-signed with the club for the 2024-25 season.

McMenamin signed a contract with the Royals to begin his professional career on March 22, 2024. A native of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, McMenamin played 10 games for Reading during the 2023-24 season after five seasons in the NCAA with his fifth-year graduate season spent at the University of Minnesota-Duluth following four seasons at Penn State University. With the Bulldogs during the 2023-24 season, McMenamin recorded 21 points (6g-15a) in 35 games. The 25-year-old played from 2019-23 for Penn State where he recorded 66 points (24g-42a) in 129 games. Across his five-year NCAA career, McMenamin totaled 87 points (30g-57a), 57 penalty minutes and a +10 rating in 164 career games.

He previously played in the United States Hockey League primarily with the Tr-City Storm where he was captain in the 2018-19 season.

Connor signed a contract with the Royals to begin his professional career on March 13, 2024. A native of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Connor recorded four points (1g-3a) in 12 games with the Royals. Connor joined the Royals after a four-year collegiate career with three seasons spent at Michigan State University followed by one year at Canisuis College. With the Golden Griffins, Connor registered seven points (1g-6a) in 35 games.

The 24-year-old played four seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League for the Chilliwack Chiefs and the Trail Smoke Eaters where he totaled 75 points (13g-62a) in 201 career games. Additionally, Connor played for Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge in Dawson, British Columbia in 2019.