Royals sign Moynihan, Michel

Action photos of Patrick Moynihan and Jeremy Michel

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 forwards Patrick Moynihan and Jeremy Michel have been signed to contracts for the 2025-26 season.

Moynihan, 24, is entering his second-full professional season following a 66-game rookie campaign where he registered 36 points (11g-25a) and 33 penalty minutes between the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and the Idaho Steelheads. A sixth-round selection (158th overall) by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Millis, Massachusetts native played one game in the 2023-24 season with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL.

Prior to his professional career, Moynihan accumulated 95 points (47g-48a) across 159 NCAA career games between four seasons at Providence College (2019-23) and a final NCAA season at the University of Notre Dame (2023-24) where he recorded 24 points (10g-14a) and skated in all 36 games.

Additionally, Moynihan played two seasons at the United States National Team Development Program (2017-19) and, on the international stage with Team USA, captured gold at the U17 World Hockey Challenge in 2017 and U20 World Junior Championship in 2021, as well as a bronze medal at the U18 World Junior Championship in 2018.

Michel, 24, is entering his first professional season after three seasons with the University of Moncton where he recorded 80 points (32g-48a) across 87 games. Selected in the seventh round (217th overall) by the St. Louis Blues in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Lévis, Quebec native added 14 points (5g-9a) in 19 U Sports Playoff career games.

In the 2024-25 season, Michel was a point-per-game skater with a team-high 29 points (15g-14a) during the regular season with an additional eight points (4g-4a) in seven U Sports Playoff games - also leading the team in points during the postseason.

Prior to his U Sports career, he played five seasons in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Val-d'Or Foreurs where he totaled 216 points (83g-133a), 69 penalty minutes and a -81 rating across 294 career games.