Royals add Araujo, Devlin

Action photos of Matt Araujo and Liam Devlin

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 defenseman Matt Araujo and forward Liam Devlin have signed contracts with the club for the 2025-26 season.

Araujo, 25, is entering his third full professional season following a 2024-25 campaign in the ECHL between the Rapid City Rush and Utah Grizzlies where he totaled four points (2g-2a) in 40 games. A native of Brookhaven, New York, Araujo opened his pro career in the SPHL with the Fayetteville Marksmen from 2022-24 where he logged 38 points (8g-30a) in 65 games. He was also an SPHL All-Rookie Team selection in the 2023-24 season when he led all Marksmen defensemen in goals (7) and points (36), as well as the whole club in assists (29). Across 105 pro career games, tAraujo has registered 42 points (10g-32a).

Prior to going pro, Araujo played at SUNY-Plattsburgh from 2018-23, where he served as team captain for two seasons and logged 54 points (13g-41a) in 107 games. He earned Second or Third Team All-Conference selections in all four seasons at Plattsburgh.

Devlin, 25, is entering his first full professional season after skating in one regular-season game for Orlando in April of the 2024-25 campaign. A native of Needham, Massachusetts, Devlin signed with Orlando after a four-season career with the University of New Hampshire, where he accumulated 83 points (43g-40a) in 132 career games.

With the Wildcats, he was awarded the Frank "The Fan" Halbert Fan Favorite Award in 2023-24, recognizing his popularity amongst the Wildcats' fanbase. Prior to his NCAA career, Devlin played junior hockey with the Omaha Lancers and Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League where he totaled 29 points (18g-11a) in 84 career games.