Royals add Hadfield, Simoneau

Action photos of Victor Hadfield and Jordan Simoneau

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 defensemen Victor Hadfield and Jordan Simoneau have signed contracts with the club for the 2025-26 season.

Hadfield is entering his fifth full professional season after an 11-game 2024-25 campaign with the Indy Fuel where he registered three assists. A native of Oakville, Ontario, Hadfield has logged 34 points (9g-25a) across 126 career games between the American Hockey League and ECHL.

The 24-year-old opened his professional career with the AHL's Manitoba Moose. In the ECHL, Hadfield has seen time with South Carolina, Jacksonville and Indy.

Prior to his professional career, Hadfield registered 26 points (8g-18a) in 46 games during his final season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts in 2019-20. Hadfield is the grandson of former NHL standout Vic Hadfield, who amassed 712 career points in 1,002 NHL games split between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Simoneau is entering his second professional season following a 42-game rookie campaign with the Evansville Thunderbolts of the SPHL where he totaled 12 points (5g-7a). A 2025 President's Cup champion with Evansville, the Tisdale, Saskatchewan native played in five games during the title run. Additionally, he skated in seven games with Evansville during the 2023-24 campaign following three seasons at Marian University.

At Marian University, the 26-year-old accumulated 42 points (23g-19a) across 71 career games.