News release
27 November 2013
READING, Pa. - The Elmira Jackals and their closest rival, the Reading Royals, kick off the holiday season with a pre-Thanksgiving tilt tonight at Santander Arena. The Jackals are looking for back-to-back wins since October 26 - November 1.
WHO: Elmira Jackals - Ottawa and New Jersey/NHL & Binghamton and Albany/AHL (4-9-1) at Reading Royals - Washington/NHL & Hershey/AHL (9-5-0).
WHAT: Jackals Away Game #9. Away Game Watch Party tonight at SplitRock Brewing Company inside First Arena. Game broadcast on Gem 98.7 FM begins at 6:50.
The Jackals are facing the Royals tonight for the fourth of sixteen meetings this season and third of nine at Santander Arena. The Jackals are 1-2-0 against the Royals this year. Despite facing the Royals more than any other team this year, the Atlantic Division rivals haven't seen each other since November 2. Reading won the last meeting 5-2 on the strength of a 3-for-8 effort on the power play. Scott Greenham made 35 saves in the losing effort. In the Jackals first road win of the season on October 26 Greenham was spectacular with 46 saves in a 3-1 victory. He has been a stalwart of late posting a 1.52 goals-against-average and a .947 save percentage in two games last weekend.
Rookie forward Jakub Culek waited nearly 365 days between his last amateur goal in the QMJHL and his first pro goal. He finally broke through with his first marker Nov. 15 vs. Wheeling. Culek proceeded to go on a three-game point streak (2 goals, 2 assists) and recorded his first pro multi-point game Nov. 22 vs. Kalamazoo. The Ottawa Senators' prospect is catching fire with five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in the last five games.
Friday, November 29: Elmira Jackals vs. Wheeling, 7:05 p.m. "Bag A Turkey" Night. Contestants will compete to win free turkeys from Jubilee Foods at the first intermission.