McNally joins Royals

READING, Pa. - The Reading Royals, ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, announced they have agreed to terms with defenseman Patrick McNally for the 2021-22 season. Reading acquired McNally's rights in a trade with the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for future considerations.In 2020-21, he played for the Nailers and Orlando Solar Bears and combined for 37 points (8g-29a) in 71 games. McNally has posted 61 points (20g-41a) in 100 career ECHL games.From 2015-17, he played for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League before joining the Worcester Railers in 2017-18. After playing 29 games in Worcester, McNally signed with Leksands IF of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest division of Swedish Hockey.McNally moved to Germany for the 2018-19 season and skated in 52 games for Eispiraten Crimmitschau in DEL2, the second division of German Hockey, and then moved to Slovakia to play for MAC Újbuda and HK Nitra in 2019-20.Prior to turning pro, he spent four years with Harvard University, where he was named to the ECAC Third All-Star Team and All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2011-12. In his senior year, 2014-15, Harvard won the ECAC championship, and McNally was named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team, ECAC Second All-Star Team and All-Ivy League Second Team.