Sellar heads back to Royals

Action photo of Shane Sellar of the Reading Royals

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 forward Shane Sellar has re-signed with the club for the 2023-24 season.The 26-year-old Carlisle, Pennsylvania native returns to Reading for his second professional season after playing his first full professional season with the Royals in the 2022-23 season. Sellar appeared in three games at the end of Reading's 2021-22 regular season after two years at Rensselaer Polytech Institute. Sellar posted 39 points (18g-21a) and 33 penalty minutes in 70 regular-season games with Reading in the 2022-23 season before adding three points (1g-2a) and eight penalty minutes in 11 games during the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Sellar led the Royals in power play goals (9) and finished third among rookies on the club in points (39) and goals (18) last season.

Prior to RPI, Sellar played four seasons at Dartmouth College. As a sophomore, Sellar led the Big Green in goals (11) and finished second in points (22).