Jan. 10, 2005

Forward David Steckel, who skated for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2000-2004, notched his first three goals of the season last week, including a power-play gamewinner, a shorthanded tally and an empty net marker for Reading of the East Coast Hockey League before being called up by the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League on Sunday, November 14. The West Bend, Wisc., native leads the Royals with eight points in nine games. The L.A. Kings first-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft also had two assists to help Reading (4-5-0) to three consecutive wins this past week.