On Monday  October 3rd players from the Jr.  Royals spent the evening cooking dinner for the residents at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island.      
Led by volunteer parents in each of the four kitchens  salads, entrees, and deserts were prepared for the patients and their families residing in  this special place.  
The Jr. Royals parents who volunteered their time to help the boys were great.  Mrs Napoli,  Mrs Zaverdas,  Mrs Hannon,  Mr & Mrs Keating,  Mrs Cairo, Mrs Goldstein, Mrs Jones and Mrs Veglucci,  ….. Thanks to all of you.  
The players and volunteer parents created a feast of great foods that a lot of love was the main ingredient.     
On behalf of the Jr, Royals  team thank you  to the Ronald McDonald House for giving us this opportunity. 

A special thanks to Pat from North Shore Thread and Ink for not only making but then donating the shirts worn by our players and parents while cooking at the house.

View the photos posted in Royals Fanzone

Last weekend the Jr Royals played two games with in the Mullen Division opponents NY Saints.

Saturday nights game was played at the Dix Hills Ice.   The scoring was started by team captain Michael Cartwright who got another one before the night was over.   With goals added by Drizis, Green and Goldstein the Royals helped Mike Lanaro in net get a 5-0 shutout. (Game Highlights can be seen on the Royals Fanzone)

Sundays game at Sport O Rama had James Hall open the scoring with Jake Bichko coming on to get three more.  Goldberg, Mehalakes and Monfredo added to the numbers to earn the Royals a 7-2 win.

The #8 jersey worn last year by Frank DiChara who went on to be the MJHL Leading Scorer and voted the League MVP has returned to show it powers.  

Returning Jr. Royals player JT Hall  switched from his last year #7 to the #8 jersey and scored 5 goals in the season opener vs. the Boston Bulldogs.   Hall also had an assist on the day finishing the game with 6 points.   JT was voted by the team as an Assistant Capt. for this season.  Along with the 5 goals scored by Hall was 2 goals by Nick Drixis one by Zaverdas and one by Goldberg.   Final score was Royals 9 - Boston Bulldogs 3

Game #2 of the opening weekend had the Royals playing the host team Scranton Knights.   Andrew Green opened the scoring  followed by Matt Goldberg with two power play goals and Vinny Monfredo and Michael Cartwright with one each.   Corey Cairo got the win stopping all 20 shots to earn the teams first shutout of the year.

Game #3 of the weekend put the Jr Royals vs the Cranston Reds.  Jake Bichko opened the scoring in the first and got another in the second for a two goal day.  Assistant Capt. Vincent Monfredo also got two goals and three assists.   Cartwright, Hall and Zaverdas got one goal each for a final score of Royals 7 - Cranston 3.   Marchetti got the win stopping 34 of 37 shots.

Hall  finished the three game weekend with a total of 6 goals and 5 assists for a total of 11 points.

Robert O'Gara has been drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round with the 151st pick of the NHL draft. O'Gara who has committed to Yale University made his final choice from between Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. O'Gara is a 6'3" 185lb. strong two-way defenseman with good hands and a good stick.

Long Island Royals Frank Dichiara has been tendered to play for the St. Louis Bandits in the North American Hockey League. Dichiara who lead the MET league in scoring and was the League MVP has signed with the Saint Louis Bandits for the 2011-2012 season. Coach Browns' bandits have won NAHL championship 3 out the last 4 years (07,08 and 09), the hope is that the signing of Dichiara along with some key draft picks can help bring them back this coming season to the championship game. Dichiara has high expectations for his future and when asked about going to the Bandits was quoted as saying, "There is a natural growth in hockey that you have to follow. Each step you take leads to another and the opportunity to play for Coach Brown and one of if not the best organizations in the NAHL is going to help me reach my goal." Dichiara who will graduate this year from High School has a 4.0 GPA and is in the top 10% of his class this Jr Royals players has a bright future and we hope that the path he is on leads to continued success.