Editing Reading Royals (section)

===New affiliations and the Courville era===
The 2007–08 season would be Karl Taylor's last with the Royals organization.  In late June 2008, general manager Gordon Kaye announced that Taylor would leave Reading to serve as coach for the AEG's newly acquired ECHL franchise, the [[Ontario Reign (ECHL)|Ontario Reign]]. The new team would also become the primary affiliate for AEG's Kings and Monarchs. On July 9, 2008, the Royals became the affiliate of the [[Boston Bruins]] and a secondary affiliate for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for the 2008–09 season. The Royals continued to wear their colors of purple, black, and silver. The [[Santander Arena]] and the city of [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], were also named the hosts of the 2009 All-Star Game and Skills Challenge. On July 24, 2008, Reading announced that Jason Nobili would be head coach for the 2008–09 season. Unfortunately, Nobili was unable to coax much from the team and was dismissed by Kaye on January 6, 2009, with the team in last place overall in the ECHL. [[Larry Courville]] was named as interim coach for the remainder of the season.

On April 4, 2009, general manager Gordon Kaye announced that Courville would return for the 2009–10 season as full-time head coach.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=851 | title = Larry Courville Named Royals' Head Coach | website = Reading Royals | date = 2009-04-04 | access-date = 2012-01-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120215155053/http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=851 | archive-date = 2012-02-15 }}</ref> On August 4, 2009, The Royals announced it renewed their affiliations with the Bruins and Maple Leafs and the [[American Hockey League|AHL's]] [[Toronto Marlies]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=883 | title = Royals affiliate with Toronto and Boston | website = Reading Royals | date = 2009-08-04 | access-date = 2010-01-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205611/http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=883 | archive-date = 2011-07-15 }}</ref>

In 2011, AEG sold off its shares of the Royals to the Berks County Convention Center Authority (BCCCA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prohockeynews.com/bccca-to-own-half-of-the-reading-royals/ |title=BCCCA to own half of the Reading Royals |publisher=Pro Hockey News |date=May 24, 2011}}</ref>

On July 9, 2012, the Royals became the affiliate of the [[Washington Capitals]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/post/capitals-announce-echl-affiliation-with-reading-royals/2012/07/09/gJQA4f0NYW_blog.html | title = Capitals announce ECHL affiliation with Reading Royals | newspaper = [[Washington Post]] | date = 2012-07-09 | access-date = 2012-07-09}}</ref> At the end of their first season with the Capitals, the Royals won the [[2013 Kelly Cup playoffs|2013 Kelly Cup]] by defeating the [[Stockton Thunder]] in five games. Captain [[Yannick Tifu]] played in every regular season and postseason game, scoring a game-winning goal in the final minutes of game four of the Eastern Conference Finals against the [[Cincinnati Cyclones]]. Reading won the first three games of the 2013 Kelly Cup Finals against the Stockton Thunder. On May 25, 2013, goaltender [[Riley Gill]] had a 29-save shutout and the Royals defeated the Thunder 6–0 to claim the team's first Kelly Cup. Riley Gill was named the MVP  for the playoffs with a 13–4–0 record, a 1.91 a goals against average, a .930 save percentage, and four shutouts.

In 2014, Jack Gulati purchased all shares of the ownership of the Royals from SMG and BCCCA.<ref name="Gulati">{{cite news |url=http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-royals-purchased-by-stokesay-owner |title=Reading Royals purchased by Stokesay owner |newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]] |date=February 16, 2014}}</ref> In June 2014, the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] announced a two-year affiliation agreement with the Royals, giving the Flyers an entirely Pennsylvania based minor league system for the first time since 1997–98.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=721755 | title = Flyers announce affiliation with Reading Royals of the ECHL | website = [[Philadelphia Flyers]] | date = 2014-06-06 | access-date = 2014-06-06}}</ref> The Flyers and Royals agreed to a multi-year affiliation extension in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/royals-renew-affiliation-agreement-with-philadelphia-flyers/n-5180330 |title=Royals Renew Affiliation Agreement with Philadelphia Flyers |publisher=OurSports Central |date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>

During his eighth full season as head coach, Courville announced he would be stepping down at the end of the 2016–17 season. However, one day after qualifying for the [[2017 Kelly Cup playoffs|2017 playoffs]], he was fired by the Royals and replaced by assistant [[Kirk MacDonald (ice hockey)|Kirk MacDonald]] on an interim basis.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.readingeagle.com/sports/article/royals-fired-larry-courville-as-head-coach |title=Reading Royals fire Larry Courville as head coach |newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> The interim tag was removed from MacDonald a few weeks after the Royals were eliminated in the first round of the 2017 playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echl.com/royals-name-kirk-macdonald-head-coachdirector-hockey-operations |title=ROYALS NAME KIRK MACDONALD AS HEAD COACH/DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS |website=ECHL |date=May 24, 2017}}</ref>