Reading Royals signs former Heartlanders defenseman Adrien Beraldo

On Thursday, the Reading Royals signed former Iowa Heartlanders defenseman Adrien Beraldo to a one-year contract for the 2022-23 season.

Defenseman Adrien Beraldo is signed for the 2022-23 season🖊

Beraldo, 22, is a Stoney Creek, ON native going into his second professional season. The 6'0" d-man has totaled 15 points (4 G, 11 A) in 49 ECHL games for the @GoHeartlanders & skated in six games for the @IAWild(AHL). pic.twitter.com/2918dI2uS3
— Reading Royals (@ReadingRoyals) September 15, 2022

The 22-year-old from Stoney Creek, Ontario, scored four goals and 11 assists (15 points) in 49 games. In addition, he played six games for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.

Beraldo played four seasons in the OHL with the Peterborough Petes, Kingston Frontenacs, and Niagara IceDogs, scoring 16 goals and 31 assists (47 points) in 164 games.

His best season in the OHL came during the 2019-20 season with the Niagara IceDogs, with five goals and 18 assists (23 points) in 45 games.