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This will be the first coaching job for the La Salle, Quebec native. Coles becomes the second assistant coach on the Reading bench, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-reading-royals-name-assistant-coach\/\">joining Wes Wolfe, who was hired earlier this Summer.<\/a> This is the first time since the 2023-24 season that the Royals have had two assistant coaches <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Prior to coaching, Coles spent the majority of his ECHL career with the Johnstown Chiefs, where he put up 106 goals and 121 assists for 227 points in 132 games. He would add four goals and five assists for nine points in 14 playoff games. During his time in the ECHL, he also played with the Winston-Salem Thunder and the Baton Rouge Thunder. In 168 ECHL games, he put up 116 goals and 143 assists for 259 points. He was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens 23rd overall in the 1990 Supplemental Draft. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beyond excited to be joining the team as assistant coach,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Coles<\/strong>\u00a0stated.\u00a0\u201cThis is an incredible opportunity. I want to thank Coach Peters and the Reading Royals organization. I can\u2019t wait to get started working with the players and developing relationships with the staff and the city of Reading. I am looking forward to the upcoming season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coles on being hired by the Royals (via Reading Royals Press Release)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He would also spend time in the AHL with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/ahl\/ahl-eastern-conference\/ahl-atlantic-division\/providence-bruins\/\">Providence Bruins<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/ahl\/ahl-eastern-conference\/ahl-atlantic-division\/hershey-bears\/\">Hershey Bears<\/a>, Philadelphia Phantoms, and Springfield Falcons. In 248 career AHL games, he would put up 92 goals and 130 assists for 222 points. Coles would put up nine goals and 15 assists for 24 points in 38 Calder Cup Playoff games. In 1998, he won a Calder Cup Championship with the Phantoms, also scoring the winning goal in the clinching game. 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Nick Portz Career Nick Portz started his junior career in the 2018-19 season, where he played for the Minnesota Wilderness in the NAHL. In his two seasons there, Portz played in 61 games [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-idaho-steelheads-sign-pair-from-ncaa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\"><br \/>\n Read More <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div id=\"post-140620\" class=\"post-140620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-echl category-mountain category-wichita-thunder tag-ccha tag-echl-2025-26-player-signings tag-ferris-state-university tag-lincoln-stars tag-nahl tag-ncaa tag-nick-nardecchia tag-topeka-pilots tag-tri-city-storm tag-ushl eq-blocks\">\n<div class=\"news-snippet\">\n <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-wichita-thunder-sign-rookie-forward-nick-nardecchia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"featured-image\"><br \/>\n <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wichita-Thunder-Player-Signing-Announcement-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wichita-Thunder-Player-Signing-Announcement-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wichita-Thunder-Player-Signing-Announcement-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wichita-Thunder-Player-Signing-Announcement-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wichita-Thunder-Player-Signing-Announcement.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<h4 class=\"blog-news-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-wichita-thunder-sign-rookie-forward-nick-nardecchia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ECHL: Wichita Thunder Sign Rookie Forward Nick Nardecchia<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Wichita Thunder have announced that they have signed 5\u201910\u201d rookie forward Nick Nardecchia for the 2025-26 season. Wichita now has 10 forwards and 16 players signed for the 2025-26 season. Nick Nardecchia started his junior career in the 2018-19 season with the Topeka Pilots in the NAHL. 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This will be the first coaching job for the La Salle, Quebec native. Coles becomes the second assistant coach on the Reading bench, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-reading-royals-name-assistant-coach\/\">joining Wes Wolfe, who was hired earlier this Summer.<\/a> This is the first time since the 2023-24 season that the Royals have had two assistant coaches <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Prior to coaching, Coles spent the majority of his ECHL career with the Johnstown Chiefs, where he put up 106 goals and 121 assists for 227 points in 132 games. He would add four goals and five assists for nine points in 14 playoff games. During his time in the ECHL, he also played with the Winston-Salem Thunder and the Baton Rouge Thunder. In 168 ECHL games, he put up 116 goals and 143 assists for 259 points. He was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens 23rd overall in the 1990 Supplemental Draft. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beyond excited to be joining the team as assistant coach,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Coles<\/strong>\u00a0stated.\u00a0\u201cThis is an incredible opportunity. I want to thank Coach Peters and the Reading Royals organization. I can\u2019t wait to get started working with the players and developing relationships with the staff and the city of Reading. I am looking forward to the upcoming season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coles on being hired by the Royals (via Reading Royals Press Release)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He would also spend time in the AHL with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/ahl\/ahl-eastern-conference\/ahl-atlantic-division\/providence-bruins\/\">Providence Bruins<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/ahl\/ahl-eastern-conference\/ahl-atlantic-division\/hershey-bears\/\">Hershey Bears<\/a>, Philadelphia Phantoms, and Springfield Falcons. In 248 career AHL games, he would put up 92 goals and 130 assists for 222 points. Coles would put up nine goals and 15 assists for 24 points in 38 Calder Cup Playoff games. In 1998, he won a Calder Cup Championship with the Phantoms, also scoring the winning goal in the clinching game. 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Nick Portz Career Nick Portz started his junior career in the 2018-19 season, where he played for the Minnesota Wilderness in the NAHL. 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Wichita now has 10 forwards and 16 players signed for the 2025-26 season. Nick Nardecchia started his junior career in the 2018-19 season with the Topeka Pilots in the NAHL. 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