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Reign Announce 2012-13 ECHL Protected List

June 1, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) Ontario Reign

ONTARIO, Calif. - The Ontario Reign, 2011-12 Pacific Division Champions and proud affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, announced their protected players list for the 2012-13 season. The Reign have placed 31 players on the team's "Protected List."

ECHL teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish, provided they meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association which state that teams shall retain the rights to each player that:

1. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2011-12 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2011-12, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR

3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR

4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR

5. Signed a Standard Players Contract on or after the first day of the 2011-12 regular season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR

6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released

The following players have been protected by the Reign for the 2012-13 season:

Bill Bagron

Luke Beaverson

Jason Beeman

Pat Bowen

Francois Brisebois

Cameron Burt

Lane Caffaro

Brady Calla

Chris Cloud

Jean-Phillipe Cote

Derek Couture

Kevin Estrada

Jason Fredricks

Mike Gabinet

Travis Gawryletz

Jordan Hill

Chris Huxley

Geoff Irwin

Kyle Kraemer

Vincent LoVerde

Alan Mazur

Rob Mignardi

Jordan Morrison

Shayne Neigum

Brett O'Malley

Steve Oleksy

Philippe Seydoux

Everett Sheen

C.J. Stretch

Adrian Van de Mosselaer

Dylan Yeo

The ECHL also announced that teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.

Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2010-10.

Reign Drops:

The 2012-13 season schedule has been released and can be viewed online here . Call a Reign ticket representative at 909-941-PUCK (7825) to learn more about the benefits of being an Ontario Reign season ticket holder, and get your seats today!

Hooters Ontario will be hosting another LA Kings watch party this Saturday, June 2. The puck drops at 5:00 p.m. and the party starts at 4:30 p.m. There will be Reign Ice Girls, Reign prize giveaways, and more so be sure to stop by Hooters to join in on the fun!

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