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Everblades Announce Protected List

June 1, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) Florida Everblades

ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades announced today their Protected List.

The protected list includes: Ryan McGinnis, Bobby Raymond, David Fischer, David Rutherford, Mike Ratchuk, Leigh Salters, Trevor Bruess, Matt Marquardt, Brandon MacLean, Mathieu Roy, Scott Pitt, Luc Tardif, Eric Olimb, and Cory Conacher.

The list is comprised of nine (9) forwards and five (5) defensemen.

Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected 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 Protected lists may exceed 20 players.

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 2010-11.

Florida will open up the 2012-13 season at home on October 13 against the Orlando Solar Bears. Season tickets packages are currently on sale for the 2012-13 season. For more information on all available packages, call the Everblades office at 239-948-7825. The season will be mark the 15th anniversary for the Everblades.

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