Aces Release ECHL Season-Ending Roster

Published on June 16, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release


The 2011 Kelly Cup Champion Alaska Aces announced the club's season-ending roster on Thursday morning, as part of a league-wide announcement. All ECHL teams submitted their roster to the league on Thursday. Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players, but cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2010-11. The upcoming Aces season begins at Sullivan Arena in October. Season tickets and corporate packages are currently available by calling the Aces office at 907.258.ACES. For the most up to date news and information on the Aces, please visit the Alaska Aces Facebook page.

The following was the Aces season-ending roster that was submitted to the league:

Defensemen

Brandon Gentile

Kane Lafranchise

Chad Anderson

Bryan Miller

Steve Ward

Russ Sinkewich

Forwards

Garry Nunn

Tyler Ruegsegger

Alex Dzielski

Scott Burt

Scott Howes

Wes Goldie

Chris Langkow

Matt Ambroz

Brian Swanson

Ethan Cox

Curtis Fraser

Dan Kissel

Zach Harrison

Jerad Stewart

Each team is entitled to reserve rights to a maximum of eight players from the list of 20 by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Of the eight qualified players, no more than four can be veterans (260 regular season professional hockey games played as of the start of the 2011-12 season). Players on open qualifying offers cannot be traded. Teams are not required to extend a qualifying offer to players who sign a contract prior to July 1.

The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until Aug. 1 at which time the qualifying offer becomes null and void and the team may sign the qualified player to any salary or may elect to take no further action. Teams that extend a valid qualifying offer to a non-veteran player shall retain the rights to that qualified player for one playing season.

A team that extends a valid qualifying offer to a veteran player will retain the rights to that veteran until Aug. 1. After Aug. 1, if the veteran player is not signed to a contract by the team, the veteran shall be deemed a restricted free agent and shall be entitled to seek and secure offers of employment from other ECHL teams. Restricted free agents may not be traded. When a restricted free agent receives a contract offer from a team other than the team with the player's rights and the restricted free agent wishes to accept the contract offer, the restricted free agent and the offering member must, within 24 hours, notify the ECHL, the team with the player's rights and the Professional Hockey Players' Association. The member with the player's rights shall have seven days after the date it is notified to exercise its right to match the contract offer.

If a restricted free agent is not signed to either an offer sheet or a contract by an ECHL team by Aug. 31, the player shall be deemed an unrestricted free agent.

The 2011 Kelly Cup Champion Alaska Aces will begin the 2011-2012 season on Friday, October 14 at Sullivan Arena. Season ticket and sponsorship packages are currently available through the Aces office at 15th & Gambell. For more information, please call the Aces at 907.258.ACES or visit them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/alaskaaceshockey.

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