ECHL Florida Everblades

Blades Announce Season-Ending Roster

June 16, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades announced today the team's season-ending roster.

Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players. Season-ending rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2009-10 (i.e. players who were under contract to teams in either the National Hockey League or the American Hockey League).

The Everblades season-ending roster includes forwards Kevin Baker, Mike Bayrack, Benjamin Breault, Matt Caria, Shea Guthrie, Ernie Hartlieb, Mike Hoffman, Eric Lampe, Ryan Lang, Colin Nicholson, Mathieu Roy and Ahren Spylo. Defensively Scott Hotham, Tim Maxwell, Mitch McColm, Phil Paquet, A.J. Thelen and Brad Zanon were included along with goaltender Adrien Lemay.

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 2010-11 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 August 31, the player shall be deemed an unrestricted free agent.

Deposits are being accepted now for 2010-11 Florida Everblades season tickets. For just $50 per/seat you can reserve your piece of the action for next season! The Everblades begin the 2010-11 season on Friday, October 15 when they host the Gwinnett Gladitors at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena. Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.germainarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming Germain Arena events.

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