Condors Release Protected List
Published on June 3, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Bakersfield, CA - The Bakersfield Condors of the West Coast Hockey League have announced their 2002 protected list. The West Coast Hockey League allows each team to protect 12 players off of the club's playoff roster. Teams were required to submit the list to the WCHL office by June 1st. All of the players who are left unprotected by their 2001-02 club are free agents, and available to sign with any other team in the WCHL.
Bakersfield Condors 2002-03 Protected List:
# Patrik Aronsson - D
# Aaron Brand - C
# Quinn Fair - D
# Jason Firth - C
Ryan Foster - RW
Jeff Goldie - LW
* Gable Gross - LW
* Scott Hay - G
* Jason Ralph - RW
Paul Rosebush - LW
* Garrett Stroshein - D
# Paul Willett - C
Status for 2002-03 season:
* - developmental
# - veteran
If a protected player is not signed already, the Condors are required to make a qualifying offer to each player on the protected list by August 1st. If an offer is made, and the player chooses not to re-sign with Bakersfield, those rights are held until January 1st, 2003, should the player desire to return to the WCHL.
"The protected list isn't necessarily a master list of those who will, or will not, return," said Condors Head Coach Paul Kelly. "It is mainly used to give the teams a head start on the signing season. Players have been signed in the past who were left off the list, and others have been protected that didn't re-sign."
Five players included on the list are currently rated as having Veteran Status for 2002-03. A player who has played in 320 or more professional games, in North America or Europe, is considered a veteran. The limit this season for WCHL clubs is five veteran skaters, and one veteran goaltender. Teams will also be required to field eight developmental players (as having played in less than 160 pro games) on their roster. Four such players have been protected.
Condors season tickets for the 2002-03 season are now available, with packages starting as low as $42. For information regarding season ticket packages and corporate sponsorships, contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825), or visit the Condors office at Centennial Garden.
Condor Droppings. . . The first Stanley Cup Finals party will be held on Tuesday night at John's Incredible Pizza at 3907 Rosedale Highway. Game time is 5:00pm... Two more California condor chicks were born in the wild recently, to two sets of parents raised in captivity and released into the wild. After 18 years without a California condor birth in the wild, four have been hatched in the last seven weeks... Sign up now for the 2002 Condors Summer Roller Hockey Camp, which runs from June 17th - June 21st. Camp includes professional instruction from players and coaches, Condors summer camp jersey and a daily lunch. For more information, contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825).
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