Express releases 04-05 protected list
June 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Roanoke Express News Release
ROANOKE, VA â Roanoke Express Head Coach Tony MacAulay announced today that a list of players has been submitted to the league who's rights have been protected by the team. Each ECHL team submitted a list of players to which the individual team holds the rights.
The Express' list includes: Josh Barker, David Belitski, Kevin Bergin, Dan Carlson, Dan Carney, Duncan Dalmao, Joe Dusbabek, Shaun Fisher, Kevin Hansen, Kevin Holdridge, Rick Kowalsky, Shawn Limpright, Andrew McPherson, Andrew Oke, Bryan Perez, Doug Scatchard, David Silverstone, Travis Smith, Rob Snowball, Blair Stayzer and Jason Wolfe.
The next off-season step comes on Friday, June 4, when ECHL teams must submit their season-ending rosters of up to 20 players. Teams will then be able to protect up to eight players by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Players will have until August 1 to accept a qualifying offer. Teams are not required to protect players who have signed a contract prior to July 1. No more than four of the players protected can be veterans (players who have played in more than 288 professional games). Players who are not signed or protected by July 1 will become unrestricted free agents.
A non-veteran player that does not accept the qualifying offer will have his rights retained by the extending team for one full playing season. If a player who has received a qualifying offer elects to sign with the team after August 1, the original qualifying offer is null and void and the team may sign the player for any amount they agree upon. If a veteran player turns down a team's qualifying offer and is offered a contract by another ECHL team, the original team will have until August 31 to match the offer. A veteran player who chooses not to accept a qualifying offer and who does sign an offer sheet will become an unrestricted free agent on September 1.
Season tickets for the 2004-2005 season are on sale now and may be purchased by stopping by the Roanoke Express offices at 14 E. Campbell Ave., or by calling the offices at (540) 343-4500. Visit the Express website at www.roanokeexpress.com to see the complete 2004-2005 schedule!
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