Falcons extend qualifying offers to eight players
July 1, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, Calif. - Meeting the ECHL's July 1 deadline, Fresno Falcons head coach and general manager Matt Thomas has extended qualifying offers to the following eight players from the team's official 2004-05 season-ending roster:
Brett Hammond
Derek Krestanovich
Corey Hessler
Charles Simard
Jamie Hodson
Dan Tessier
Brett Jaeger
John Wroblewski
Each team in the ECHL was entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight qualified players, of which no more than four could be league-classified veterans (260 or more regular season professional hockey games played). The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until Aug. 1. After Aug. 1, 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.
Teams often do not extend qualifying offers to veteran players because, under the league's collective bargaining agreement with the Professional Hockey Players' Association, veterans can ultimately gain unrestricted free agent status despite receiving a qualifying offer. None of the above players on the Falcons' qualified list is a veteran.
The players from last year's official season-ending roster that were not qualified for 2005-06 include:
David Brisson
Jim Lorentz
Clint Cabana - Veteran
Terry Marchant - Veteran
Sam Ftorek - Veteran
Matt O'Dette - Veteran
Lanny Gare
Brian Stacey - Veteran
Lee Green
Jason Weaver - Veteran
Mike Kiesman - Veteran
Falcons season tickets are currently available for the 2005-06 ECHL campaign, beginning with the club's season opener on Oct. 21 against the Victoria Salmon Kings at Save Mart Center. Both full season packages (36 games) and 24-game packages include seats to the 2006 Bud Light ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition to be held at Save Mart Center on Jan. 24 and 25. For complete ticket information and an arena map of Save Mart Center, please visit the Falcons website at www.fresnofalcons.com/tickets.html.
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