Florida Releases 2004-05 Protected List
June 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades announced today the protected list for the 2004-05 season. On Friday, May 28, each ECHL team submitted a list of players to which the individual team holds the rights. As per league policy, teams will be able to protect up to eight players by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Players will have until Aug. 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 Aug. 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 Aug. 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.
Florida Everblades 2004-05 Protected List:
MIKE TORNEY
JOHN McNABB
REGGIE BERG
TOM BUCKLEY
RYAN BRINDLEY
BRANDON COALTER
JAY LEGAULT
TIM O'CONNELL
IAN FORBES
MARK WHITE
CHRIS THOMPSON
KEITH ANDERSON
CHRIS HEISTEN
JIM BROWN
PAUL VINCENT
JON INSANA
Gang Green...Get it! The Florida Everblades will open their seventh season in Southwest Florida at Germain Arena on Friday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM. To purchase season tickets and reserve your piece of the action during the 2004-05 season call (239) 948-7825 or for single event tickets call Ticketmaster at (239) 334-3309. Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.tecoarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming Germain Arena events.
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