ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Announce Protected List

Published on June 2, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL, two-time defending North Division Champions and reigning Eastern Conference Champions and affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders and American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, announce the club's ECHL protected list.

Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association which state that teams shall retain the rights to each player that:

1. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2010-11 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2010-11, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR

3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR

4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR

5. Signed a Standard Players Contract on or after the first day of the 2010-11 regular season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR

6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released

Protected lists may exceed 20 players. The ECHL also announced that teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.

Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2010-11.

All teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.

The K-Wings have one Future Consideration trade to fulfill, which is to the Trenton Devils for defenseman Justin Coutu. Kalamazoo's season-ending roster may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2010-11.

The following are the players the K-Wings have placed on the ECHL protected list:

# PLAYER POS HT WT L/R DOB BIRTHPLACE

2 Jon Landry D 6-2 205 R 05/29/84 Lexington, MA

5 Wes O'Neill D 6-4 220 L 03/03/86 Windsor, Ontario

7 Aaron Clarke LW 5-9 185 L 10/02/82 Peterborough, Ontario

8 Sam Ftorek D/F 6-1 185 R 11/30/74 Phoenix, Arizona

9 Andrew Fournier C 6-0 205 L 11/05/87 Kingston, Ontario

10 Brady Leisenring RW 5-11 185 R 09/07/82 Berlin, Vermont

13 Brandon Svendsen F 5-10 184 R 04/11/85 Mecer, California

14 Justin Coutu D 6-0 205 R 11/19/84 Maple Ridge, BC

15 Bryan Jurynec LW 5-11 205 L 12/17/83 Orland Park, Illinois

16 Joe Charlebois D 6-1 219 R 02/18/ 86 Potsdam, New York

18 Dean Strong F 5-8 180 R 07/17/85 Mississauga, Ontario

19 Patrick Asselin LW 6-0 195 L 07/02/87 Peterborough, Ontario

30 Riley Gill G 6-1 215 L 01/01/85 Northfield, Minnesota

33 Kory Karlander C 6-1 190 L 03/21/72 Melita, Manitoba

34 Ryan Nie G 6-0 175 L 04/15/85 Nanticoke, Ontario

40 Brian McGuirk LW 5-11 190 L 07/11/85 Danvers, MA

44 Mitch Versteeg D 6-2 204 R 11/03/88 Lethbridge, Alberta

45 Trent Daavettila F 6-0 190 L 09/03/84 Howell, Michigan

49 A.J. Thelen D 6-3 212 L 03/11/86 Savage, Minnesota

72 Darryl Lloyd C 5-11 195 L 02/10/84 Pickering, Ontario

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