ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Announce Season-Ending Roster

Published on June 15, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL, three-time defending North Division Champions and National Hockey League affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils and the American Hockey League's Albany Devils, announce the club's ECHL Season-Ending Roster.

Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players. Season-Ending Rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2011-12.

Each team is entitled to reserve rights to a maximum of eight players from the list of 20 by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Of the eight qualified players, no more than four can be veterans (260 regular season professional hockey games played as of the start of the 2012-13 season). Players on open qualifying offers cannot be traded. Teams are not required to extend a qualifying offer to players who sign a contract prior to July 1.

The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until Aug. 1 at which time 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.

A team that extends a valid qualifying offer to a veteran player will retain the rights to that veteran until August 1st. After August 1st, if the veteran player is not signed to a contract by the team, the veteran shall be deemed a restricted free agent and shall be entitled to seek and secure offers of employment from other ECHL teams. Restricted free agents may not be traded. When a restricted free agent receives a contract offer from a team other than the team with the player's rights and the restricted free agent wishes to accept the contract offer, the restricted free agent and the offering member must, within 24 hours, notify the ECHL, the team with the player's rights and the Professional Hockey Players' Association. The member with the player's rights shall have seven days after the date it is notified to exercise its right to match the contract offer.

If a restricted free agent is not signed to either an offer sheet or a contract by an ECHL team by August 31st, the player shall be deemed an unrestricted free agent.

The following are the players the K-Wings have placed on the ECHL Season-Ending Roster:

PLAYER POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DATE OF BIRTH

Asselin, Patrick F 5-11 185 July 2, 1987

Bootland, Darryl F 6-1 203 November 2, 1981

Charlebois, Joe D 6-1 210 February 18, 1986

Cloutier, Dustin F 5-11 175 April 26, 1986

Daavettila, Trent F 6-0 190 September 3, 1984

Ftorek, Sam D 6-2 189 November 30, 1974

Gill, Riley G 6-1 215 January 1, 1985

Harty, Jon D 5-10 185 April 7, 1988

Helminen, Dwight F 5-10 191 June 22, 1983

Kattelus, Eric F 6-1 185 May 22, 1987

Karlander,Kory F 6-1 190 March 21, 1972

Matczak, Michael D 5-11 200 April 6, 1988

O'Neill, Wes D 6-4 215 March 3, 1986

Reid, Elgin D 6-0 185 February 23, 1987

Sirota, Nick F 5-11 190 January 28, 1984

Strong, Dean F 5-8 190 July 17, 1985

Svendsen, Brandon F 5-10 185 April 11, 1985

Taylor, Justin F 5-11 185 February 8, 1989

Tolles. Joe D 6-0 185 March 1, 1988

Season tickets for the upcoming 2012-2013 season of K-Wings hockey are currently on sale at the K-Wings front office. Fans can purchase their tickets during regular business hours of Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. or by calling (269) 349-9772.

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