Railers Announce Protected List for 2025-26 Season

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Railers Announce Protected List for 2025-26 Season

June 9, 2025 - ECHL (ECHL)
Worcester Railers HC News Release


WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worcester Railers Hockey Club (@RailersHC), proud ECHL (@ECHL) affiliate of the New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) have announced the club's protected list for the 2025-26 season.

The Worcester Railers protected 23 players, including:

Forwards (15):

Anthony Repaci

Tanner Schachle

Cole Donhauser

Lincoln Hatten

Tyler Kobryn

Matt DeMelis

Jordan Kaplan

Anthony Callin

Ryan Mahshie

Alec Cicero

Riley Ginnell

Griffin Loughran

JD Dudek

Matt Ustaski

Kolby Johnson

Defensemen (6):

Kabore Dunn

Ryan Dickinson

Connor Welsh

Mason Klee

Griffin Luce

Pito Walton

Goaltenders (2):

Michael Bullion

John Muse

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 an SPC in 2024-25 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2024-25, 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 an SPC on or after the first day of the 2024-25 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 20 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 22.

Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2024-25.

The new 508 Club is now on sale for the 2025-26 season! Get access to games this season, exclusive events and additional benefits by calling the Railers front office at 508-365-1750 or by visiting RailersHC.com.

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