Rivermen Announce Protected List with 14 Players from 2003-2004
June 4, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, Ill. (June 4, 2004) â Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jason Christie of the Peoria Rivermen of ECHL announced today the team's protected list, numbering 23 players with 14 from last season's team.
Included in the 14 players from last season are: Captain Trevor Baker, Team MVP Tyler Rennette, left wing Randy Rowe, center Adam Edinger, goaltender Mike Valley, right wing Marty Johnston, defenseman Scott Crawford, left wing Scott Turner, right wing Joe Pereira, left wing Ken Goetz, defenseman Kayle Short, right wing Jason Norrie, left wing Garett Cameron, defenseman Dan Boeser.
The Rivermen also maintained the rights of defensemen Derek Booth, Anthony Belza, Trevor Gillies and Jason Lawmaster; forwards Darren Clark, Ryan Finnerty and Kevin Granato; and goaltenders Alfie Michaud and Duane Derksen. These players retired after last season or moved to another league.
By 3:00 p.m. EDT today, ECHL teams must submit their season-ending rosters of up to 20 players. Season-ending rosters may not include players who were under contract to teams in either the National Hockey League or the American Hockey League prior to the opening of the 2003-04 ECHL season.
Teams will be able to protect up to eight players by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Players will have until August 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), and 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 August 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 August 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.
Season tickets for 2004-2005 are on sale now. Ticket packages start at just $299. The Rivermen are a member of the ECHL, America's Premier "AA" Hockey League.
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