RoadRunners Release Protected List For 2008-09
June 4, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, have released their protected list for the upcoming 2008-09 season.
The RoadRunners protected list includes forwards Thatcher Bell, Mitch Carefoot, Matt Carter, Gino Guyer, Mathieu Melanson, Dustin Moore, Sean O'Connor, Cam Paddock, and Ryan Walsh; defensemen Rob Dmytruk, Gerard Miller, Jeff Moor, Bryan Nathe, Tom Sawatske, and Ian Turner; and goaltender Dave McKee.
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 Standard Players Contract in 2007-08, and has not been traded or released, or
2. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2007-08, and was recalled to the National Hockey League, the American Hockey League, or an International Ice Hockey Federation team, and has not be traded or released, or
3. Received a 2007-08 Qualifying Offer for the current season, and did not sign a Standard Players Contract, and has not been traded or released, or
4. Has been suspended by the team or League, and has not been traded or released, or
5. Signed a Standard Players Contract on or after the first day of the 2007-08 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
Teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3:00 p.m. ET on June 13 and must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3:00 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 2007-08.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier âAA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 24 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Nineteen of the 24 teams have played at least five years in their current city.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.
The RoadRunners return to the ice at US Airways Center in October for their fourth season of ECHL hockey. Keep up with everything that's happening during the off-season from player signings and community appearances by logging on to www.phxroadrunners.com. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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