Stingrays Announce 2025 Protected List

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Stingrays Announce 2025 Protected List

June 9, 2025 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - The South Carolina Stingrays, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Washington Capitals and AHL's Hershey Bears, announced today the team's Protected List. South Carolina's Protected List includes 10 Forwards, 8 Defensemen, and 1 Goaltender.

The Stingrays' Protected List includes the following players:

Forwards (10): Dean Loukus, Ben Hawerchuk, Charlie Combs, Lynden Breen, Kyler Kupka, Josh Wilkins, Ivan Lodnia, Jarid Lukosevicius, Jeremy Davidson, Jamie Engelbert.

Defensemen (8): Romain Rodzinski, Connor Moore, Peter DiLiberatore, Jordan Klimek, Blake Thompson, Reilly Webb, Andrew Perrott, Jacob Graves.

Goaltender (1): Seth Eisele

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.

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