Titans extend qualifying offers to three
Published on July 1, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
TRENTON, NJ (July 1, 2005) - The Trenton Titans announced today that they have extended qualifying offers to defensemen Tim Judy and Michael Schutte and forward Bryce Cockburn for the 2005-06 season.
Judy was signed on March 24 following the completion of his senior season at Northeastern University. The rookie blueliner contributed 7 points (2g, 5a) in 28 games through the regular season and playoffs.
Schutte was acquired from the Dayton Bombers on February 3 in exchange for left wing Mathieu Brunelle. The fourth-year pro compiled 31 points (11g, 20a) in 53 games for Trenton and led all defensemen in the postseason with 7 goals.
Cockburn, entering his third professional year, has been with the Titans since graduating from Northern Michigan University. In two seasons with Trenton, Cockburn totaled 31 goals, 30 assists and 42 in penalty minutes in 137 games.
Players who had already signed a contract by July 1 did not need to receive a qualifying offer.
Each team was entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight qualified players. Of the eight qualified players, no more than four could be veterans (260 regular season professional hockey games played as of the start of the upcoming 2005-06 season). Players on open qualifying offers can not be traded.
The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until August 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 1. After August 1, 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 31, the player shall be deemed an unrestricted free agent.
ECHL Stories from July 1, 2005
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