Trenton Devils Announce 2007-08 Protected List
June 5, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
TRENTON, NJ (June 5, 2007) - The Trenton Devils today announced their protected list for the 2007-08 reserve system as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association.
The Devils' protected list consists on the following players: goaltender Joel Martin; defensemen Chris Barr, Jerramie Domish, Daryl Marcoux, Jake Ortmeyer, James Pemberton, Evan Shaw, Luis Tremblay and Brett Westgarth; and forwards Scott Bertoli, Chris Capraro, Les Haggett, Jim Henkel, Gregg Johnson, John Laliberte, Mike Manley, Troy Riddle and Peter Zingoni.
As defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association, teams shall retain the rights to each player that signed a Standard Players Contract in 2006-07, and has not been traded or released.
Opening Day for the 20th Anniversary Season will take place Thursday, Oct. 18 when the Johnstown Chiefs host the Wheeling Nailers at Cambria County War Memorial in a rematch of Game 7 from the first-ever ECHL Finals.
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in 2007-08, the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in three states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league that will have 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The 25 teams includes the Mississippi (Biloxi) Sea Wolves, who return after missing two seasons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the expansion Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals.
The ECHL will play 900 games beginning Oct. 18 and concluding Apr. 5. The conference and division alignments and the format for the 2008 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be determined and approved at a later date by the ECHL Board of Governors.
The Trenton Devils take the ice for Opening Night at the Sovereign Bank Arena against the Reading Royals on Friday, October 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets for Opening Night and full and partial season ticket plans for 2007-08 are available by calling (609) 599-9500.
TRENTON DEVILS - The Trenton Devils are a member of the ECHL - North America's Premier "AA" Hockey League. The Trenton Devils are owned and operated by the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils.
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