Trenton Devils Tender Qualifying Offers To Eight
Published on July 2, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
TRENTON, NJ (July 2, 2007) - The Trenton Devils today announced that they have extended qualifying offers to forwards Chris Capraro, John Laliberte, Mike Manley and Troy Riddle, defensemen Jay Pemberton, Luis Tremblay and Brett Westgarth and goaltender Joel Martin.
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 2007-08 season). Players on open qualifying offers cannot be traded.
Opening Day for the ECHL's 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 seven 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 this season. 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 Trenton Devils take the ice for Opening Night at the Sovereign Bank Arena against the Reading Royals on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7:30pm. 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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