ECHL Toledo Walleye

Walleye Announce Protected List

Published on June 2, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release


Toledo, OH - The Toledo Walleye have announced its protected list from the 2015-16 season. Information on ECHL Protected Lists follows the list of players.

Goaltender Jeff Lerg joins defensemen: Joel Chouinard, Team Captain Jared Nightingale, Joe Sova, Matt Caito, Beau Schmitz, Andrew Prochno, Ralfs Freibergs and Shane Sims.

The twelve listed forwards are: Michael Leone, Shane Berschbach, Austin Wuthrich, Tyler Sikura, Tyson Spink, Tylor Spink, Josh Shalla, A.J. Jenks, Kyle Bonis, Evan Rankin, Max Gaede and Dane Walters.

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 2015-16 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2015-16, 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 2015-16 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 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 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 2015-16.

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