Wildcatters extend eight qualifying offers
Published on July 1, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
BEAUMONT, TX (July 1, 2005) - Texas Wildcatters Head Coach Tony MacAulay announced today he has extended qualifying offers to eight Wildcatters from last season.
Forward Kevin Copper
Forward John Snowden
Forward Brad Voth
Forward Andrew Ianiero
Defense Aaron MacInnis
Defense Simon Mangos
Defense Steve Slaton
Goalie Jason Wolfe
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.
The Wildcatters will open their 2005-06 home schedule on Saturday, October 29 at 7:05 p.m. against their arch-rivals from Mississippi. Season tickets for the 2005-06 season are now on sale. Season ticket holders enjoy the same great seats for all 36 games without waiting in line at the box office and free parking. A private meet and greet party with the players, merchandise discounts, and ticket exchange program are some of the many additional benefits of being a season ticket holder. For more information about the Wildcatters, log on to www.wildcattershockey.com or call (409) 951-5500.
ECHL Stories from July 1, 2005
- Lynx extend qualifying offer - Augusta Lynx
- Checkers make qualifying offer to trio of players - Charlotte Checkers
- Sea Wolves extend qualifying offers to eight - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Titans extend qualifying offers to three - Trenton Devils
- Wildcatters extend eight qualifying offers - Texas Wildcatters
- ECHL releases names of 164 players who received qualifying offers - ECHL
- Falcons extend qualifying offers to eight players - Fresno Falcons
- Ice Pilots featured on Good News Pensacola - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Walker is next to re-sign - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Nailers extend qualifying offers to eight - Wheeling Nailers
- Lynx unveil "a plan for every fan" campaign - Augusta Lynx
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