Wildcatters Release Season-Ending Roster
June 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
BEAUMONT, TX (June 2, 2004) â Texas Wildcatters Head Coach Robert Dirk released today the Wildcatters 20 player season-ending roster. The following players were protected:
Mark Scally G Chris Taliercio F
Clint Cabana D Adam Stefishen F
Aaron MacInnis D Rob Guinn D
Mark Jackson D Tony Lawrence F
Warren Toews D Ashlee LangdoneF
Ryan Fultz F Martin Masa F
John Snowden F Lukas Smital F
Rae Metz F Brian Stacey D
Cory Morgan F Tim Branham D
Ryan Branham D Devon Francon F
By 3 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, ECHL teams must submit their season-ending rosters of up to 20 players. Season-ending rosters may not include players who were under contract to teams in either the National Hockey League or the American Hockey League prior to the opening of the 2003-04 ECHL season.
Teams will be able to protect up to eight players by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Players will have until August 1 to accept a qualifying offer. Teams are not required to protect players who have signed a contract prior to July 1. No more than four of the players protected can be veterans (players who have played in more than 288 professional games). Players who are not signed or protected by July 1 will become unrestricted free agents.
A non-veteran player that does not accept the qualifying offer will have his rights retained by the extending team for one full playing season. If a player who has received a qualifying offer elects to sign with the team after August 1, the original qualifying offer is null and void and the team may sign the player for any amount they agree upon. If a veteran player turns down a team's qualifying offer and is offered a contract by another ECHL team, the original team will have until August 31 to match the offer. A veteran player who chooses not to accept a qualifying offer and who does sign an offer sheet will become an unrestricted free agent on September 1.
The Wildcatters will open their second season on the road against the defending ECHL Eastern Conference Champion Florida Everblades. The home opener is Saturday, October 30 against the Louisiana IceGators. Season tickets for the 2004-05 season are now on sale. For as little as $50.00, you can reserve your seat for the second year of Wildcatters hockey in Southeast Texas. For more information about the Wildcatters, log on to www.wildcattershockey.com or call (409) 951-5500.
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