Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Eagles Add Former Vipers Cey & Smeltzer To Teams Protected List:

The ECHL on Friday announced the Protected Lists as submitted by each of its member teams. The Colorado Eagles have nineteen players listed on their protected list two of wich are former Vernon Vipers defenceman Isaac Smeltzer & forward Patrick Cey. 

Colorado Eagles Protected List:

Jordan Baker, Jason Beatty, Patrick Cey, Jack Combs, Chad Costello, Steve Haddon, Kyle Jones, Damien Ketlo, Jon Landry, Teegan Moore, Riley Nelson, Alex Penner, Aaron Schneekloth, Joey Sides, Isaac Smeltzer, Kevin Ulanski, Luka Vidmar, Brennan Yadlowski, Kyle Peto
Patrick Cey finished his first season with the Eagles. In 53 regular season games Cey picked up 7 goals-12 assists & 20 points but went pointless in two ECHL Playoff games. Cey played two years in Vernon (2005-2007). In 73 regular season games with the Vipers Cey collected (31-35-66).

Patrick Cey's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=92087

Isaac Smeltzer finished his first season with the Eagles after recently signing with Colorado back on March, 14th 2012. Smeltzer picked up one assist in eleven regular season games with the Eagles but went pointless in the ECHL Playoffs. Smeltzer completed his fourth season at Brock University before signing with the Eagles. Smeltzer played his first three and a half seasons in the BCHL with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs before being traded to Vernon in his final season of Junior hockey (2007-2008). Alberni Valley traded Smeltzer to Vernon on November, 29th 2007 for forward, Evan Witt and defenceman, Eliot Raibl. Smeltzer collected (6-17-23) in 29 regular season games with the Vipers.

Isaac Smeltzer's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=80371

This is posted on the Eagles website:

Colorado Eagles Declare Protected List of Players

06/01/2012

WINDSOR, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles, along with every other ECHL club that played last season, announced today their protected list of players from the just-completed 2011-12 hockey season.  Each team shall retain the ECHL rights of the listed players until June 15 when "season ending rosters" are submitted to the league.  In total, 19 players are on the Eagles' protected list (10 forwards, seven defensemen & two goaltenders).

Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish from their previous season's roster, provided the players meet the guidelines defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association (listed below).  Players on affiliation contracts (Ben Chiarot, Michael Forney, Jake Marto & Tommy Maxwell, in Colorado's case) may not be protected on the ECHL Member's list, as their rights are owned by the AHL/NHL clubs.

The following players were included on the Eagles' protected list:

Forwards

Jordan Baker
Patrick Cey
Jack Combs
Chad Costello
Steve Haddon
Teegan Moore
Riley Nelson
Alex Penner
Joey Sides
Kevin Ulanski

Defensemen

Jason Beatty
Jon Landry
Kyle Peto
Aaron Schneekloth
Isaac Smeltzer
Luka Vidmar
Brennan Yadlowski

Goaltenders

Kyle Jones
Damien Ketlo

Protected List Player Eligibility Guidelines

1. Signed a Standard Players Contract (SPC) in the previous season with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in the previous season, 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 previous season 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
This is posted on the ECHL website:

ECHL announces Protected Lists

June 1, 2012

PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Friday announced the Protected Lists as submitted by each of its member teams.

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 a Standard Players Contract in 2011-12 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2011-12, 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 a Standard Players Contract on or after the first day of the 2011-12 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 2011-12.

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