Eagles Add Former Vernon Vipers Cey & Smeltzer To Teams Season Ending Roster:

On Friday, June 15th the ECHL announced the Season-Ending Rosters as submitted by each of its member teams. The Colorado Eagles have nineteen players listed on their season ending roster list two of wich are former Vernon Vipers defenceman Isaac Smeltzer & forward Patrick Cey.

Colorado Eagles Season Ending Roster:


Jordan Baker, Patrick Cey, Jack Combs, Chad Costello, Steve Haddon, Teegan Moore, Riley Nelson, Alex Penner, Joey Sides, Kevin Ulanski, Jason Beatty, Jon Landry, Kyle Peto, Aaron Schneekloth, Isaac Smeltzer, Luka Vidmar, Brennan Yadlowski, Kyle Jones & Damien Ketlo


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 Submit Season Ending Roster

06/15/2012

WINDSOR, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles, along with every other ECHL club that played last season, submitted today their Season Ending Roster, a list of up to 20 players from their previously announced Protected List whom they retain negotiating rights with until July 1; players not listed on a team's Season Ending Roster become unrestricted free agents. All 19 players on the Eagles' Protected List, which was submitted on June 1, were also included on their Season Ending Roster; the 10 forwards, seven defensemen & two goaltenders are listed below.

Players listed below who do not sign contracts by July 1 will become unrestricted free agents unless they are given a Qualifying Offer from the team, of which each club may issue up to eight. No more than four of a team's Qualifying Offers may be given to veteran players (non-goalies who have played in at least 260 pro regular season games). If the Qualifying Offers are not signed by Aug. 1, they become void and the players can be signed for a different amount or choose not to sign at all, however, their ECHL rights will be retained by the offering team for the entirety of the following season, unless they are a veteran player.

If the player is a veteran, they become a restricted free agent throughout the month of August, during which they may attempt to negotiate a deal with another team. If they agree to a deal with a different team, the team that offered the Qualifying Offer has one week to match the other team's contract offer. Veterans who have not signed a contract of any kind by Aug. 31 become unrestricted free agents, free to sign with any club with no other qualifications.

This is posted on the ECHL website:

ECHL announces Season-Ending Rosters

June 15, 2012

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

Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players. Season-Ending Rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2011-12.

Each team is entitled to reserve rights to a maximum of eight players from the list of 20 by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Of the eight qualified players, no more than four can be veterans (260 regular season professional hockey games played as of the start of the 2012-13 season). Players on open qualifying offers cannot be traded. Teams are not required to extend a qualifying offer to players who sign a contract prior to July 1.

The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until Aug. 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 Aug. 1. After Aug. 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 Aug. 31, the player shall be deemed an unrestricted free agent.