Everblades Add Former Vipers Goaltender Deckert To Teams Protected List:

On Monday, June 3rd the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) announced the Protected Lists as submitted by each of its member teams. The ECHL Florida Everblades have twenty five players listed on their protected list one of is former Vernon Vipers goaltender Jesse Deckert.

Deckert signed with the Everblades on March, 20th 2013 after signing a amateur tryout agreement on March 6th 2013. In eleven games with Florida this year Deckert went 9-1-1 with a 2.40 GAA

Deckert spent the past four years at the University of Manitoba actually never played with the Vipers. Deckert left the WHL Tri-City Americans in November of 2004 joining the MJHL Swan Valley Stampeders. Deckert never actually played with the Stampeders before coming to Vernon where he practised with the Vipers before signing with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks where he would finish the 2004-2005 season.

Jesse Deckert's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=69065

This is posted on the Everblades website:

Everblades Announce Protected List

June 3, 2013

ESTERO, FL – The Florida Everblades announced their protected list of players of on Monday. The Everblades have protected 25 players on its list, which is comprised of 14 forwards, nine defensemen, and two goaltenders. 

The announcement of the protected lists is the first step for ECHL teams in building their rosters for the 2013-14 season.  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 2012-13 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2012-13, 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 2012-13 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 2012-13.

The following is a complete list of players protected by the Everblades. 

Forwards (14)

Mike Merrifield
Corey Trivino
Shawn O’Donnell
Daniel Koger
Adam Brace
Brandon MacLean
Trevor Bruess
Leigh Salters
Brayden Irwin
Patrick Knowlton
Mathieu Roy
Matthew Pistilli
Matt Marquardt
Luc Tardif

Defensemen (9)

Bobby Raymond
Mike Cornell
Tyson Gimblett
Mike Ratchuk
Maury Edwards
Olivier Dame-Malka
Brent Henley
Mike Brennan
David Fischer

Goaltenders (2)

Jesse Deckert
Cody Reichard