Eagles Add Former Vipers Defenceman Smeltzer To Teams Protected List:

On June 2nd the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) announced its Protected Lists as submitted by each of its member teams. The ECHL Colorado Eagles have twenty five players listed on their protected list one of is former Vernon Vipers defenceman Isaac Smeltzer.

Colorado Eagles Protected List:

A.J. Hau, Kevin Ulanski, Riley Nelson, Kyle Kraemer, Brock Nixon, Luke Fulghum, Kyle Ostrow, Greg Gardner, Alex Hudson, Trent Daavettila, Jesse Mychan, Ray Sawada, Eric Hunter, Arthur Bidwill, Mark Nemec, Isaac Smeltzer, Daniel Johnston, Jesse Forsberg, Jason Beatty, Braden Birch, Kevin Young, Paul Phillips, Dustin Butler, Eric Williams & Marc Cheverie

Smeltzer finished his third season with the Eagles.  In 40 games this past year with Colorado Smeltzer collected (1-goal-4-assists-5-points). Smeltzer signed a amateur tryout contract with the Eagles on March.14th 2012 after completing his fourth season at Brock University before re-signing with Colorado on July 30th 2013.   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-goals-17-assists-23-points) 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 Announce Protected Player List

June 2nd

WINDSOR, CO– The ECHL and the Colorado Eagles announced, on Monday, the following players to the Eagles Protected Player List:

Forwards: A.J. Hau, Kevin Ulanski, Riley Nelson, Kyle Kraemer, Brock Nixon, Luke Fulghum, Kyle Ostrow, Greg Gardner, Alex Hudson, Trent Daavettila, Jesse Mychan, Ray Sawada, Eric Hunter

Defenseman: Arthur Bidwill, Mark Nemec, Isaac Smeltzer, Daniel Johnston, Jesse Forsberg, Jason Beatty, Braden Birch, Kevin Young, Paul Phillips

Goaltenders: Dustin Butler, Eric Williams, Marc Cheverie

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 2013-14 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2013-14, 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 2013-14 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 2013-14.

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