Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Growlers Add Former Vernon Viper Skirving To Teams Protected List:

The ECHL announced their Protected Lists as submitted by each of its member teams. The Newfoundland Growlers have nine players listed on their protected list, one of the nine players is former Vernon Vipers forward Todd Skirving.

In 37 games last season Skirving collected (4-goals-8-assists-12-points). Skirving was is in his second season with the Growlers before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
 
Skirving and the Growlers won the 2019 Kelly Cup defeating the Toledo Walleye in 6 games of the ECHL Finals. Newfoundland won the series 4 games to 2 winning the Kelly Cup in their first season in the ECHL. The Growlers are the first Canadian team in ECHL history to win the Kelly Cup.

Skirving spent four years at Rochester Institute Of Technology (RIT) before signing his first professional contract with the ECHL Orlando Solar Bears August 3rd 2017. Skirving spent the 2017-18 season with three different teams in the ECHL (Orlando Solar Bears, Utah Grizzlies & Atlanta Gladiators) before signing with the Growlers October 16th 2018.

Skirving was recruited by the Vipers played just half a season in Vernon (2010-11) before being traded. The Prince George Spruce Kings traded Ryan Renz to Vernon January 10th 2011 for Todd Skirving & future considerations. In 34 regular season games with the Vipers Skirving collected (4-goals-5-assists-9-points).

Todd Skirving's Player Profile:


This was posted on the Newfoundland Growlers website:

Growlers Announce Protected Player List

02 Jun 2020 By Ken O'Leary

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Newfoundland Growlers proud affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced their protected player list today. The announcement of protected players is the first step of a multi-step process in which ECHL teams reserve the rights to ECHL contracted players for the upcoming 2020-21 ECHL season.

Please note that players under an AHL contract are not required to be named to the protected player list.

The Growlers have added nine players to their Protected List, including two goaltenders, four defensemen and three forwards.

Goaltenders (2): Michael Garteig, Parker Gahagen

Defensemen (4) : Garrett Johnston, Evan Neugold, James Melindy, Tommy Panico

Forwards (3): Todd Skirving, Mark Tremaine, Dylan Vander Esch

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 2019-20 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2019-20, 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 2019-20 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 12 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 2019-20.

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