Everblades Add Former Viper Sanford To Teams Protected List:

The ECHL announced their protected list as submitted by each of its member teams.

This is the first of a several-step process in which ECHL teams use to reserve the rights to ECHL contracted players for the 2021-22 season. The ECHL Florida Everblades have twenty five players on their protected list, one of those twenty five players is former Vernon Vipers forward Cole Sanford.

Here is the press release from the ECHL website,

ECHL announces Protected Lists

Sanford played his first season last year with the ECHL Florida Everblades. Sanford was suspended and removed from the teams roster June 1st 2021. In 19 games last season, Sanford collected (3-goals-6-assists-9-points).

Sanford played the past four years at the University of Alberta before signing a professional contract with the ECHL Florida Everblades February 1st 2021.

Sanford played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with Medicine Hat & Regina from 2012-2016 before signing his first professional contract with the ECHL Colorado Eagles in 2016. Sanford played in 19 games with the Eagles before committing to the University of Alberta in 2016.

Sanford was an affiliated player with the 2011-12 Vernon Vipers. Sanford went pointless in 8 games with the Vipers before joining the Western Hockey League Medicine Hat Tigers for the 2012-13 season.

Cole Sanford's Player Profile:

Cole Sanford - Elite Prospects