ESTERO, Fla. — The Florida Everblades announced on Tuesday their list of protected players which is comprised of 12 defensemen and 11 forwards. The protected list is the first step of a multi-step process that ECHL teams use to reserve the rights to ECHL-contracted players for the 2020-21 season.
Defensemen
Theo Calvas
Aaron Harstad
Cody Sol
Ben Masella
Logan Roe
Michael Downing
Cole MacDonald
Patrick McCarron
Jake Clifford
Nick Schaus
Jeremy Dehner
Matt Finn
Forwards
Michael Huntebrinker
Reid Jackman
John McCarron
Justin Auger
Cam Maclise
Kyle Neuber
Darik Angeli
Michael Neville
Levko Koper
Blake Winiecki
Tommy Thompson
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, OR2. Signed an SPC in 2019-20 and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current Season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR5. 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, OR6. 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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