Admirals Announce Protected List

NORFOLK, VA. – The ECHL announced the Protected Lists for each Member team on Friday.

Norfolk protected 24 players, listed below:

Goaltenders:

Brett Kilar

Defensemen:

Mark Esshaki

Jordan Abt

Paul Cianfrini

Anthony Calabrese

Alex Pompeo

Marc Hetnik

Kyle Pereira

Forwards:

Kyle Dutra

Domenic Alberga

Paul Rodrigues

John Dunbar

Tommy Giroux

Scott Jacklin

Ben Murphy

Trevor Gerling

Nick MacNeil

Mike Seidel

Brady Vail

John Kurtz

Kevin Henderson

Steven Whitney

Brenden Walker

Chase Schaber

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 2016-17 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

1. Signed an SPC in 2016-17, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR

1. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current Season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR

1. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR

1. Signed an SPC on or after the first day of the 2016-17 Regular Season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR

1. 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 2016-17.

The Admirals will kick off their 2017-18 campaign in October, with the home opener coming on Friday the 27th against the South Carolina Stingrays.

Season memberships are on sale now and start as low $500 for 36 games at Norfolk Scope Arena.  Memberships can be purchased by contacting the Admirals at 757-640-1212 or on norfolkadmirals.com.