Norfolk, VA- The Norfolk Admirals announced their 2019 protected players list on Monday.
Norfolk’s list is comprised of 10 defensemen, 16 forwards, and 2 goaltenders. The full list is as follows:
Defensemen
Cody Smith
Brandon Rumble
Alex Jaeckle
Romain Chuard
Don Olivieri
Eric Roy
Mitch Hall
Ludlow Harris
Balazs Goz
Michael Young
Forwards
Connor Hurley
Conor O’Neil
Luke Nogard
Ben Duffy
Christian Horn
Domenic Alberga
Shane Eiserman
Jake Wood
Patrick D’Amico
Matt McMorrow
Alex Rodriguez
John Gustafsson
Brant Sherwood
Stathis Soumelidis
Alex Pomeo
T.J. Moore
Goaltenders
Jeremy Brodeur
Ty Reichenbach
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 2018-19 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR2. Signed an SPC in 2018-19, 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 2018-19 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 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.
While the Admirals have not yet released their full schedule, they have released the date of their opening night for October 11th.
2019-2020 season tickets and flex packages are on sale now! Contact an Admirals representative or stop by Scope Arena to secure your seats for opening night!
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