Blades protect 23 players
Florida Everblades President/General Manager Craig Brush Wednesday released the team’s list of 23 protected players for 2010-11.
The Everblades’ list includes forwards Kevin Baker, Mike Bayrack, Patrick Bordeleau, Benjamin Breault, Matt Caria, Shea Guthrie, Ernie Hartlieb, Brad Herauf, Mike Hoffman, Eric Lampe, Ryan Lang, Colin Nicholson, Ahren Spylo, Dominic Osman, Alexandre Parent and Mathieu Roy; and defensemen Dominic D’Amour, Scott Hotham, Mitch McColm, Phil Paquet, A.J. Thelen and Brad Zanon as well as goaltender Adrien Lemay.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association states teams shall retain the rights to each player that signed a standard player contract in 2009-10 and has not been traded or released, or was recalled to the National Hockey League, the American Hockey League or an International Ice Hockey Federation team.
Visit the websites www.floridaeverblades.com or www.germainarena.com for information about 2010-11 season ticket deposits now being accepted.