WHEELING -- The Wheeling Nailers, proud
affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton Penguins, have released their 2009
list of protected players.
The Nailers have protected 18 players from
the 2008-2009 season.
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 a Standard Players Contract in
2008-09, and has not been traded or released,
OR
2. Signed Standard Players Contract in
2008-09, and was recalled to the National
Hockey League, the American Hockey League
or an International Ice Hockey Federation
team, and has not been traded or released,
OR
3. Received a 2008-09 Qualifying Offer
for the current season, and DID NOT sign
a Standard Players Contract, and has not
been traded or released, OR
4. Has been suspended by the team or League,
and has not been traded or released, OR
5. Signed Standard Players Contract on
or after the first day of the 2008-09 regular
season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL
contract, and has not been traded or released,
OR
6. 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 2008-09.
2009 Wheeling Nailers Protected List
· Doug Krantz · Cliff Loya
· Scott Kalinchuk
· Jon Ralph
· Mitch Ganzak
· Tomas Klempa
· Chris Margott
· Aaron Clarke
· Chase Watson
· Andrew Lord
· Jeremy Scherlinck
· Matt Greenier
· Chris Snavely
· Todd Spencer
· Erik Johnson
· Billy Ryan
· Rob Sirianni
· Jason Payne
The Nailers will kick off their 18th season
of hockey in October. Season tickets for
the 2009-10 season are already on sale.