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Wichita Announces 2024-25 Protected List

Monday, June 9th
Wichita Announces 2024-25 Protected List

WICHITA, Kan. (June 9) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, announced today its protected list of players from the 2024-25 season. 

The list consists of 20 players, which includes seven defensemen, 11 forwards and two goaltenders.

Defense (7): Dominic Dockery, Reid Irwin, Tyler Jette, Nolan Kneen, T.J. Lloyd, Lleyton Moore, Nico Somerville

Forwards (11): Peter Bates, Spencer Blackwell, Dillon Boucher, Jay Dickman, Ryan Finnegan, Jason Pineo, Declan Smith, Michal Stinil, Jake Wahlin, Kobe Walker, Will Zapernick

Goalies (2): Trevor Gorsuch, Roddy Ross

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 2024-25 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR

2. Signed an SPC in 2024-25, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR

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

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

5. Signed an SPC on or after the first day of the 2024-25 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 20 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 22.

Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2024-25.

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