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Offseason Player Tracker

We know the offseason can be long and tedious, so we created this offseason tracker to help you navigate through the process of us starting to build our team for the 2025-26 season. 

Here are the important dates to know as we start to prepare for next season:

Protected List: Due June 8 at 3:00 p.m.
Only ECHL contracts can be on this list. There is no limit to how many players can be listed, and even players who were suspended or extended a qualifying offer last summer may be included.

Future Considerations Trade Deadline: June 20 at 3:00 p.m.
Trades that have future considerations components must be completed by this date.

Season-Ending Roster: Due June 22 at 3:00 p.m.
Maximum 20 players. Only ECHL contracts can be on this list. If a team names a player to its season-ending roster, that team has exclusive rights to negotiate with and sign that player until qualifying offers are due.

FIRST DAY TO SIGN CONTRACTS: June 23
Get excited! This is when pen can start getting put to paper, and you begin to find out who will be taking the ice for the upcoming season!

Qualifying Offers Due: July 7 at 11:59 p.m.
Maximum 8 players. If a team hasn't signed a player prior to this date, they may extend that player a qualifying offer. That offer ensures that the player's ECHL rights stay with that team for a full season. The exception to that rule is veterans (260 pro games or more), who can become a restricted free agent on August 8th, if they have not signed or accepted the offer.

Below, you will see various lists of players who played in Wichita in 2024-25, or had their ECHL rights with Wichita in 2024-25, and what their statuses are for the 2025-26 season.

ECHL Contracts

Player NameProtected ListSeason-Ending RosterQualifying Offer2025-26 Status
Dominic DockeryYesYesYes 
Reid IrwinYesYesYesSigned with Belfast (EIHL)
Tyler JetteYesYesNo 
Nolan KneenYesYesNo 
T.J. LloydYesYesNoRe-signed in Wichita
Lleyton Moore - 2024 Qualifying offerYesNoNo 
Nico SomervilleYesYesNoRe-signed in Wichita
Peter BatesYesYesNoRe-signed in Wichita
Spencer BlackwellYesYesNo 
Dillon BoucherYesYesYesAHL deal with Rockford
Jay DickmanYesYesNoRe-signed in Wichita
Ryan FinneganYesYesNoRe-signed in Wichita
Jason Pineo - 2024 Qualifying offerYesNoNoSigned with DVTK Jegesmedvek (Estra Liga)
Declan SmithYesYesYes 
Michal StinilYesYesNoRe-signed in Wichita
Jake WahlinYesYesNo 
Kobe WalkerYesYesYesSigned with Aalborg (Denmark)
Will ZapernickYesYesYesSigned with FEHA19 (Estra Liga)
Trevor GorsuchYesYesYes 
Roddy RossYesYesYes 

 

AHL Contracts

Player Name2024-25 Status2025-26 Status
Jeremie Bucheler1-year AHL contractAHL contract with Rockford
Gabriel Carriere1-year AHL contractNHL contract with San Jose
Joe Carroll2-year AHL contractAHL contract with Rockford
Aaron Dell1-year AHL contract 
John Gormley2-year AHL contractAHL contract with San Jose
Luke Grainger1-year AHL contract 
Braden Hache1-year AHL contractAHL contract with San Jose

NHL Contracts

Player Name2024-25 Status2025-26 Status
Nolan Burke3rd of 3-year Entry-Level NHL Contract 
Artem Guryev2nd of 3-year Entry-Level NHL Contract 
Gannon Laroque2nd of 3-year Entry-Level NHL Contract 
Mitchell Russell3rd of 3-year Entry-Level NHL Contract