ECHL 2021 Winter BOG meeting updates - players rights, 21-22 season dates

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Updates from Midseason Meeting of ECHL Board of Governors

ECHL and PWHA agree how players' rights will be handled for 12 teams who didn't play this season.

Any Player who had originally signed with one of the 12 Teams not participating in the 2020-21 Season, and went on to sign with one of the 2020-21 Active Teams, shall have his Player Rights revert back to the original Member Team’s Protected List. Any Player who was issued a Qualifying Offer by a Member that elected Pandemic Voluntary Suspension, but never signed the Qualifying Offer, shall be declared a Free Agent for the 2021-22 Season.

Start Date for 2021-22 Season

The ECHL has announced that the 2021-22 Season will open on Friday, October 22, 2021, and run through Sunday, April 17, 2022.

And AHL/NHL players must be on ECHL roster for 5 games to qualify to play ECHL playoffs this season.

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