Here you will find some of the top news stories that effect a players chances of being signed. The news articles are geared to an agent/player. The Articles will be by date posted.
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Brampton Announces Brett Smith as First Signed Player
INTER-NATIONAL LEAGUE (INL)
The new INL comes
08 Jun 2013 | Davide Tuniz
The new season of Inter-National League was set today with a relished surprise: Jesenice is in
The second season of Inter-National League formally started today in Salzburg when delegates of clubs and three involved Federations meet to set partecipants, schedule and rules. As anticipated, the main news is the entrance of Italy as third country partecipant, alligning five teams, all from Serie A2. The unexpected good news is the application of Mladi Jesenice that recently try to apply to play in EBEL but then withdrawn request for lack of solid investment. Jesenice President said in a statement the club will play just in junior leagues, but fortunately changes his mind. "The inclusion of the Italian teams enormously boost the Inter-National League. We are pleased to havey a league with 15 teams and we expect an exciting and balanced championship like in last season" said Peter Schramm , Vice-President of the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation.
So the final grid included 15 teams:
Six from Slovenia: HK Slavija Ljubljana, HK Triglav Kranj, Bled HKMK, HDK Maribor, Celje, Team Jesenice
Four from Austria: EHC Bregenzerwald (current champion), EHC Lustenau, VEU Feldkirch, EK Zell am See
Five from Italy: SV Caldaro/Kaltern, HC Appiano Pirates, HC Merano Junior, HC Egna Wildgoose, HC Gherdeina
The season will start on September 20 with a regular season consisting in an home/away round robin of 28 games. At the end of regular season the first five teams will play a "Master Round" from the home advantage in the quarter-finals. In addition, the first four teams of this round will have the right to choose his opponent for the first play-off round.The pick takes place the day after the last day of Master round in a joint meeting.
The teams finishing from 6 to 15 place in the regular season will be split into two qualifying groups: Group A: seeds 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14, Group B: seeds 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 to play a Qualifying Round. The winner of both groups advances to playoffs quarterfinals, while the two runner-up will play between them to determine the last qualified for playoffs. All playoffs series will be played with "best-of-five" system. The point system is the most used: three points for a victory, two for an Overtime or SO victory, with 1 points for the looser after regular time.
Each team may have two U22-imports (born 1992 and younger) and two no-age-limit imports. These players can't be exchanged between the club within the league. Furthermore, three transfers for imports are allowed outside INL.
AUSTRALIAN ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE (AIHL)
Playing in the AIHL
Players are not paid but do get assistance from their teams. this differs from team to team but can include covering costs such as meals and accommodation while travelling, flights to away games, bus travel to away games, accommodation, access to a car, work contacts or job search assistance and more.
As of 2009, each team may retain six import players (non-Australia permanent residents or citizens) at any time, but may play only four in any one game. Import players are supported more than local players due to the challenges they face in arriving into a foreign country for a relatively short period of time.
The AIHL started in 2000 with three teams, expanded to six teams in 2002, and to eight teams in 2005. Currently there are nine teams, with the recent additions of the Melbourne Mustangs, and the Perth Thunder.
Joining a Team
Most teams do their recruiting from December to March, with occasional players being picked up in early April due to injuries or drop-outs. To apply to a team you will need to phone or email the appropriate team’s General Manager with a hockey resume.
Once you arrange to join a team and arrive in Australia your team will assist you in registering as a player in Australia, including the purchase of an ITC card through the IIHF.
Please contact your preferred team directly:
Adelaide Adrenaline: Ryan O'Handley- ryan.ohandley@adelaide.edu.au
Canberra Knights: John Raut - info@swimskate.com.au
Gold Coast Blue Tongues: Dave Emblem - dave@qldcoastrealty.com.au
Melbourne Ice: Emma Poynton- info@melbourneice.com.au
Newcastle North Stars: Garry Doré - garrydore@huntericeskating.com.au
Sydney Ice Dogs: Shane Rose - shane.rose@genovo.com.au
Sydney Bears: Laurie Mock - imports@bearsden.com.au
Melbourne Mustangs: John Belic - jbjbelic@mustangsicehockey.com.au
Perth Thunder: Stan Scott - stan@perththunder.com.au
AIHL Rules
The AIHL plays under IIHF rules, with a few modifications from Ice Hockey Australia (IHA).
There are some other variations, including the AIHL standard game of 3x 15 minute periods.
IHA Rules Page: http://iha.org.au/view/iha/officiating/rules-10
EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE (ECHL)
ECHL ANNOUNCES PROTECTED LISTS (June 03, 2013)
The ECHL on Monday announced the Protected Lists as submitted by each of its Member teams. 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 2012-13 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR 2. Signed an SPC in 2012-13, 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 2012-13 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 2012-13.
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SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (SPHL)
HUNTERSVILLE, NC – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced the results of the 2013 Expansion Draft held for the Bloomington Blaze and Peoria Rivermen. All players named to the Augusta RiverHawks protected list were eligible for the draft.
(1) Peoria - Robert Moss
(2) Bloomington - Kyle Watson
(3) Bloomington - Alex Morton
(4) Peoria - Shaun Skelly
(5) Peoria - Joe Schiller
(6) Bloomington - Curtis Megginson
(7) Bloomington - Marcus Pryde
(8) Peoria - Jason Price
(9) Peoria - Taylor Larsen
(10) Bloomington - Dennis Sicard
(11) Bloomington - Drew Baker
(12) Peoria - Matt Auffrey
In addition, the protected lists for the 2013-2014 season were released:
Bloomington - Alex Morton, Dennis Sicard, Kyle Watson, Marcus Pryde, Drew Baker, Curtis Megginson
Columbus - Andrew Loewen, Kyle Johnson, Jordan Draper, Will Aide, Levi Lind, Daniel Amesbury, Matt Gingera, Derek Pallardy, Jason Yuel, Tom Fitzpatrick, Chris Bailer, Bret Tyler, Tom Maldonado
Fayetteville - Mike Kavanagh, Corey Toy, John Clewlow, Derek Elliott, Ben Contini, Josh McQuade, Anthony Bergin, Andrew Smale, Chris Leveille, Marco Emond, Brock Sawyer, Kyle McNeil, Brandon Richardson
Huntsville - Stuart Stefan, Justin Fox, Aaron McGill, Leland Fidler, Bill Baker, Justin Cseter, Nick Lazorko, Corey Fulton, Kyle Laughlin, Mike Gurtler, Jesse Kallechy, Dan McWhinney, Sam Cannata
Knoxville - Tyler Fernandez, Jon Higgins, Bryan Hince, Jeremy Klaver, Peter Neal, Brad Pawlowski, Nate Peterson, Eric Satim, David Segal, Ben Souders, Connor Toomey, Mark Van Vliet, Steve Weidler
Louisiana - Matt Robertson, Robert Short, Jeremy Boyer, Kirk Byczynski, Tyler Lyon, Clark Byczynski, Troy Ofukany, Cody Zubko, Greg Brown, Weston Cydell, Dennis Kearney, Riley Gill, Tyler Barr
Mississippi RiverKings - Matt Whitehead, Mike MacDonald, Matt Harrington, Todd Hosmer, Tom Craig, Ian Finnerty, Kevin Willer, Matthew Krahn, David Wilson, Ricky Helmbrecht, Mike Hayward, Tyler Sheldrake, Kyle Lundale
Mississippi Surge - Trent Bonnett, Dan Clarke, Anthony Collins, Reid Edmondson, Matt Gordon, Branden Kosolofsky, Kyle Kudroch, Nicholas Kuqali, Jarkko Leppanen, Matt Ridley, Kiefer Smiley, Adam Stuart, Jeff Winchester
Pensacola - Gabriel Boutin-Gagnon, Brad Cooper, Jordan Chong, Ron Cramer, Jeremy Gates, Ryan Salvis, Steve Bergin, Joe Caveney, John Dunbar, Mitchell Good, Ross MacKinnon, Patrick Knowlton, Ryan Raven
Peoria - Robert Moss, Joe Schiller, Shawn Skelly, Jason Price, Taylor Larsen, Matt Auffrey