RUSH ANNOUNCE 2020 PROTECTED LIST

(RAPID CITY, SD) – The Rapid City Rush, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, announced, in conjunction with the ECHL, the team’s Protected List to conclude the 2019-20 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 an SPC in 2019-20 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR2. Signed an SPC in 2019-20, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current Season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR5. Signed an SPC on or after the first day of the 2019-20 Regular Season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR6. 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 12 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 2019-20.

The Rush protected list of 27 players is as follows:

FORWARDS (16)

Stephane Legault

Cedric Montminy

Peter Quenneville

Brennan Saulnier

Tyler Coulter

Bo Brauer

Matt Ustaski

Darian Romanko

Tanner Karty

Dante Salituro

Chris Leibinger

Dexter Dancs

Chris Izmirlian

Justin Faryna

Jack Riley

Mason McCarty

DEFENSEMEN (9)

Mark Auk

Brandon Fehd

Josh Elmes

Brett Beauvais

Joe Rutkowski

Eric Israel

Kyle Froese

Zach Phillips

Dylan Quaile

GOALTENDERS (2)

Tyler Parks

Gordon Defiel