Nhl expansion draft 2021 rules. Whether covid 19 will push those dates back is another conversation but for the sports junkies like me who also grew up on the be a gm modes of the video game universe we can hardly wait to see another round of league wide roster chaos like that which ensued when. Each club will be allowed to protect either seven forwards three defensemen and one goalie. Player selection would probably.
The other players they select are allowed to be pending free agents but they can not select any more than 10 pending free agents. Seattle coming 2021 2022 season. With the projected protection lists for all 30 teams participating in the expansion draft complete we take a.
Rules for 2017 expansion draft. 4 2018 and will begin play in 2021 22. These are the guidelines followed.
Of the players seattle selects at least 20 of the 30 players must be under contract for the 2021 22 regular season. Of a teams defensemen exposed to the draft at least one must be under contract in 2021 22 and have played in at least 40 nhl games the prior season or played in at least 70 nhl games in the. To refresh everyones memory the 2021 expansion draft will follow the same rules as the 2017 draft.
Projecting seattles selections at the 2021 expansion draft. Players who will become restricted free agents in 2020 or 2021 remain with current teams. Expansion rules seattle must select 14 forwards nine defensemen and three goalies.
Although with only one team selecting players expansion draft is a bit of a misnomer. All no movement clauses are honored. Nhl the nhl shield the word mark and image of the stanley.
There must be at least one defensemen and two forwards who are under contract for 2021 22 and played at least 40 nhl games in 2020 21 or 70 nhl games total since the start of 2019 20.