Critical NHL Dates: 2005-2006

[langway05]

July 23

Compliance buy-out period to negotiate and sign 2003 draftees begins; period to extend qualifying offers begins; period to negotiate with own club's restricted and unrestricted free agents begin.

July 28

Deadline for exercising club or player options for 2005/2006; deadline for signing 2003 draftees; deadline for making required bona fide offers.

July 29

Deadline for initiating compliance buyouts (by 5:00pm EDT).

July 30

Deadline for qualifying offers.

2005 Draft in Ottawa.

August 1

Restricted & unrestricted free agency begins.

August 5

Deadline for election of Group 5 free agency.

August 10

Player elected salary arbitration notification.

August 11

Club elected salary arbitration notification.

August 12

NHL & NHLPA schedule arbitration cases.

August 15

Qualifying offers expire automatically.

August 22

First day of salary arbitration hearings.

September 1

Last day of salary arbitration hearings.

September 2

Last day for issuance of salary arbitration awards.

Setember 4

Last day for second buyout period (only for clubs receiving salary arbitration awards on September 2).

December 1

Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents.

Should be a pretty busy time in the month or so for the league & players!

 

[scrufy1]

Mr. S. Thanks for all of the typing! It would appear that we are entering into awhole new league? We'll have to watch on this & see how things end.

Jim

 

[ZP9]

Thank you for the information Brian, it is much appreciated. You should see if we can get this stickied until the season starts

 

[langway05]

You should see if we can get this stickied until the season starts

Shawn

Interesting thought!

Maybe this could be done! I wonder if a Mod will see this?

Brian

 

[Muffinz]

thanks for the info, should be a very exciting summer to watch... gotta get my couch imprint ready for the draft.

 

[langway05]

FYI!

These two have come to pass:

July 23

Compliance buy-out period to negotiate and sign 2003 draftees begins; period to extend qualifying offers begins; period to negotiate with own club's restricted and unrestricted free agents begin.

July 28

Deadline for exercising club or player options for 2005/2006; deadline for signing 2003 draftees; deadline for making required bona fide offers.

 

[langway05]

August 1

Restricted & unrestricted free agency begins.

August 5

Deadline for election of Group 5 free agency.

Just an update to a couple of other passings!

Brian

 

[langway05]

So as an update. These have come to pass:

August 10

Player elected salary arbitration notification.

August 11

Club elected salary arbitration notification.

August 12

NHL & NHLPA schedule arbitration cases.

August 15

Qualifying offers expire automatically.

August 22

First day of salary arbitration hearings.