For players that are required to be placed on waivers when they are sent to the minor leagues, are they also required to be placed on waiver when they come back up to the NHL?
2007-10-15 14:54:49 · 4 answers · asked by redwingsrthebest19 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
No
Waivers only operate when sending certain players down. The purpose of the waivers is to give teams a chance to claim a player for their NHL roster if another team doesn't think he's good enough for the NHL. It's an expensive proposition to claim a player however.
Players can be called up from the minors at any time (provided doing so does not put a team over the cap). Players can only be called up from juniors in the case of an emergency. (The Joe Cirella rule)
Cdn24fan
Montreal never recalled Hainsey. Hainsey was put on waivers so that Montreal could send him from the AHL to the ECHL. Montreal designated Hainsey for assignment on November 27, 2005 and Columbus claimed him 2 days later. (according to the NHLPA). A player does not have to be on the NHL roster to be designated for assignment, but they do need to clear waivers.
2007-10-15 15:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to disagree with LITY on this one. Players with a certain level of experience must clear waivers when they are sent down. If they are recalled during the same season they must also clear re-entry waivers. If a player is claimed on re-entry, the team that lost him is responsible for 1/2 of his salary and 1/2 of the cap hit. I believe it applies to anyone on a one-way contract, ie making more than 75K in the minors. Montreal lost Ron Hainsey that way a couple of years ago.
2007-10-16 02:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by cdn24fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup
2007-10-15 14:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by TBL 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is correct
2007-10-15 15:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by michael f 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋