TULSA OILERS RELEASE ECHL-APPROVED PROTECTED LIST
Oilers reveal protected list for 2026 offseason.
Tulsa, Okla. — Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, and powered by Community Care, released its protected list for the 2026 offseason on Tuesday.
A player being on a Protected List does not mean they have been offered a contract, nor does it mean they will play for the team next season. A further detailed explanation from the ECHL is listed below.
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 2025-26 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR
2. Signed an SPC in 2025-26, 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 2025-26 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 20 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 22.
Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2025-26.
Tulsa Oilers Protected List
David Tendeck, Jake Sibell, Jeffrey Faith, Cade McNelly, Pito Walton, JC Brassard, Duggie Lagrone, Mike McKee, Jackson Niedermayer, Connor Fedorek, German Yavaș, Dakota Seaman, Dylan Fitze, Ethan Benz, Ian Amsbaugh, Josh Nelson, Tyler Poulsen, Lukas Jirousek, Justin Michaelian, Jon Hooker, Easton Armstrong, Brodi Stuart, Kyle Heitzner, Nathan Dunkley, Mitchell Russell, Matthew Henry, Tyrell Goulbourne, Andrei Bakanov, Dallas Comeau, Solag Bakich, Michael Farren, Daneel Lategan, Easton Brodzinski, Conner Roulette.
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