The Elmira Jackals announced their season-ending roster from the 2010-2011 season on Thursday.

The Jackals' season-ending roster is comprised of all players from their protected list besides those who did not sign an ECHL contract in the 2010-2011 season.

Each team is entitled to reserve rights to a maximum of eight players from its season-ending roster by extending a qualifying offer no later than July 1. Of the eight qualified players, no more than four can be veterans (260 regular season professional hockey games played as of the start of the 2011-2012 season). Players on open qualifying offers cannot be traded. Teams are not required to extend a qualifying offer prior to July 1.

The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until Aug. 1 at which time the qualifying offer becomes null and void and the team may sign the qualified player to any salary or may elect to take no further action. Teams that extend a valid qualifying offer to a non-veteran player shall retain the rights to that qualified player for one playing season.

A team that extends a valid qualifying offer to a veteran player will retain the rights to that veteran until Aug. 1. After Aug. 1, if the veteran player is not signed to a contract by the team, the veteran shall be deemed a restricted free agent and shall be entitled to seek and secure offers of employment from other ECHL teams. Restricted free agents may not be traded. When a restricted free agent receives a contract offer from a team other than the team with the player’s rights and the restricted free agent wishes to accept the contract offer, the restricted free agent and the offering member must, within 24 hours, notify the ECHL, the team with the player’s rights and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. The member with the player’s rights shall have seven days after the date it is notified to exercise its right to match the contract offer.

If a restricted free agent is not signed to either an offer sheet or a contract by an ECHL team by Aug. 31, the player shall be deemed an unrestricted free agent.

Below is Elmira's season-ending roster, consisting of seven forwards and seven defensemen:

Forwards:

Kevin DeVergilio

Michael Dubuc

Andrew Favot

Vinny Geonnetti

Dale Mahovsky

Ian McDonald

Andrew Sweetland

Defensemen:

R.J. Anderson

Patrick Coulombe

Marc-Antoine Desnoyers

Chris Frank

Tristin Llewellyn

David Sloane

Scott Wietecha

Season ticket packages are currently on sale to see the Jackals in 2011-2012 and start as low as just $360 for the whole year. Exclusive advantages available only to season ticket holders include a discount off the walk-up ticket price, the same seat all season long, access to the season ticket holder pickup party, no waiting in lines, discounts to select First Arena events, special season ticket holder coupons, and a season ticket book.

To order your season tickets, call (607) 734-PUCK (7825), visit the First Arena Box Office, or click here to download the season ticket form.

Thursday, June 23 - Elmira Free Academy, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 24 - Southside High School, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 25 - Horseheads High School, 1 p.m.

Saturday, June 25 - Elmira Alternative High School, 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 16

8 p.m.

Elmira vs. Trenton

Friday, October 14

7:35 p.m.

Elmira vs. Trenton

Saturday, October 15

7:35 p.m.

Elmira vs. Florida

Friday, October 21

7:35 p.m.