bruins4777 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 (edited) When does free agency start? is it the 28th? or is that just the cut off for signing prospects? Can anybody show me where to find all that such about when RFA's and stuff need to be signed and such forth? Or has it not been made clear yet? its suppposed to say "where" at the topic Edited July 22, 2005 by bruins4777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 August 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruins4777 Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 thanks for the help, i can't wait, should be the best offseason ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlovyVary Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 http://www.nhl.com/nhlhq/cba/critical_dates072205.html 2005-06 CRITICAL DATES July 22 Board of Governors Meeting in New York July 23 Compliance Buy-Out Period Begins Period to Negotiate and Sign 2003 Draftees Begins Period to Extend QOs Begins Period to Negotiate with Own Club's RFAs/UFAs Begins July 28 Deadline for Exercising Club Options/Player Options for 2005/06 Deadline for Signing 2003 Draftees/Deadline for Making Required BFOs July 29 Deadline for Initiating Compliance Buy-Outs (5:00 PM Notice) July 30 2005 Entry Draft July 31 Deadline for Qualifying Offers August 1 RFA/UFA Period 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 to Schedule Arbitration Cases August 15 Qualifying Offers Expire Automatically August 22 First Day of Salary Arbitration Hearings September 1 Last Day for Salary Arbitration Hearings September 2 Last Day for Issuance of Salary Arbitration Awards September 4 Last Day for Second Buy-Out Period [Only for Clubs with Salary Arbitration Cases] (Latest Day for Clubs Receiving Salary Arbitration Awards on September 2 to Exercise Second Buy-Out Option) December 1 Signing Deadline for Group 2 Free Agents Ugh... this is really messy... use the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 spectors has aa great summary (by team) rfas/ufa's etc whos under contract & for how much $$$. I wonder if a GM can bring a player to arbitration to lower his salary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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