is it his contract? Or that clear day thing?
I believe it's a clear day thing... BECAUSE of his contract.
He could have signed an ELC that started on July 1st* and signed an ATO that would have allowed him to stay and play in Ontario.
Instead he signed an ELC that started the moment he signed it, therefor burning the first year of his entry level SPC and making him inellegible to join the Reign because he has an SPC and wasn't on their roster for clear day.
I think.
*I don't know for a fact that July 1st is the start of the fiscal year this year but historically the reason Free Agency starts on July 1st every year is that the NHL Fiscal Year begins on July 1st.
Unrelated... this is also a large part of why I believe that the NHL Entry Draft is the final event of a concluding season rather than the start of the following season.
Since you know these things. What happens if and when Pinelli or Clarke's playoffs end.
Can they join the Reign or Kings? Thanks!
They can join the Reign. They both have signed their Entry Level SPC but they are both "sliding" and because they play in the CHL can join the AHL at the conslusion of their season.
I am not 100% on these details but I'm preeeeetty sure that's basically how it works.