Post by wgray on Feb 15, 2023 0:55:12 GMT
Possibly, but if you read the original IR announcement, it reads like you have to make a signing permanent or not, after 21 days:
Injury Reserve
A team is permitted to place an injured player on ‘Injury Reserve’, subject to
sufficient documentation and medical reports being passed to the Head of Hockey
Operations.
When placed on Injury Reserve:
• The injured player is automatically unavailable to ice in EIHL competitions for
21 days (regardless of the length of the injury)
• The team may sign an additional replacement player for 21 days that does
not count as an official change
Note: A team may backdate the 21-day period to the date on which the player was
injured, rather than the date on which it was decided to place him on IR, subject to
supporting medical documentation. Such information will be recorded when
submitting the Injury Reserve Form. Players placed on IR, and any replacements
signed, will be communicated on the EIHL Website.
After the 21-day injury reserve period has finished, the replacement player is only
eligible to continue playing if the team registers them using one of their official
changes.
Example 1:
• John Smith is injured, and the Manchester Storm place him on injury reserve.
• Chris Jones joins the Storm as a replacement player for up to 21 days.
• After the 21 days have passed, the Storm choose to keep Chris Jones,
therefore using one of their official changes.
Example 2:
• John Smith is injured, and the Manchester Storm place him on injury reserve.
• Chris Jones joins the Storm as a replacement player for up to 21 days.
• After the 21 days have passed, the Storm release Chris Jones, John Smith
returns to the line-up, and their number of official changes is remains
unaffected.
A team is permitted to place an injured player on ‘Injury Reserve’, subject to
sufficient documentation and medical reports being passed to the Head of Hockey
Operations.
When placed on Injury Reserve:
• The injured player is automatically unavailable to ice in EIHL competitions for
21 days (regardless of the length of the injury)
• The team may sign an additional replacement player for 21 days that does
not count as an official change
Note: A team may backdate the 21-day period to the date on which the player was
injured, rather than the date on which it was decided to place him on IR, subject to
supporting medical documentation. Such information will be recorded when
submitting the Injury Reserve Form. Players placed on IR, and any replacements
signed, will be communicated on the EIHL Website.
After the 21-day injury reserve period has finished, the replacement player is only
eligible to continue playing if the team registers them using one of their official
changes.
Example 1:
• John Smith is injured, and the Manchester Storm place him on injury reserve.
• Chris Jones joins the Storm as a replacement player for up to 21 days.
• After the 21 days have passed, the Storm choose to keep Chris Jones,
therefore using one of their official changes.
Example 2:
• John Smith is injured, and the Manchester Storm place him on injury reserve.
• Chris Jones joins the Storm as a replacement player for up to 21 days.
• After the 21 days have passed, the Storm release Chris Jones, John Smith
returns to the line-up, and their number of official changes is remains
unaffected.
I agree it does read that way. I could have sworn last season decisions didn’t have to be made until the injured player had returned though. The last paragraph in the press release when we signed Tommi Jokinen suggests that:
www.panthers.co.uk/news/211114-jokinen