Letter About Transfer Policies:

Coach Mcadams,

What are the charges for transferring to other teams? Can you please explain how the transfers work? If I want to go back to USA to play or another European team what the process is? What about if a player has a chance to move up to higher league?
M. Craven
East Islip, New York

1. All Players are required to file for transfer to play hockey in Europe.

2. All Players need to be approved by Federation to move to another team.
3. The policies for movement are the same in Europe and North America.

Our Policies are same for every player. If you are the leading scorer in the league or if you are a fourth liner. The fees stay the same. We charge no development fees. We make no other demands from teams or players. Our fees for a player to move to another club are set.

Each players chooses the length of their contract and terms of transfer. The Eagles maintain the rights to the player for the duration of the contract. This is all outline in each players contract. All players are free to move up to another team in higher league, but that team needs to pay the 1000 euro(s) to the Eagles if they are keeping the player for the year. There are no fees if a player goes up to a team on temporary basis. We let players last season even tryout for other teams during our season.

All our players are free to negotiate movement to other teams up until June 1 of each year. Any player under contract is free to go to another team for a fee of 1000 euro(s). After June 1, 2008 any movement to other clubs must be negotiated between the teams involved. We can not make moves after June 1, of each year because it takes us a minimum of 8 weeks for resident permit for players. Our roster is frozen from June 1 to October 1 of each season.

Please feel free to contact me by phone or Email if you have any other questions.

Best Regards,
Keith McAdams
General Manager & Coach
Cell: (011)358468929999 (Finland)

Email: KeithMcAdams@VarkausEagles.com/

Web Site: http://www.varkauseagles.com/index1.html