Waiver Claims (Schedule)

In the post below this one, when I mentioned that Cory Murphy is on waivers, I also added that it's 48 hours instead of the usual 24 during the week.

I figured, if you're not familiar with the deadlines in the first place, that's just going to make it more unclear. So, I'll make a table and copy what it says in the current CBA about waivers and save you the trouble of downloading it and looking there.

Still, if you're interested in taking a peek at the CBA, it's worth checking out.

This particular excerpt is in article 13, section 18. It starts at the bottom of page 75.

NHL/NHLPA 2005-2011 CBA (.pdf)

DISPATCHED (12PM EST)	WAIVER PERIOD	EXPIRY DAY (12PM EST)
Monday	24 hours	Tuesday
Tuesday	24 hours	Wednesday
Wednesday	24 hours	Thursday
Thursday	24 hours	Friday
Friday	24 hours	Saturday
Saturday	48 hours	Monday
Sunday	48 hours	Tuesday

Note 1: "DISPATCHED" is the day NHL's Central Registry processes a team's request to waive a player. In other words, where it says "DISPATCHED" you can read that as, "Player Placed on Waivers".

Note 2: "WAIVER PERIOD" is simply the amount of time the player is on waivers. It's the window in which another NHL club can place a claim for the player.

Note 3: "EXPIRY DAY" is the claiming deadline. At noon on this day, the window has closed for claims to be placed for the player on waivers.

If no claim is made, this is when the player clears waivers and returns to his club (he can also be assigned to the AHL/ECHL at this point).

But, if a claim, or multiple claims, are placed prior to noon on this day, the "EXPIRY DAY" is when all parties involved find out what happening and what NHL club will be acquiring the player.

Note 4: It's worth noting that if a player is claimed off waivers and moves to a new NHL club, the new club CAN NOT freely assign him to the AHL without first placing him on waivers and having him clear.

This schedule applies to regular waivers, re-entry waivers and unconditional waivers.