Feb. 25 - Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players.
March 4 - Deadline for clubs to exercise options for 2010 on all players who have option clauses in their 2009 contracts.
March 4 - Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire after 2009 season.
March 4 - Deadline for clubs to submit Qualifying Offers to Restricted Free Agents whose contracts are expiring.
March 4 - Deadline for clubs to submit minimum salary offers to Exclusive Rights Free Agents.
March 5 - Free agency period begins.
April 15 - Deadline for signing and submission of Offer Sheets by Restricted Free Agents.
April 21 - Deadline for Old Clubs to match Offer Sheets submitted by Restricted Free Agents.
June 1 - Deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned Restricted Free Agents or to extend Qualifying Offer, whichever is greater, in order to retain rights.
June 1 - Deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned Unrestricted Free Agents to retain rights if player is not signed by another club by July 22 or beginning of veteran training camp, whichever is earlier.
June 15 - Deadline for Restricted Free Agent to accept Qualifying Offer
(if higher than 110% of previous year’s salary).
July 22 - Signing period ends at 3:00 pm CST for Unrestricted Free Agents
to whom June 1 tender was made by old club and for Transition Players and Franchise Players who are Subject to the rules for Transition Players and Franchise Players.
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