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Minnesota United key offseason dates

The Dec. 14 expansion draft ranks high in importance.

November 25, 2021 at 1:14AM
Minnesota United players, including Hassani Dotson (31), Michael Boxall (15) and Chase Gasper (77), salute the crowd after defeating Sporting Kansas City in an MLS soccer match, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Minnesota United players Hassani Dotson (31), Michael Boxall (15) and Chase Gasper (77) saluted the Allianz Field crowd after defeating Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 31. (Andy Clayton-King, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

List of important dates upcoming for Loons and MLS:

Tuesday

Deadline for Loons and other teams whose season are over to exercise club options on players' contracts for 2022.

Dec. 12

Half-day trade window allows teams to adjust rosters and conduct trades within MLS after a three-month roster freeze. A "blackout" period follow until expansion draft.

Dec. 14

Expansion draft in which Charlotte FC can select as many as five players from eligible player list. Loons protect 12 of their own.

Dec. 15

Free agency opens and end-of-year waivers conducted.

Jan. 12

MLS draft

Feb. 26

Loons season opener at Philadelphia

JERRY ZGODA

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