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Post by yesisaiditfirst on Feb 10, 2024 9:16:31 GMT -4
It'll be interesting to see how things are implemented with this. I'm not against it. Realistically making the NHL is like winning the lottery. You have CHL, NCAA, USHL, KHL; there's leagues in Sweden, Finland, Russia, Czechia, Slovakia, Latvia, leagues pretty much everywhere. Giving players a solid option to keep playing and get an education in the States is definitely a good thing. I know if I was a Q player, I'd love to have the option to go from Q to NCAA. Good education and a big spotlight for scouts? It's a win-win for the player. This will make pro hockey better - more decent players will stay playing hockey longer. We do see examples of players who stay in the game at higher levels becoming better players at 21 22 23 and older even especially goalies. It will hurt the CIS but it also opens spots for guys to make those CIS teams to pursue hockey and career so it will revive more junior players we love who now call it quits at age 20. More professional players in the pool out the other end will be the result and as pro hockey opens more spots more jobs fir players until they can't play anymore. It also might move the focus from the entry level players going USHL to the NCAA route as they can have best of both worlds. Some aren't ready for that and that why so much waffling on decisions. More talent will stay in CHL through age 19 if they choose and then go to NCAA or CIS at 20. Behind this too is with the huge double digit growth of hockey in the US the American kids get first shot at the best NCAA programs to fill rosters. It will probably make the USHL bigger. It's good for hockey. NCAA teams will be really better with access to these 20 year olds.
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Post by jimmy on Feb 10, 2024 10:54:46 GMT -4
Looking at it by level to see winners and losers:
Jr. A - will lose some blue chippers who are currently playing there while biding time to play NCAA; might gain some guys who were previously fringe major junior players who might get bumped by the blue chip guys going back to major junior.
CHL - could gain some blue chip younger players; might lose some of their veteran stars unless there are rules on entry point to NCAA ... overall the league likely gets younger.
NCAA - winner all around - expands player pool accessible to them to include guys out of CHL. I could see there not being too much impact on the blue blood schools who will still recruit the same big name guys as before, but for the mid-major programs, opening up the CHL player pool for them to recruit from would be a big improvement on current level of players they have access too IMO.
CIS - biggest loser overall ... no longer have exclusive access to graduating CHL players. I wonder if it leads to a split where the marquee programs like UNB end up competing in NCAA while the lesser programs compete using second tier CHL grads along with junior A grads to populate their rosters.
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Post by MikeC on Feb 10, 2024 13:47:17 GMT -4
Looking at it by level to see winners and losers: CHL - could gain some blue chip younger players; might lose some of their veteran stars unless there are rules on entry point to NCAA ... overall the league likely gets younger. I'm still going to assume that the NCAA will not allow players with signed NHL contracts, so I think a lot of the effect on the CHL will depend on NHL draft rules and the CHL/NHL agreement. Will players drafted out of the CHL still need to be signed withing 2 years, and will they still not be allowed to play in the AHL until 20? If those 2 rules still exist, and NHL teams are still keen on getting players into their systems/minor pro teams as soon as they are ready, then they will still be likely to sign their top draft picks and those top 19 year olds should still be in CHL. Even if the draft rules change, and NHL teams retain rights for 4+ years because the players are NCAA eligible, NHL teams may still want to get their top picks signed and into their system instead of going to NCAA. Also, how does the NHL view the 40 game NCAA schedule vs the 68+ game CHL schedule. One thing that will definitely take a huge hit will be the quality of the 20 year olds in the CHL.
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Post by hfxfan09 on Feb 11, 2024 17:59:24 GMT -4
This rule might be good so UNB can't stack their team every year, like that's just not fair that they can go unbeaten this season.
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Post by Mika on Feb 12, 2024 9:57:56 GMT -4
This rule might be good so UNB can't stack their team every year, like that's just not fair that they can go unbeaten this season. I had to look up the standings because I don't really follow AUS...How?! How did they do 30-0 with pretty much every game being a blowout? It is ridiculous that they can just stack their team year after year. Takes the fun out of the league for fans knowing that they'll probably win the AUS again. Though it would be beyond hilarious to watch them choke and lose in the playoffs.
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Post by JEagle on Feb 12, 2024 22:06:08 GMT -4
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Post by trueblue on Mar 23, 2024 22:21:38 GMT -4
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