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Post by jimmy on Jul 24, 2008 9:09:12 GMT -4
A question for anyone who might be knowledgeable ... what kind of educational support does the USHL offer its players? Do they have infrastructure comparable to a CHL team (ie private tutors, distance learning, etc..) or do they more or less leave the players on their own to pick up a high school diploma and eventually gain NCAA eligibility? On a related note, what kind of budget do these teams run on compared to CHL, and what are their facilities and fan bases like?
The reason I ask is, if the league is like a CHL Lite, I can see it being an appealing place for 16 and 17 year olds to play for a couple of years prior to making the jump to NCAA at 18 ... if on the other hand the players education is left to their own devices, and they play in dingy buildings in front of sparse crowds, I can see it being less appealing.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jul 24, 2008 9:12:54 GMT -4
A question for anyone who might be knowledgeable ... what kind of educational support does the USHL offer its players? Do they have infrastructure comparable to a CHL team (ie private tutors, distance learning, etc..) or do they more or less leave the players on their own to pick up a high school diploma and eventually gain NCAA eligibility? On a related note, what kind of budget do these teams run on compared to CHL, and what are their facilities and fan bases like? The reason I ask is, if the league is like a CHL Lite, I can see it being an appealing place for 16 and 17 year olds to play for a couple of years prior to making the jump to NCAA at 18 ... if on the other hand the players education is left to their own devices, and they play in dingy buildings in front of sparse crowds, I can see it being less appealing. It must be pretty good educational support, most guys go there in order to play NCAA, obviously you can't play NCAA if you don't have a HS degree or have minimum marks.
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Post by sportsmaniac on Jul 24, 2008 16:16:27 GMT -4
A question for anyone who might be knowledgeable ... what kind of educational support does the USHL offer its players? Do they have infrastructure comparable to a CHL team (ie private tutors, distance learning, etc..) or do they more or less leave the players on their own to pick up a high school diploma and eventually gain NCAA eligibility? On a related note, what kind of budget do these teams run on compared to CHL, and what are their facilities and fan bases like? The reason I ask is, if the league is like a CHL Lite, I can see it being an appealing place for 16 and 17 year olds to play for a couple of years prior to making the jump to NCAA at 18 ... if on the other hand the players education is left to their own devices, and they play in dingy buildings in front of sparse crowds, I can see it being less appealing. Most of the USHL games on the weekend. Building differ from place to place...Chicago Steel uses the blackhawks practice facility and other teams like the Fargo Force has a 5,000 seat arena and the Sioux City Musketeers has a 10,000 seat arena. Heres a video about the USHL ushl.com/video/ThisIsTheUSHL.cfm
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Post by bjindaho on Jul 24, 2008 17:51:34 GMT -4
As far as I know, the hockey is similar due to them using more older players, the education is seen as better because they work harder on scheduling around schooling, and the facilities range about as widely as the CHL.
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