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Recovering Future Considerations Truther
- Feb 23, 2014
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From 2013:
Swedish hockey, NHL sign new transfer agreement
So apparently it was SIHA that pushed the changes to the CBA 2013 on drafting the European players. Though reporting here seems to differ a bit from what the CBA actually says; there is a hard 4 year window for European-drafted players of 18 and 19 and a 2 year window for those 20 or older.
Swedish hockey, NHL sign new transfer agreement
After engaging in discussions with the NHL and NHL Players' Association, the SIHA has persuaded the league to extend that limitation to the age of 22. The hope is that the SIHA can continue to grow and develop by having it's best players stay for a longer period of time.
Under the new agreement, a player drafted at 18 will have four years to sign an entry-level contract with the team that drafted him. Players drafted at 19 will have three years, players drafted at 20 will have two years, etc.
In the posting on the SIHA website (read with the aide of google translate), the organization thanked both the NHL and NHLPA for appreciating their requests. The NHLPA appears to be singled out as being particularly helpful of the cause.
So apparently it was SIHA that pushed the changes to the CBA 2013 on drafting the European players. Though reporting here seems to differ a bit from what the CBA actually says; there is a hard 4 year window for European-drafted players of 18 and 19 and a 2 year window for those 20 or older.