kdb209
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thelen is too old to be drafted, he'll be a ufa if not signed.
Overage junior players no longer become UFAs under the new CBA - they go back into the draft.
Copying from one of the Thelen threads.
kdb209 said:This is not an issue anymore.
Things were changed in the new CBA.
Under the Old CBA, an overage player would not go back into the draft, but would become a UFA instead:
Old CBA Article 8.4 said:8.4. Eligibility for Claim.
(a) All players age 19 or older are eligible for claim in the Entry Draft, except:
(i) a player on the Reserve List of a Club, other than as a Try-Out;
(ii) a player who has been claimed in two prior Entry Drafts;
(iii) a player who previously played in the League and became a free agent pursuant to
this Agreement;
(iv) a player age 21 or older who played hockey for at least one season in North
America when he was age 18, 19 or 20.
Under the New CBA, that overage junior (who has been previously drafted) does go back in the draft:
New CBA Article 8.4 said:8.4 Eligibility for Claim.
(a) All Players age 18 or older are eligible for claim in the Entry Draft,
except:
(i) a Player on the Reserve List of a Club, other than as a try-out;
(ii) a Player who has been claimed in two prior Entry Drafts;
(iii) a Player who previously played in the League and became a Free
Agent pursuant to this Agreement;
(iv) a Player age 21 or older who: (A) has not been selected in a
previous Entry Draft and (B) played hockey for at least one season
in North America when he was age 18, 19, or 20 and shall be
eligible to enter the League as an Unrestricted Free Agent pursuant
to Article 10.1(d); and
(v) a Player age 22 or older who has not been selected in a previous
Entry Draft and shall be eligible to enter the League as an
Unrestricted Free Agent pursuant to Article 10.1(d).
Wettie has pointed out the alleged ambiguity in Exhibit 16(i) that Barry is trying to use to argue that Thelen should be a UFA - my guess is that Barry will lose and Thelen will go back into the draft.
For more gory detials about this situation under the Old CBA, under the New CBA, and under the transition rules of Exhibit 16, here's a post I made in another Thelen thread:
http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=9420108&postcount=14