Killerjas
Registered User
I would say that it should start when they are starting to appear on published junior draft lists from respectable publications. Although, I fully agree that kids are getting promoted at way too young and age here.
As to your last point. In some cases, I wouldn't be shocked if its the family themselves doing the promotion. That has happened in OHL draft threads for years. Crazy hockey parents extend way past the rink.
Got a link to one of the threads where family is doing the promotion?