CHL can now play NCAA - change everything !

[Hockeyville USA]

100% agree.


The large majority of NCAA programs are going to want 20 and 21 YO players because that is the type of players they are recruiting now. The real battles are going to be between the Michgians and B.U.s and the various CHL clubs vying for the really elite talent. As mentioned, the CHL will encourage many of those players to sign ELC's but they will also want to give them ample ice time by running the PP and on the PK. and making the CHL older may hamper that ice time availability.

Many have pointed out that the undersized skill guys who aren't elite but put up good numbers in the CHL (think Ryan Abraham of the Windsor Spitfires or Antonin Verreault of the Rouyn Noranda Huskies) will now go into the NCAA and really be able to help the depth of almost any team, but especially the mid to lower tier programs who don't get many good recruits usually.

 

[Blue and Green]

The large majority of NCAA programs are going to want 20 and 21 YO players because that is the type of players they are recruiting now. The real battles are going to be between the Michgians and B.U.s and the various CHL clubs vying for the really elite talent. As mentioned, the CHL will encourage many of those players to sign ELC's but they will also want to give them ample ice time by running the PP and on the PK. and making the CHL older may hamper that ice time availability.

I don't think that a few extra 20YO's on each roster would take away time from elite 16YO's; the guys who would be affected, either through less ice time or having to wait another year to land on a roster, aren't going to be fast-tracked to higher levels anyway. A lot of them would become those 20YO CHLers who could use the extra year of development before moving up. And anything that improves the overall calibre of play might help to encourage a few guys who are considering moving to D1 to stay in CHL.

There's going to be an adjustment throughout the junior levels with this change. D1 is going to get stronger and it's going to get older in terms of its median entry age, especially for the mid-tier and lower-tier recruits. Probably AHL standards of entry will increase a bit. I think CHL should accept the new reality and adapt to take advantage of the situation rather than just holding to old ways.

 

[jtechkid]

funny post by clanko media saying Trump will impose tariff or import rule for Canada players in the usa .

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Brady Birnie (2005, Swift Current, Dub) to Bemidji State.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I don't think that a few extra 20YO's on each roster would take away time from elite 16YO's; the guys who would be affected, either through less ice time or having to wait another year to land on a roster, aren't going to be fast-tracked to higher levels anyway. A lot of them would become those 20YO CHLers who could use the extra year of development before moving up. And anything that improves the overall calibre of play might help to encourage a few guys who are considering moving to D1 to stay in CHL.

There's going to be an adjustment throughout the junior levels with this change. D1 is going to get stronger and it's going to get older in terms of its median entry age, especially for the mid-tier and lower-tier recruits. Probably AHL standards of entry will increase a bit. I think CHL should accept the new reality and adapt to take advantage of the situation rather than just holding to old ways.

I hope the CHL Junior ranks gets rid of the overager and just develops 16-19 yr olds

 

[Strummer53]

Brady Birnie (2005, Swift Current, Dub) to Bemidji State.

Is this the first official 05 to commit?

 

[Bubbles]

Wenatchee Wild GM Bliss Littler just said a couple of BCHL kids have joined their squad now. Lukas McCloskey from the Vernon Vipers, and another name I missed.

BCHL losing a lot of kids right now but the info is hard to track.

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[Hockeyville USA]

Is this the first official 05 to commit?

It would appear so

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Another player leaving the BCHL (curious how many did in the last few weeks). Half the QMJHL teams were after him. UMass commit. He's joining the Mem Cup host Rimouski Oceanic.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858305970062934382

 

[Bubbles]

It's an arms race in the CHL right now!

 

[Bonin21]

BCHL is toast

 

[jtechkid]

I think about huge % of kids are leaving bchl are heading to the Q- which makes sense because that’s where they are from and they you got language thing too .

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Interesting. The UQTR Patriotes (Quebec’s Best U Sports program) are thinking about joining the NCAA.

The post also says NCAA teams are trying to recruit U Sports players now.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858141742484136188

 

[SergeConstantin74]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see BCHL top scorer Jeremy Loranger end up in Shawinigan by the end of 2024. He comes from Trois-Rivières which is a 30 minutes drive from Shawinigan.

 

[MeHateHe]

Wenatchee Wild GM Bliss Littler just said a couple of BCHL kids have joined their squad now. Lukas McCloskey from the Vernon Vipers, and another name I missed.

BCHL losing a lot of kids right now but the info is hard to track.

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The trickle-down effect is liable to the Vancouver Island Junior B League too. They affiliated with the BCHL so the BCHL will be bringing players up to replace who they’re losing but where does the VIJHL get replacements from?