CHL can now play NCAA - change everything !

[SergeConstantin74]

Can the CHL scholarship program be applied to American schools? Or is it limited to only Canadian schools?

If it applies to American schools it would sway a kid who may only get a 2 for 4 scholarship from NCAA, or may even help a kid go play for a D3 school since no athletic scholarships are given at that level.

Each CHL league will have to decide if it applies. It looks like the QMJHL was opened to it.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858566728638493009

 

[Bubbles]

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.

He was actually drafted by Shawinigan, so they own his rights. It wouldn't be a surprise,

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?

Really, at that low level who cares?

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Ive always liked the idea of having to choose a route to go. The only thing I wish they would have changed is allowing those kids that signed with a CHL team at 14/15 years old that played a very limited amount of CHL games to change their mind when they are older.

I know of so many young players over the years that signed at 15 in the WHL and played some exhibition games and 5-10 regular season games and screwed themselves when they got older for NCAA.

So something like if a player signed at 14/15 years old and played under 10 CHL games, they are still eligible to play NCAA.

Thats just me though

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Ive always liked the idea of having to choose a route to go. The only thing I wish they would have changed is allowing those kids that signed with a CHL team at 14/15 years old that played a very limited amount of CHL games to change their mind when they are older.

I know of so many young players over the years that signed at 15 in the WHL and played some exhibition games and 5-10 regular season games and screwed themselves when they got older for NCAA.

So something like if a player signed at 14/15 years old and played under 10 CHL games, they are still eligible to play NCAA.

Thats just me though

How many guys who aren't good enough to crack a CHL roster to the point of playing under 10 games over 4 years are even going to be of consideration to NCAA teams? Can't imagine it's many.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

How many guys who aren't good enough to crack a CHL roster to the point of playing under 10 games over 4 years are even going to be of consideration to NCAA teams? Can't imagine it's many.

Unless they go to the USHL/BCHL (or even NAHL) and tear it up. But with the new rules allowing CHLers in, fewer Junior A guys who can't make CHL lineups will get NCAA offers. There will still be some, but not as many for the dozens of mediocre producers.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Very interested to know how many 2007s and 2008s in the CHL have "silent commitments" to NCAA programs, or if they're taking their time, gauging interest from various programs.

Dominoes will fall even further once bigger names start committing.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858566728638493009

Not sure I’d include Morin. Dude was barely playing and left weeks before any of the others or any decision was made. It seems like he left so he didn’t find himself undrafted this year.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Kyan Labbé left the BCHL and he is back home in Sherbrooke. He asked the Sea Dogs to be traded.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858877168417133015

 

[Anardil]

Most Quebecers are fluent in both English and French.

In my experience, I would change most to many, and fluent to functionally bilingual. Once you leave the Montreal and Gatineau urban areas, finding bilingual Quebeckers becomes difficult.