CHL Can Now Play NCAA - Changes Everything

[Bonk]

Not only that but those "kids" are still like the top 5% of players world wide.

But overall its just purposely loaded language that keyboard warriors hide behind. "Kids" is meant to evoke images of tim bits kids (like 6 and 7 year olds) tripping over their skates at intermission. That's what those people are comparing highly trained athletes to when they use verbiage like "kids" or "children". It's ignorant at best, and disingenuous at worst. Actually someone is going to take the pedantic route in reply so that one is pretty bad too.

 

[Kingpin794]

giving up that much you'd think Kvasnicka will be going to Penticton instead of Minnesota next year. Imagine only one year and Penticton has made a lot of dumb short sighted moves

I get what they are trying to do but agree it might not be the best long term. They’re used to being the big fish. They don’t want to be the usual bottom feeder expansion team. They think they can Vegas this. Who knows. Maybe they do get by on prestige in regards to recruiting.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Colton Roberts (2006, WHL, Vancouver Giants, 2024 San Jose 5th rounder) commits to Colorado College. Tigers loading up on solid middle/upper middle tier Dub guys.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

High profile US defenseman Anthony Timmerman (2009, originally from Minnetrista, MN, now in Rochester MI) signs with the Oshawa Generals.

 

[landy92mack29]

I get what they are trying to do but agree it might not be the best long term. They’re used to being the big fish. They don’t want to be the usual bottom feeder expansion team. They think they can Vegas this. Who knows. Maybe they do get by on prestige in regards to recruiting.

Think they're in for a rude awakening as they're used to only recruiting but even with the change in the chl you build through the draft. They've already given away most of their high picks

 

[landy92mack29]

 

[landy92mack29]

Vees going to have more Americans than Canadians like when in the bchl lol

 

[Favin]

Has there been any substantive news on NHL draft rights issue?

For instance, Cayden Lindstrom's rights are supposed to expire June 1, 2026 (2-year expiry since drafted as CHL player). Same for Ryder Ritchie, Henry Mews, Luke Misa, Tomas Mrsic, etc. Normally, most NCAA draftees have four-year rights window.

 

[Leviathan899]

Penn State will be interesting because they usually recruit a bunch of kids locally and they also brought in Head coach kid from Army . They are looking as a team that “ overcommits “ and if your second -third tier local kid you might want look somewhere else because it looks like verbal commit is not that good . Now , i can’t wait to watch Michigan and Penn State blow up and I still think Michigan head coach will be fired but Penn State just had one of their best season and now throwing around lot of money, if they don’t have great season head coach will be in the spot light . They got the big money - big recruits from CHL the pressure is on !

Will be interesting if Penn St doesn’t destroy these high end kids they’re getting, as it’s been a graveyard for development. Not one single impact NHL player in its time as a D1 program. Nothing but hype and money makes this place attractive to young, impressionable players.

 

[Leviathan899]

giving up that much you'd think Kvasnicka will be going to Penticton instead of Minnesota next year. Imagine only one year and Penticton has made a lot of dumb short sighted moves

You’re going to see more and more 18 year olds go to CHL for a year before NCAA, like Epperson last year.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Has there been any substantive news on NHL draft rights issue?

For instance, Cayden Lindstrom's rights are supposed to expire June 1, 2026 (2-year expiry since drafted as CHL player). Same for Ryder Ritchie, Henry Mews, Luke Misa, Tomas Mrsic, etc. Normally, most NCAA draftees have four-year rights window.

No new news. The prevailing thought is that the rights holding period will extend to 4 years removed from draft year for anyone who goes to the NCAA. Thus Lindstrom and the others in the 2024 Draft that go NCAA from the CHL would have their rights held until August 15 2028 at minimum

 

[2Mototik2]

No new news. The prevailing thought is that the rights holding period will extend to 4 years removed from draft year for anyone who goes to the NCAA. Thus Lindstrom and the others in the 2024 Draft that go NCAA from the CHL would have their rights held until August 15 2028 at minimum

The current CBA is up in September right? So they'll probably be no changes until then and then it'll be seen if it's backdated to already drafted players.

I could see it being just a blanket four years for players out of NA. Maybe split the difference and make it three?

 

[Kingpin794]

Looks like Kvasnicka will in fact show up for a season before suiting up for the Gophers.

 

[SpeedyCerviche]

EP has Miguel Marques to Maine. Big loss for Lethy as that was their got to recoup the gigantic pick parade they sent out of town last year

 

[Hockeyville USA]

EP has Miguel Marques to Maine. Big loss for Lethy as that was their got to recoup the gigantic pick parade they sent out of town last year

I don't see it on EP Transfers yet but Hockey Commitments tweeted it. EDIT: EP has it on their transfers page on their site

 

[2Mototik2]

Which are the legit accounts to take notice of when it comes to CHL player commitments and start dates? Elite Prospects does have commitments but I know that they will often times just put the first year a player is eligible as their first year when that is not always the case.

I partially ask right now because Elite Prospects list Maine as having 3 goalies, 12 defenceman and 20 forwards on the team next year and only on those is a returner, which can't possibly be the case.

 

[2Mototik2]

EP has Miguel Marques to Maine. Big loss for Lethy as that was their got to recoup the gigantic pick parade they sent out of town last year

Double post because I forgot to quote, this something CHL teams are going to have to keep in mind now.

The old CHL cycle system of "selling off top returners the next year after making a run to get picks back" might not be as tenable now.

 

[Fatass]

Is it starting to look more and more like the CHL and NCAA are going to collaborate?

 

[2Mototik2]

Is it starting to look more and more like the CHL and NCAA are going to collaborate?

I don't think the NCAA has any reason to and I don't think the CHL would want to. I also don't think there is an easy avenue to do it anyways because they aren't under the same governing bodies.

Maybe we'll get some unofficial "partnerships" between NCAA schools and CHL teams about player placement, but that's probably the extent.

 

[jtechkid68]

Looks like Kvasnicka will in fact show up for a season before suiting up for the Gophers.

 

[jtechkid68]

Any word on Phillips going in to minny next year ? grimes is doing another year in USHL before heading to minny . Assume mooney heading to minny since rumor they paid him nice bonus $ . 75% of NTDP team should be playing extra year of juniors - especially Raw Amico who missed a year

 

[Leviathan899]

Any word on Phillips going in to minny next year ? grimes is doing another year in USHL before heading to minny . Assume mooney heading to minny since rumor they paid him nice bonus $ . 75% of NTDP team should be playing extra year of juniors - especially Raw Amico who missed a year

Agreed, one of the weaker NTDP teams in recent memory. Would benefit a lot of these kids development if they spent a year in the USHL or CHL before college. It worked wonders for Epperson imo, had a great year with Saginaw and now going to Denver a much more prepared and stronger player.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I noticed on his EP page they have top WHL 08' Cooper Williams going to North Dakota in 27-28. That'd be his d+2, not sure where they got that except he's already said he's going back to Sask. for his draft year.

Elite Prospects - transaction for Cooper Williams

Eliteprospects.com transfer: Cooper Williams in a Confirmed Transaction to Univ. of North Dakota

www.eliteprospects.com

It seems pretty clear that the timeline on these CHL>>>NCAA guys is going vary wildly, and not just on pure talent alone.
If there's any good news for the CHL it seems most of the top guys are staying for their draft year, and some are coming for their draft year that'd would've went JrA/USHL otherwise.