CHL / NCAA to NHL
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TheBeastCoast
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I think the big thing is CHL players can sign their ELC and still be sent back to juniors. Where as NCAA players it is back to school or committing to pro hockey whether that be NHL or AHL. It also leads to some teams pushing players on ELCs earlier than they should because of the cheap contract. Good example is Benson in Buffalo. If he was American he likely just stays in school last year…but he was signed and got a look and they kept him around(shouldn’t have but that is another conversation).
Thank you!! So that means CHL kids can choose to go to AHL or back to CHL if they don’t make the big club. Is that correct?
TheBeastCoast
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CHL kids it’s NHL or back to juniors they can’t go to the AHL.
Yeah the CHL offers a bit more flexibility when signing an ELC with an NHL team. If you're in the CHL, you can get the security of the ELC and still go back to juniors if you're not ready for the NHL. But yes, if you're still 19 before January 1st of the current season, it's either the CHL or NHL. You cannot play in the AHL.
If you're in college, once you sign your ELC, you cannot go back to college. But you're eligible for the AHL no matter how old you are. So Artyom Levshunov, who did go pro out of college immediately after being drafted, is an exception of someone who was drafted out of college and went straight to the AHL. If he played in the CHL last year, he would have had to stay in juniors this season or go to the NHL.
It's also a decision for a college 18 or 19 year old to make as they are unlikely to be ready for the NHL at that age. So it's a choice of living the college life or riding busses between Rockford and Des Moines in the minors.
If you're in college, once you sign your ELC, you cannot go back to college. But you're eligible for the AHL no matter how old you are. So Artyom Levshunov, who did go pro out of college immediately after being drafted, is an exception of someone who was drafted out of college and went straight to the AHL. If he played in the CHL last year, he would have had to stay in juniors this season or go to the NHL.
It's also a decision for a college 18 or 19 year old to make as they are unlikely to be ready for the NHL at that age. So it's a choice of living the college life or riding busses between Rockford and Des Moines in the minors.
WarriorofTime
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Small wrinkle is that’s only case if drafted out of CHL. Some euro guys will get drafted playing in their home country, do a CHL import year as 18 year olds and play in AHL as 19 year olds. In fact, Europeans are often the most common teenage AHL players.
