AyeBah
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"everyone" going to Michigan but yet nobody is committed. Even hearing they are backing off on Mews who seemed like the only confirmed one so far
CHL players that are going NCAA
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EbonyRaptor
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Kingpin794
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This is a fairly big name early jumper
Blue and Green
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Why would the CHL get worse when it is going to be able to pick off a bunch of talented younger guys who in the past would've bypassed it in order to remain NCAA-eligible? CHL wasn't crying when the NCAA's announcement came down. The nervousness was all from other junior leagues.
WarriorofTime
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Because players may leave early instead of being locked in. Worse 19 year olds is going to have a much greater effect on league quality than better 16 year olds.
Blue and Green
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CHL will undergo some changes, will have to deal with some things, but CHL brass were quite optimistic that the talent levels and quality of play in their leagues would hold up just fine under the new arrangement. It's the other junior leagues that were concerned-- and for good reason, especially BCHL. They know that they're going to lose some talent to CHL.
One effect of D1 getting stronger is that some junior players will be waiting a little longer to make the move than they would've in the past.
Are American fans OK with all these Canadians taking college spots?
You'd have to think American development will suffer.
You'd have to think American development will suffer.
wintersej
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It’s not going to be *that* many spots. Will just end up increasing the quality in the lower tier programs.
Kingpin794
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What fans? Its still a niche thing in terms of NCAA sports. The people that watch it now don't care where the players are from. They just want good hockey. The NCAA has been full of Canadians/Europeans for decades. It's not a American development system specifically.
doublechili
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It will just improve the quality of college hockey and therefore improve the development of the college players. The people who lose spots to "foreigners" are probably not NHL material. US soccer is steadily improving, and the colleges and academy teams are full of non-US players.
Petes2424
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Lots of them. Especially big Cs like a Michael Rasmussen.
Not only do they over-dominate their D+1 year in the CHL, many times they had to burn their 19yr old year as well, playing limited minutes in the NHL, when they needed to be playing in the AHL….. but weren’t allowed to.
He’s a perfect example of a player who had nowhere to further develop for 2 years after being drafted. It’s why many times, we don’t see the NHL careers of big Cs blossom, until they’re 26-27 years old.
Those are the players who will be helped most by the new system. The Dach and Rasmussen’s of the world. Who in today’s system would go to the NCAA as 18 yr olds. Not be forced into the NHL too early, or burning years over-dominating in the CHL.
Bjorn Le
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Michael Rasmussen is a bad example, he wasn’t close to dominating the WHL in his D+1. He had a great playoffs but plenty of players put up better D+1’s and aren’t ready for top minutes in the AHL.
Hockeyville USA
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I'm completely fine with it. There will be some in the "3 M" states, especially Minnesota, who will be pissed, but I personally don't care.
Like mentioned, losing TOP tier guys in their second or third season will not be made up for by getting some more young Americans.
