GM meetings, March 2025 + NHL & junior leagues meeting
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CBA related. GMs may have an idea of how NCAA/CHL stuff will happen. NHL may be flexing muscles and strongly suggesting how things work. Still will have some CBA aspects that need to be set.
A few topics for GM meetings.
Also.....CHL & other junior leagues meeting with NHL to figure out development league interactions.
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Djp
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The issues are....
1. Player rights length.
Right now USHL/ Europe are till june 1 draft year+4 unless they later go to NCAAs.
If drafted from NCAAs then rights are thru aug 15 if the planned graduation yr or 4 yrs from draft yr if you turn pro before jan 1 of graduation yr.
CHL players is till 1 june draft yr+2. If they were 18 they re-enter the draft pool as a 20 yr old
Currently CHL players cant do ncaas but now players are paid so things chsnged
Now if looks like college will be sblf to recruit players from the CHL which can complain as te pkayer rights.
2. Do the raise draft age from 18 to 19? If they do, does it change CHL exclusive rights in some way like say (1) players drafted in first 3 rounds can go to AH even if still WJC eligible, ir (2) with nhl team have a right to designate 1 p ln ayer to go to AHL
3. Could nhl follow a baseball/ football draft model where they cant draft kids who signed ncas ncas letters of intent at 18. If they go NCAAs they cant get drafted till they are 21 or 3 yrs post HS/in college ( including red shirt/ delayed entry)
R. Does this change the USHL to then be the same as chl. You have some teams thinking about switching between ohl and USHL leagues
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varsaku
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They could just change the all star break into an annual international break. They can have a summit series best of 3 or 5 and rotate the matchups each year. That would fill the gap for each non world cup or Olympic year while giving players time to gel for the olympics/world cup.
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