in WJC:NCAA is USA, CHL is Canada

[hockey_in_hel*]

If you think about it, for the World Junior Hockey Championships, Team USA is usually made up of almost all players in NCAA hockey(NCAA all-stars), and Team Canada is usually made up of almost all players in the CHL(CHL all-stars). Therefore, since Canada won the 2005 WJC, this year the CHL is better than NCAA hockey, and last year NCAA was better than the CHL because USA won 2004 WJC.

I think that Team Canada should start making almost half of their players in the 2006 WJC from NCAA hockey. And vice-verca.


-Tyler

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[Hobey Baker]

Therefore, since Canada won the 2005 WJC, this year the CHL is better than NCAA hockey, and last year NCAA was better than the CHL because USA won 2004 WJC.

Are you serious?

 

[BCCHL inactive]

Therefore, since Canada won the 2005 WJC, this year the CHL is better than NCAA hockey, and last year NCAA was better than the CHL because USA won 2004 WJC.

-Tyler

This makes no sense. The CHL and NCAA are two completely different associations. The CHL limits its players to the ages of 16-20. In the NCAA, anybody enrolled at any given affiliated school is eligible to play. Most players going from the NCAA to the NHL are playing college hockey until they're 22-24 years old.

I think that Team Canada should start making almost half of their players in the 2006 WJC from NCAA hockey. And vice-verca.

Why? The team full of WHL players, with a few from the OHL, QMJHL and one from the AHL, won Gold, and quite convincingly to boot?

That being said, the best and only player selection philosophy that should be used, is to take the players who will form the best team possible. If they're from the NHL, AHL, CHL, NCAA...who cares?

 

[Mountain Dude]

Were you on something when you made this thread?