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"The top USports programs should still be able to recruit the best available players - they are destination hockey schools. But the overall talent level is probably going to drop a bit."
The best available player next year may not be as good as the best available player this year because he may have gone to NCAA. UNB will still get the best player.
I can't see many "pure" MHL guys going to AUS schools unless there is no one else available. The 2 guys at SMU (Chisholm and MacDonald) had a fair bit of QMJHL time.
I know I'm an aberration (in more ways than one) when it comes to hockey, but I don't want to see any team win or lose 10-0. The only time I felt differently was the 1993 CIAU final when ACA destroyed UofT 12-1 and only because the TSN guys were dumping on the AUAA.
The guys who play CIS are not looking to go to the NHL. They know they aren't going to the NHL, so they are getting a degree. As long as the hockey is entertaining, I'm happy.
The best available player next year may not be as good as the best available player this year because he may have gone to NCAA. UNB will still get the best player.
I can't see many "pure" MHL guys going to AUS schools unless there is no one else available. The 2 guys at SMU (Chisholm and MacDonald) had a fair bit of QMJHL time.
I know I'm an aberration (in more ways than one) when it comes to hockey, but I don't want to see any team win or lose 10-0. The only time I felt differently was the 1993 CIAU final when ACA destroyed UofT 12-1 and only because the TSN guys were dumping on the AUAA.
The guys who play CIS are not looking to go to the NHL. They know they aren't going to the NHL, so they are getting a degree. As long as the hockey is entertaining, I'm happy.
