November 2024 GM meetings - impact of CHL-> NCAA playera on NHL signing deadlines and more

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852110062761787838

League and union asking questions.

Lots about CHL to NCAA players.

Will it impact (CBA) deadlines to sign drafted players?

Will players stay in college longer due to NIL payments?

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[StreetHawk]

Will players stay in college longer due to NIL payments?

I don't think college hockey generates the revenue that would result in a lot of NIL money. Nor are many hockey players the type to generate a lot of followers on social media to warrant it either, like some athletes in non football/basketball have been able to do.

 

[gstommylee]

I don't think college hockey generates the revenue that would result in a lot of NIL money. Nor are many hockey players the type to generate a lot of followers on social media to warrant it either, like some athletes in non football/basketball have been able to do.

a ELC + performance bonus and on top of getting more $$$ in the long term is way more than what NIL will pay for college hockey. NIL will never cover potential difference in player salary over the years between signing the ELC right away or spending a couple years more in college. The longer the player waits the less years he'll have of making several million a year.