Sudbury Wolves 2024 - 25 Offseason Thread, Part I

[I Loveallsports]

IMO he should go to NCAA

If he's lucky div 2. . In all probability Canadian uni

 

[frontsfan67]

can he? alot of players want to but if they have no done what they have to do to qualify they cannot.

That’s the thing with a lot of them I’m sure.

Gage Heyes said in his exit interview about how he’s going to do USports for a year to try and get his grades up and afterwords if it all works out he plans to head to the NCAA.

I wonder what percentage of the league is that way- not particularly excelling in school.

 

[Kingpin794]

That’s the thing with a lot of them I’m sure.

Gage Heyes said in his exit interview about how he’s going to do USports for a year to try and get his grades up and afterwords if it all works out he plans to head to the NCAA.

I wonder what percentage of the league is that way- not particularly excelling in school.

I don't think for most of them it's about getting grades up. It's that they haven't taken certain classes that are required for US schools.

 

[OHL4Life]

I don't think for most of them it's about getting grades up. It's that they haven't taken certain classes that are required for US schools.

it’s probably a bit of both

 

[ShooterMcGGGG]

Some Usport schools are much better than NCAA Div 1, better education, and even better hockey. The NCAA is changing, the tops teams will be stacked and the rest are just picking up scraps and will not compete. So if the education is better in Usport and the hockey is really no different, then Usport could see a bump

 

[I Loveallsports]

Some Usport schools are much better than NCAA Div 1, better education, and even better hockey. The NCAA is changing, the tops teams will be stacked and the rest are just picking up scraps and will not compete. So if the education is better in Usport and the hockey is really no different, then Usport could see a bump

I think you can get good education whatever route. It depends on what studies the player takes. Alot of these guys take general arts and science, which doesn't get you much in this world. They're their to play hockey. I find a small percentage really focus on education/ future.

 

[OHL4Life]

I think you can get good education whatever route. It depends on what studies the player takes. Alot of these guys take general arts and science, which doesn't get you much in this world. They're their to play hockey. I find a small percentage really focus on education/ future.

agree with some, disagree with others. i would say queens is better for you then somewhere like sacret hart, but michigan is michigan, BU, BC, Northestern, Cornell, etc. they are all the best of both worlds.

but, lindwood? some of these others lower end schools? I personally would just do to a higher canadian school personally, but thats me.

 

[DidiometesFist]

agree with some, disagree with others. i would say queens is better for you then somewhere like sacret hart, but michigan is michigan, BU, BC, Northestern, Cornell, etc. they are all the best of both worlds.

but, lindwood? some of these others lower end schools? I personally would just do to a higher canadian school personally, but thats me.

Lindenwood is on the rise, they got promoted to Div1 after dominating ACHA, and ACHA is known as being better hockey than CIS.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

ACHA is known as being better hockey than CIS.

Ya, that's not true.

The absolute top ACHA teams would be comparable to lower level Div3 teams.

 

[DidiometesFist]

Ya, that's not true.

The absolute top ACHA teams would be comparable to lower level Div3 teams.

Arizona State was ACHA last year and finished 2nd in the NCHC this year. They beat the national champions back in February as well. Most teams won't be as good but the top teams are better than CIS.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Arizona State was ACHA last year and finished 2nd in the NCHC this year. They beat the national champions back in February as well. Most teams won't be as good but the top teams are better than CIS.

Arizona State has been a D1 program for 10 years now.

 

[DidiometesFist]

Arizona State has been a D1 program for 10 years now.

Oh wow I couldn’t have been more wrong. Not sure why I thought they just joined NCAA. They are new to NCHC I must have gotten that mixed up, my apologies.

 

[dirty12]

Lindenwood is on the rise, they got promoted to Div1 after dominating ACHA, and ACHA is known as being better hockey than CIS.

There are 60 division 1 hockey teams. The very top CIS teams were at least until the influx of CHL players as good or better than the lower division 1 teams, I’m sure. I know UNB has had good showings vs division 1 in exhibition:

 

[Fredoink]

Today's fill in the time until the puck drops question - how to build a winner with no binding player commitment? (A question, not a criticism of any league, team, agent or player. It's simply the reality of the current very unsettled situation.)

 

[agillarda]

Today's fill in the time until the puck drops question - how to build a winner with no binding player commitment? (A question, not a criticism of any league, team, agent or player. It's simply the reality of the current very unsettled situation.)

The unsustainable way would be pay the players more, for example once a player signs a entry level contract the signing bonus instantly makes them ineligible for NCAA. Only reason they are allowed now is they get a minimal amount of money equipment and housing are paid but they get alittle on top.

Like I said though it would be unsustainable because paying more means charging more and for us in Sudbury as an example would you rather pay 15 to see the Cubs or 70-80 to watch the wolves remembering the cycles stay the same.

Other way would be to change the age range maybe 16-19 for the CHL as an example 19 being the OA year. Problem with that is its basically a U19 league. Maybe you can go 15 but there would be potential insurance issues due to size differences.

 

[OHL4Life]

The unsustainable way would be pay the players more, for example once a player signs a entry level contract the signing bonus instantly makes them ineligible for NCAA. Only reason they are allowed now is they get a minimal amount of money equipment and housing are paid but they get alittle on top.

Like I said though it would be unsustainable because paying more means charging more and for us in Sudbury as an example would you rather pay 15 to see the Cubs or 70-80 to watch the wolves remembering the cycles stay the same.

Other way would be to change the age range maybe 16-19 for the CHL as an example 19 being the OA year. Problem with that is its basically a U19 league. Maybe you can go 15 but there would be potential insurance issues due to size differences.

i think for all intensive purposes it will be a 16-19 year old year, good 20 year olds will be rare, less 16 year olds as well, more 18/19 year olds from the us. most kids in the ohl cant play in the ncaa or wont want to play 4th line minutes. ncaa want 20 year olds unless they are elite