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Originally Posted by Jay Random
If by that you mean that the players can't choose which CHL team to play for, you're right. But they can choose to play in a Tier 2 league (as some do, to preserve their NCAA eligibility), or for that matter, not to play hockey at all.
As for the players' future, not only does the CHL not control that, it doesn't even decide whether they have a future.
I'd seriously like to see someone add up the cash value of the scholarships, medical benefits, and other perks provided to CHL players, and see how that compares with minimum wage for the actual hours worked.
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Choosing the NCAA route over Major Junior is just replacing one servitude for another. I don't think either system is there strictly for the players benefit as they like to portray.
As for the players future, they don't make trouble or they end up sitting or sent down to Junior A. Of course these leagues have some control over the players future.
As has been said there is probably a big difference in the profitability of CHL teams. Some are probably making a killing and it's rumoured that some pay players under the table while other teams are hanging on.