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Old 03-15-2017, 12:03 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle View Post
It is a valid point. They'd all be going if it wasn't for the USNTDP. By more and more, you mean like 1 or 2 a year right? More often than not it's because they don't have the marks to get into school or have started school and done something stupid on campus. They use the USNTDP team like a weapon down there. You don't do your time in it and go to the CHL directly, you don't play on the World Junior team. Look at the list of players that get left off every year.

It is not 1 or 2 per year.

Just looking up the 2014-2015 USNTDP team. Did not go to the NCAA after leaving the program.

Auston Matthews
Matthew Tkachuk
Christian Fischer
Jeremy Bracco
Max Jones
Caleb Jones


Even if it was true they were using it as a weapon in terms of the WJC, there is no reason they can't use it as a weapon in the USHL. Play in the USHL or you won't be considered for the WJC.

You do realize a large part of the USNTDP program is to play against USHL teams?
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