it's against the rules? rules are in place for a reason
I do not follow Junior hockey but what is the logic behind the rule? If a team is willing to pay a young player for his services why not? As for the young player, what is big deal? I mean let the kid have some money.
I find it odd that everybody but the players can cash in on their abilities.
I do not follow Junior hockey but what is the logic behind the rule? If a team is willing to pay a young player for his services why not? As for the young player, what is big deal? I mean let the kid have some money.
I find it odd that everybody but the players can cash in on their abilities.
because not all teams can afford to do it is a big thing, plus they are not a professional league despite what the NCAA says
Why do people make such a big deal out of this? 400 K and 4 first rounders seems awful steep for sweetening the pot to get better players.
Why can't a young player take advantage of a lucrative offer?
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I do not follow Junior hockey but what is the logic behind the rule? If a team is willing to pay a young player for his services why not? As for the young player, what is big deal? I mean let the kid have some money.
I find it odd that everybody but the players can cash in on their abilities.
The logic behind the rule is to allow small market teams be able to compete with the teams with larger markets. It levels the playing field in terms of recruiting players.
Lets say the rule didn't exist, then a small market team would have to either bankrupt themselves to match/exceed offers a player may get from a large market team or they just have to settle for lower tier players they can afford with their given budget (which will likely leave them lower in the standings).
The league is just trying to ensure the health of all its teams.
It is basically a great education package if you are a fringe player in the CHL. However, if you are a fringe player, you probably only play 3 years in the league and then you get 3 years of schooling. If you are a really good player you do not need the package as much as you are playing pro. If you are a player who was not drafted but wants to pursue your hockey career, you almost always forego your scholarship because you want to try to pursue your hockey dream. Plus you have to graduate high school to get the scholarship, high school graduation rates are suspect to say the least in the CHL.
It is a great education package for anyone that wants to go to school.
The WHL isn't going to change the fact that whether a lot of these guys played in the CHL or not. If you want to go to school and play in the CHL then the education package is great not just for fringe guys but for anyone.
Too much of the whinning about the education package not being used has more to do with guys that don't have an interest in going to school and that is not the fault of the CHL.
It is a great education package for anyone that wants to go to school.
The WHL isn't going to change the fact that whether a lot of these guys played in the CHL or not. If you want to go to school and play in the CHL then the education package is great not just for fringe guys but for anyone.
Too much of the whinning about the education package not being used has more to do with guys that don't have an interest in going to school and that is not the fault of the CHL.
The way the CHL has set up the education package, they basically force 21 year old kids to either give up their hockey dream or give up their education.
The way the CHL has set up the education package, they basically force 21 year old kids to either give up their hockey dream or give up their education.
Or give up their *free* education is more like it. Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too - I think it's fair that they get a year to make the decision. And if they decide they want to go back to school after a few more years of pro, they can do it on their own dime like everyone else.
Or give up their *free* education is more like it. Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too - I think it's fair that they get a year to make the decision. And if they decide they want to go back to school after a few more years of pro, they can do it on their own dime like everyone else.
Except their buddies who went the NCAA route and were able to pursue both their hockey career and their education.
Except their buddies who went the NCAA route and were able to pursue both their hockey career and their education.
Their buddies that went to the NCAA had a much lower chance of reaching their "hockey dream" and still have to complete their education to get that. If guys want to get an education than either way is a fine way for them to go.
Most of the guys that chase their hockey dream and lose their scholarship package either a. make more than enough that they can pay for school or don't need school or b. should have never "chased" the dream if they cared about school at all.
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Except their buddies who went the NCAA route and were able to pursue both their hockey career and their education.
The fault there is the NCAA's not the CHL's. If the NCAA relaxed its asinine eligibility rules, then CHL grads could go the NCAA route.
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