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Originally Posted by troutman
The WHL has been better than the OHL and QHL for some time. Look what Spokane did last year. Look at the number of players being drafted from the WHL.
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I am the biggest advocate that the WHL is the best of the three leagues, but they aren't so far and away better that you should ignore what the other top teams in the OHL and QMJHL do.
The Hitmen finished with a whopping 3 more points than the Giants and had less points than Kelowna since the trade deadline. Windsor and Drummondville had great seasons themselves and finished a lot further ahead in their leagues.
I know that all the Hitmen fans were excited about the team this year (for good reason) but it wasn't as though they were heads and shoulders ahead of every other team in the CHL or even the WHL.
Spokane played well and desereved to win but they had a one goal win, an OT win and a 2 goal win in the round robin. They didn't exactly roll right through the teams from the other leagues.