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Originally Posted by little esso
Most who play in tier 2 do so because they have NCAA aspirations and not because they aren't good enough for tier 1.
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Sorry man, but that's not true at all. Most Junior A players are players who are good players but just aren't good enough for Major Junior. Yes, there are players who decide to not go the Major Junior route because they want an NCAA scholarship but the majority of them are players who just cant make that jump to the next level. You do have your 20 year old WHL vets but as someone said the WHL doesn't allow the number of 20 year olds that a Junior A team does.
I know what it's like to cheer for a top ranked team who has had players drafted by NHL teams. The team we had here was amazing in 01-02 and probably would have beat Halifax in the RBC final had it not been for a hot goalie. But that doesn't mean they could compete in Major Junior.