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I'm not sure why this is the case with Rundblad, but it might be because of when his birthday is, this is why he was ineligible for the WJC this year as well... its all why Spencer Bennett was an overage WHLer despite being drafted in his first eligible draft... and why Nazim Kardi was eligible to be in the AHL this season
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I don't know about Runblad either but Backlund was signed when he was 19 and played that year both in Sweden and Kelowna and we never lost a year off his entry level contract, so we probably could have signed Erixon last year without losing a year off his contract.
I don't know the deal with Bennet except maybe they use the year they were born for eligibility whereas the NHLs draft year starts in Oct. For Kardri, I believe he spent 4 seasons in the OHL, and that trumps the 20 age rule. I believe Fata fell under the same rule and played in the AHL as a 19 year old.