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moon · 10-15-2012, 11:46 PM

People want this to go away so I will try to be brief.

I have said many times that the NCAA is a good route for many kids to go but overall the CHL is better. The CHL for whatever reason doesn't get near enough credit for developing guys that aren't studs coming into the league and for developing guys that are lower level draft picks in the NHL. They actually do fine at both.

For whatever reason lately it seems cool to bang on hockey Canada and the CHL but the fact is they are the best at producing NHL players whether elite or not. This doesn't mean that the NCAA is a bad route to go but it still is second best (maybe 3rd after Europe) at developing players whether elite or not.

10-15-2012, 11:46 PM	#318
moon Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lethbridge Exp:	People want this to go away so I will try to be brief. I have said many times that the NCAA is a good route for many kids to go but overall the CHL is better. The CHL for whatever reason doesn't get near enough credit for developing guys that aren't studs coming into the league and for developing guys that are lower level draft picks in the NHL. They actually do fine at both. For whatever reason lately it seems cool to bang on hockey Canada and the CHL but the fact is they are the best at producing NHL players whether elite or not. This doesn't mean that the NCAA is a bad route to go but it still is second best (maybe 3rd after Europe) at developing players whether elite or not.