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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
I just can't reconcile why Canadian University Hockey is ignored in Canada?
No good reason for it that I can think of...
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Probably because it involves a bunch of guys who weren't elite enough to be pro NHL prospects. It seems to involve the best junior guys who choose not to or didn't receive offers to turn pro. So it has got older guys than the NCAA and doesn't really have any NHL prospects.
And then of course you have the fact that University sports in general are not anywhere near as popular in Canada as in the US.
So if you want to watch amateur hockey most cities/towns have a junior team with a more notable tradition, better marketing, etc.