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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
You don't automatically burn a year off the ELC when you turn pro, the player has to play in X pro games. In previous years it was 10, not sure if it is different in this lockout year and if there's a different threshold for AHL vs NHL.
Hanowski goes straight to the Heat if he signs soon and doesn't necessarily play all the games. So he may not burn a year off his ELC.
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That's only for players who sign their contract at the age of 18 or 19 (if you sign at 18, you get 2 years of slide; if you sign at 19, you get one year). Once you're over the age of 20, the clock starts ticking on your contract.
Turner Elson spent the entire season in Red Deer but this was still the first year of his ELC because he was 20 on September 15 (his birthday is September 13).