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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
It's a joke all the restrictions placed on the WHL scholarships.
They use players for basically free for 3-4 years making big bucks off of these kids, and then force them to make a huge decision at 19/20/21 on what they are going to do with the rest of their lives.
You'd think they could put a 5 year eligibilty window in at the very least. the $30-40,000 that it might cost them per player in extra tuition fees is nothing compared to the money they make off these kids.
I think its borderline criminal. If I had a son with hockey talent, I would seriously be pushing them towards the NCAA over the CHL.
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True, and yet in some areas, the NCAA treats its own player-serfs even more poorly. At least in the CHL, you can go to an NHL team camp without fear of having your scholarship cancelled for some asinine reason. Players like Jankowski would benefit greatly from coming to Flames camp, practicing and playing exhibition games with the team before heading back to college.
Both systems need changes to benefit the players. But thanks to the fiasco the idiots behind the CHLPA created, they've probably taken any pressure off the CHL for several more years.