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Originally Posted by devo22
you're refering to the Schultz loophole that can make you an UFA after your JUNIOR year if you went to the USHL after the draft. Of course this doesn't apply to Janko, but after his SENIOR year he can wait it out until August and become UFA. Corban Knight was willing to do so, but then the Flames traded for his rights. Virtually no player just waits until August ... teams will just trade their rights if they can't sign them.
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Yeah, USHL or Canadian Junior A, it doesn't matter where they play, they just need the 4 years after being drafted. In Schultz case I believe he played an extra year in the BCHL.