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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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Originally Posted by Vulcan
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.
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So would it matter what league. Say the Oilers draft Ekblad. He doesn't want to play for them, then after junior he decides to play a couple years in the CIS at say UofC till the 4 years after his draft year, and he'd essentially be a free agent?
Given it would be mean he'd have to refuse to sign, which brings in a trade.
I apologize, didn't mean to derail the Janko thread, just wondering about this.