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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
They already are held for longer in NCAA.
The Flames will hold Jankowski's right for more than 4 full years, assuming he stays in school all that time.
CHL is 2 years.
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A common misconception. A CHL player has to be signed within 2 years or they re-enter the draft, in which case the team that drafts them gets another 2 years to sign them and if they don't they become UFA.
So their rights can move between teams, but they still have zero choice where their rights lay for 4 full years. There are differences of course, but the amount of time before a player hits UFA is the same.
The biggest difference is one group of kids are allowed to attend main camp, and one is not. This is understandable from the NCAA point of view as they would probably stand to lose some of their more touted players sooner than they would like. Still, their scholarships aren't guaranteed, so it really shouldn't prevent them from obtaining work from an outside contractor (no different than any other student).
But not allowing the team to pay for them to come the city and attend camps is what makes the difference with the relationships between the kids. Not only do college players rarely get to be seen by their respective clubs against their own prospects, but the kids also feel little for the organization as they don't do much outside of the odd chat.