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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Below is the OP and your response to him
I then responded to your post that they are already held longer.
I fail to see how we were not talking about a team's rights.
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Because if you make it so the team holds the rights for NCAA players for 5 years it's more attractive for the team, yes, but it's less attractive for the player. They can't do all of these things already, and now they also have to wait an extra year if they want to go to UFA (A whole year they won't be in school mind you). So what do they do for that time? Work a some random job waiting around for the NHL offer? They can't get into a career if they think they can go to the NHL. What if they have a chance to go grad school but are unsure of their NHL status because of this rule? It's just completely unfair and would cause an issue where the NHL is actively discouraging the education route for players. Remember, although the majority of junior players have dreams and think they can play in the NHL. Changing a rule like that would IMO cause a large group of mostly Canadian kids giving up prime education to chase NHL dreams. The NHL should not encourage that whatsoever. And you can tell me about the CHL scholarship program but it also has a whole pile of terrible loopholes to get you out of it. Not to mention CHL kids spend their last 2 years of highs school on a bus, hardly a recipe for success afterwards.
Look, if the NCAA allowed its players to sign contracts while attending school, just like CHL teams, the re-draft rule would be 100% exactly the same for both sides. It's the NCAA that blocks the NHLs ability to do this. And while the NCAA rule is incredibly stupid, it's the players right to choose that path and it should not be deterred by the NHL. It is deterred right now by the NCAA, not the NHL. The NCAA blocks kids from going from the CHL to college as well, because they get (very minimal) pay and thus is considered pro according to them. And the NCAA rules have nothing to do with NHL team rights, they are about restricting the players rights. It's all well and good for the NHL to lobby for changes to these things, but not in that manner IMO.
Long story short: It's the players rights, as limited by the NCAA, that cause this. It has nothing to do with how the NHL treats college prospects, as they do so only because they are adhering to NCAA rules.