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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The biggest trouble in this debate is the fact no one, not even the league, knows what all the revenues are.
Some things to consider when looking at this:
-The bantam draft is inarguably illegal. The players have not allowed for it due to collective bargaining like in other leagues because they don't bargain collectively
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True, and honestly, I am a little surprised that nobody has tried to challenge this. Especially in the OHL as it is only a very small leap from the sort of behaviour players like Max Domi have exhibited in engineering their way to specific teams they want to play for.
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-collective bargaining in this situation would be incredibly messy with many players coming and going, many players not being the age of majority, etc.
-the hockey community is small. There are a lot of people fearful to come forward and join in the process, as they don't want to impact the future of brothers, kids, etc.
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These two are especially problematic for both sides. In terms of a CBA, going on strike could have mammoth repurcussions on a player's long-term development and NHL draft status. I have no doubt that Unifor would happily sacrifice any number of kids to beat down the evil owners, but it may prove decidedly difficult to keep that many players unified if it came down to something like that.
Angling for reforms of the scholarships and the like would be a far easier thing to accomplish.