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getbak · 04-16-2015, 06:37 PM

You still hold a college player's rights as long or longer than any other player you draft.

A CHL player can refuse to sign with you and re-enter the draft after two years. If he goes undrafted the second time around, he becomes a free agent right away. If he gets drafted again, it's another two years, but he can reach full free agency by refusing to sign for four years.

European players and college players who leave school before their senior year are also held for four years, and those college players who play their senior year are an extra two and a half months.

Because a college player's rights are tied directly to his graduating class, teams can even hold a player's rights for more than 4 years. Boston drafted a goalie in 2010 who is now the starter at the University of North Dakota. He played two years in the USHL before going to college, so he could go back for his senior year next season, and the Bruins would apparently still hold his rights until August 15, 2016...more than 6 years after he was drafted.

04-16-2015, 06:37 PM	#108
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	You still hold a college player's rights as long or longer than any other player you draft. A CHL player can refuse to sign with you and re-enter the draft after two years. If he goes undrafted the second time around, he becomes a free agent right away. If he gets drafted again, it's another two years, but he can reach full free agency by refusing to sign for four years. European players and college players who leave school before their senior year are also held for four years, and those college players who play their senior year are an extra two and a half months. Because a college player's rights are tied directly to his graduating class, teams can even hold a player's rights for more than 4 years. Boston drafted a goalie in 2010 who is now the starter at the University of North Dakota. He played two years in the USHL before going to college, so he could go back for his senior year next season, and the Bruins would apparently still hold his rights until August 15, 2016...more than 6 years after he was drafted. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!