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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Bouma didn't go back to the WHL as a 20 year old, he turned pro but that has little to do with this argument. I'd wait to see how Smith does in camp. He may develop more in junior as he hasn't played a lot of junior games.
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Bouma was drafted as an 18 year old in 2008 and then back for Vancouver for 2 more seasons. Joined the Heat for the 2010 playoffs past his 20th Birthday March 3 2010. That gave him 4 full seasons in the WHL... was he eligible to go back to the WHL for another year?
I think he was able to go back to the WHL. Ferland born a month later was able to go back to Saskatoon after messing up his first AHL chance and would have been 21 for the 2013 playoffs.