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Originally Posted by sureLoss
This is likely the CBA definition the article refers to:
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They could also use the "Years of Professional Experience" definition:
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For the purposes of this Section 10.2(a), a Player aged 18 or 19 earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more NHL Games in a given NHL Season, and a Player aged 20 or older (or who turns 20 between September 16 and December 31 of the year in which he signs his first SPC) earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more Professional Games under an SPC in a given League Year.
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This would be a better definition for the Flames because it would make Shinkaruk and Poirier exempt from the draft. It would also mean that Gillies hasn't yet earned a year of pro experience because he only played 7 games this season.