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Originally Posted by CKPThunder
Thanks Sureloss. So in terms of age. Is the player ineligible to be drafted if they are 21 in that calendar year? By the draft? By Sept?
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The standard age cutoff is as of September 15.
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So in theory if the Flames saw a 20 year old who was undrafted and looks to have a breakout year, they could draft that player instead of waiting for the following year and trying to get him as a FA.
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Technically yes, but the player could still wait for the Flames draft rights to expire and sign with any team they wanted. You would have to be pretty confident about your chances of signing him and also weigh the cost of the draft pick you use to select him.
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I take it European players can be drafted at any age from what you posted.
Thanks for the clarification.
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Based on the above definition Euros cannot be drafted once they reach age 22.