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Old 06-23-2018, 03:30 PM   #978
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They literally put in zero effort into NCAA prospects.

They can't pay flights and hotels to camps, they can't provide any inking services

If they did the player would lose his eligibility. The teams put nothing into their NCAA prospects until they sign.
IMO this is not true. In this era of the NHL, teams actually spend a lot of money in development coaches who regularly visit all their prospects to work with them on and off the ice.

For example, Scott Nichol (then Preds head of development) would fly out every weekend to watch Jimmy Vesey play and work with him.

This is essentially free private coaching for the player

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