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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
It is a loophole for college kids because it's easy for them to stay with same team and keep playing at a high level all while getting a college degree for 4 years and then pick where they want to go.
A kid in junior can't do that. He's forced out of junior by 20 and then either has to sign with the team that drafted him, go back into the draft and hope he gets picked by a team he wants to sign with this time, or go to Europe for a couple of seasons.
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It's a tradeoff though. The higher end kids would lose multiple years of their pro career if they want to wait all 4 years. They aren't making money going to college.
If anything the Euros going UFA after 4 years is the biggest "loophole". They can play pro hockey the whole time and be making money the whole time.
College players have to start their pro careers later than Euros or CHLers. That is costing them money in exchange for their chance to pick their team.