[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

As of 2017 only 2 players had left Harvard early to play pro since 1995, out of 19 in total played pro in that period.

http://www.flamesfrom80feet.ca/2017/...things-to.html

So this shouldn't have been a shock.

That's the classic example of finding data to back up an opinion (not saying you did so maliciously, but I don't think this data tells us what you think it does). The Harvard part of this story is pretty irrelevant, the school, likely has very little to do with the choice the players are making to leave early or not.

2 since 1995 of a total of 19 players...........has little to do with Harvard players being more inclined to finish their degrees than other players when presented with the option of turning pro early, and more to do with the fact that very few top notch NHL prospects (like Fox) choose Harvard (or can get into Harvard) as their development route the the NHL. Said another way, Harvard historically hasn't attracted or developed top NHL prospects in comparison to other programs or routes, versus the narrative being that top NHL prospects choose to stay at Harvard instead of turning pro early.