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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Really? Harvard is consistently ranked as one of the top five or ten universities in the world. You don't believe that has any bearing on whether or not a player chooses an additional year to complete their degree as alternatively turning pro? It seems that—counter to your argument, since Adam Fox IS a top prospect who now seems to have passed over the opportunity to turn pro twice that his Harvard degree might be of some importance.
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Yes it does impact, but the impact it has is up front when the player chose the school, not when they are deciding to stay in school or leave. The 2 and 19 stat is a reflection that Harvard, relatively speaking, doesn’t attract the top hockey talent, it attracts the smartest people who are also competent at hockey (relatively speaking). Therefore most of their players play out their full 4 years, mostly because that is not only their best academic route, but also their best hockey development route and general best life plan because they likely aren’t ready to make a jump directly to the NHL (like Gaudreau).