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Originally Posted by btimbit
The difference though is an NCAA player has added incentive to wait, and that's to finish school. CHL and Euro players don't get that bonus.
Finishing school is a great incentive, I just wish it didn't waste a pick for whatever team drafted them.
I'm sure I've said it before but I'd like to see one extra year before a drafted player goes free agent. That way a player can finish school if they want, without the pressure of being a free agent. Then if they really do want to be a free agent they have to go play in europe for a year or something
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Teams know the rules in advance also, and I expect they draft accordingly.
Nothing preventing CHL or European players from going to school while they wait out 4 years either, other than a CHL player has a lot tougher time keeping up with school, given the hockey schedule. The CHL encourages it though, by paying for education. At least, AFAIK that scholarship fund is also available to players still actively playing in the league.