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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Is it really a loop hole? A junior player could not sign, re-enter the draft, and not re-sign again and become a free agent. Same 4 year time table.
The difference perhaps is a college player has more reason to complete their 4 years and become a free agent.
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The big difference is that a Junior guy potentially leaves himself in a position where he really has nowhere to play for a year, maybe 2 depending on if he's drafted as a 2nd or 3rd year Junior player. They'd have to sign a ECHL or find an unaffiliated pro team to sign a deal with, or go play in Europe for a year or two. The NCAA guys finish out their college career and can turn pro.
For me if the players couldn't sign with a NHL team until the season after leaving school, than the Fox's of the world might need to sign with the team that drafted them.