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Originally Posted by DSIM420
The other option is if you are in a playing in the NCAA or have committed to a NCAA program, you are ineligible to be drafted. If you are in college and you want to play in the NHL you have to declare your eligibility for the NHL draft and forfeit your college eligibility and you would only be able able to play in a pro league. I believe this already exists for the NFL and NBA. This model should be adapted by the league.
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well, the answer is simple; eliminate the 18 yr old draft if this is a concern.
The NBA and NFL do not allow 18 year olds to be drafted (the NBA you need to be 1 year out of HS and the NFL you need to be 3 years out of HS)
MLB, you can draft HS, but you have a very short signing window from the draft pick to signing him. Once the player chooses go to college, the team loses its draft rights (ie forfeits with no compensation) and they go back into the draft and can be selected by any team in MLB in the college draft.
the NHL, you can get drafted as an 18 year old whether you want to or not I believe...there is no opt in, though there might be an opt out option (I am not 100% sure on that)