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Originally Posted by transplant99
There is just no such thing as an NCAA 'loophole".
Any player drafted in NA as an 18 YO need only not sign a contract for the next 4 NHL seasons and they too become UFA's on Aug. 15 on that 4th year.
Not sure why this is so misunderstood but it has a life of its own it seems.
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Precisely. The only differences:
1. Junior players re-enter the draft after two years if unsigned. They then have to spend the next two years not signing with a different team, which is no big deal.
2. NCAA players generally have a place to play for the whole four years before going UFA. Junior players need to find another option when their junior eligibility expires. This is where the problem generally occurs, and why you seldom see players out of junior going straight to UFA.