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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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While it's not a true loophole there's still a massive difference, A junior player can be drafted and signed at 18 and left to his junior club to develop, if he doesn't sign he has no where to go after 20 to become a UFA, even if he goes to Europe his rights are still owned by his drafted team.
The fair way to fix this "non loophole" is a college player should have to wait a year after leaving school to become a UFA or suck it up and sign with the team that was willing to give you a shot at an NHL dream.