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Originally Posted by Lubicon
It's really changed since the CHL instituted scholarships for players. Most teams are loaded with ex-CHL players now rather than kids coming out of high school. Not only are they good but they are older (and stronger) so the level of hockey is exceptional.
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100% agree.
When I first starting working games back in Ontario, the OUA was still wearing full cages. It was literally like lacrosse the stickwork was so bad. Lakehead used to have a Christmas tournament where they invited teams from AUS/Canada West to come play. You had teams with half-visors playing teams with full cages. Needless to say the teams with the half-visors spent a lot of time bleeding and on the powerplay.