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Originally Posted by chedder
I think Tulk goes back in the draft next year (but I could be wrong). It also didn't look like he was in the group pic on Sulphur mountain.
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Yes, he will be draft-eligible again next year. However, like all undrafted junior players, there is a clause in the CBA that would allow him to sign an NHL contract this summer.
Because he went undrafted, he is now a free agent and could sign with any team before the start of the Hitmen's season (or, if he's in an NHL training camp, until he is sent back to the Hitmen). Any such contract would be an ELC and would be able to slide for 2 years. Once the Hitmen season begins (or he is returned to the Hitmen), this option is no longer available and he will be draft-eligible again.
This clause isn't used very often, but the Kings used it to sign Martin Jones from the Hitmen after he went undrafted as an 18 year-old.