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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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The Flames could sign any of Tulk, Pilling, Chisholm, Cote, Mantei, McCoy, Kykkanen to ELCs even though they are eligible for next year's draft.
NHL CBA section 8.9:
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No Player shall be eligible for play in the League unless he:
(b) had been eligible for claim in the last Entry Draft, but was unclaimed, and:
(ii) had played hockey in North America the prior season and was under age 20 at the time of the last Entry Draft, and signed an SPC which was signed and registered with the League between the conclusion of the Entry Draft and commencement of the Major Juniors season (except that if such Player had signed an NHL try-out form, which was signed and registered with the League during the aforesaid time period, then the deadline for signing and registering with the League an SPC with such try-out Club shall be the commencement of the NHL Season).
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So all the Flames need to do is sign them to an ELC before releasing them back to their respective major junior team or start of the NHL season if they sign them to a try out.
The last time the Flames took advantage of this was signing 18 year old Nick Schneider in 2015.
The college guys are usually harder to convince to turn pro in the summer especially if they NCAA eligibility left and they need times in the minors. Officially there is nothing preventing them from signing a pro contract in the summer but they rarely do. Most famous example for the Flames was Josh Jooris, who the Flames signed after the 2013 development camp.