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Originally Posted by bigrangy
Expect to see a lot more CHL players going back into the drafts and not signing with their drafting teams if this ends up happening. Currently, if you don’t sign with your drafting team, you run out of development opportunities before you’re a UFA, but if the NCAA opens up, there’s going to be a bunch of guys that can keep developing there. Will be interesting to see what happens.
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It will be a CBA issue. Friedman a few months ago said the NHL was preparing teams that CHL players may eventually be allowed to play in the NCAA.
They will have to negotiate how the draft rights work for those who decide to go CHL to NCAA with the NHLPA.