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Originally Posted by Madrox
ELC slide is exclusively about age, and still applies in the AHL.
https://puckpedia.com/entry-level-slides
It’s just that it’s unusual for a CHL player to be eligible for AHL play as well as a slide, but because Zary turned 20 before December 31st he was eligible to play in the AHL that year, but since he was 19 on September 15th he was eligible for a contract slide. |
Okay, so since Zary was 19 on September 15th, but turned 20 before the 31st of December, he was still eligible to have that contract slide even thought he played his age 20 season in the AHL whereas in Junior he would have been considered an overage player. Sam Honzak also falls into that Category since he didn't play 9 games in the NHL last year his deal has slid to start for the coming 25-26 season.
I would have thought that might accrue as a pro season in terms of service time for these guys too, but it appears not as Zary still needs to play 4 more seasons to get to UFA status, and I'm guessing Honzak has 7 starting this season (as opposed to 6).