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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
No, it doesn’t become easier when you have more talent to evaluate. It becomes harder.
Not really how it’s working, no. Players still have to want to go that route, and not all the best do.
You’re acting like “We can’t say for sure” for something you’ve provided no actual evidence of is somehow a bad conclusion.
What? Of the 27 A ranked skaters by Central Scouting, 15 play in the CHL, and a whopping 2 play in the NCAA (McKenna and Verhoeff, and they don’t even play in the same conference).
The majority of players that switched to the NCAA were undrafted players 19-21 years old. How much better were they than the players they replaced? Can you provide some evidence? As I said, we know recruiters expect them to be better than other non-CHL options, but that’s basically it. We don’t know if the vast majority are, or if they’re better than the players who graduated/went to the NHL/AHL, so you can’t just say they are “just cuz.”
Your claim is that McKenna has it much harder than any prospect that has gone through the NCAA in history, yeah? Can you point out the players he’s played against that make that true?
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The talent pool is definitely increasing in the NCAA every year. It has more to do with youth participation rates in the USA than players from Canada opting to play in the USA.
https://apnews.com/article/us-hockey...e88b2596986973
To be more accurate, it has more to do with youth participation rates increasing 15 years ago, and those players hitting the NCAA. I don't think it's so much individual standouts, but more the overall level of depth. Some of these this are also former junior players who have decided to play NCAA, with some players being in their mid-20,s.
Success is also very team dependent. Some NCAA teams won't give the freshmen the best opportunities right off the bat. Not because the don't deserve it, but because the team has a pre existing structure of rewards to vet players.