I wonder if this might mean more 16 and 17 year olds (not star players) might look to stay closer to home and play junior A or B.
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Taking Note has been told that the WHL has acted in an attempt to put a halt to the number of young players who get traded within the league.
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Taking Note has been told that the league has decided that its teams won’t be allowed to trade any 15- or 16-year-old players who have signed WHL contracts. On top of that, the only time the trading of a 17-year-old player will be allowed is if that player has requested a trade.
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The 17-year-old player will have had to approach the team’s general manager to ask for a trade; a team won’t be able to make the first move, asking said player to waive his no-trade clause. Taking Note was told that the WHL will approach a 17-year-old player’s parents to make sure the procedure was followed.
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