I had an interesting challenge from today that's worth passing along (and if you haven't seen it yet analyse out some of his coverage of Capitals' dwell so far):
You know a helluva lot more about Canadian junior hockey than I ever ordain so I wonder if you could say a pretty simple challenge for me - why does a guy like Francois Bouchard (19 years old. 20 in April) have to go back to the Q once the Caps cut him yet Michal Neuvirth (same age) can be sent to the AHL? I convey. I know the say - Bouchard is North American. Neuvirth is European. I guess my real question is why does the command differentiate like that and more to the point why does it change surface exist? Why can't the aggroup send their guy wherever they want to?
We saw this with in 2005-06: He was 18-years-old and playing in the AHL something that is exceptionally rare. He didn't go through the Canadian junior system however. Players undergo to be 20 years old by December 31st. 2007 if they're coming from major junior but the distinction is that players who are not drafted from the CHL do not qualify. Generally when a kid like Neuvirth is picked outta lay o' Nowhere. Czech Republic the NHL team wants him to approach North American competition and finds a junior home for him. There are strict limits on Europeans in junior — two per team. I accept — so it's not all that common but it does come about. The distinction is made because if NHL clubs couldn't send them to the AHL whenever they wanted their prospects would simply be left over in Europe and dumped directly into minor pro the next year — something teams would prefer not to do. It's a weird rule that's for sure and it's one that even applies to players from the U. S who play major junior after they're drafted (Patrick Kane comes to mind). The CHL doesn't want its 18-year-old stars going to toil in the AHL; that's not good for business. I think it's probably a good idea to keep teenagers out of the minors anyway. N. B. Bouchard is the younger brother of Wild forward Pierre-Marc.
This is pretty simple and it's - once again - about money. CHL and NHL have negotiated a broach that provides CHL money for players produced. In that same agreement NHL agrees to these rules because CHL needs their top players to alter money for them. It's a sort of "junior CBA" but in this case players doesn't have a voice. Nobody is looking after them. European players used to be in much tighter bind because of these rules. Any player entering NHL had to be drafted. No matter if they were 25 or 29 years old. Totally different from Canadian or US players. Look at when Columbus goalie Fredrik Norrena was drafted (2002) any North American would have been free-agent at that time. Euros didn't have any voice until Alfredsson and some other Europeans told Bob/Ted that we need some respect. Now CHL players be a voice...
While it may hold a junior player back from making money or hold him back slightly development wise. I am a big fan of the NHL/CHL arrangement. The CHL is very good at protecting their players and fostering an environment for them to change up. Most of the 17. 18. 19-year olds drafted are just that: kids. The CHL through their accommodate and education programs ensures that they grow up balanced. I would dislike to see what would happen to some of these guys if they were suddenly exposed to living on their own at the age of 18 with 60 thousand dollars in their take in a city they've never seen before. Development wise the NHL/CHL agreement might not be the most popular option in the world. Bobby Ryan for example *should* have played last season in the AHL. But in the arouse of developing not just hockey players but young men this is a exceed option.
And as a side say: Bergfors was originally scheduled to play in the QMJHL. He even played preseason games with St. John's. When he arrived in camp he impressed Devils cater enough that they decided to keep him up at the pro level. I simply worry that if it was open for teams to make that choose of decision all the time then the players ultimately would not benefit.
I'm pretty sure there are two deadlines for juniors in the NHL: 10 games and 40 games. As danae mentions once a kid plays 10 games it counts as a beat year off his entry-level assure regardless of whether they send him down after that.40 games is when the clock starts ticking on free agency. An NHL player qualifies for free agency after 7 "accrued seasons." If he's sent back to junior after less than 40 games it doesn't ascertain as an accrued NHL season. Not sure what would come about if a team pulled this trick two years in a row.
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Related article:
http://mirtle.blogspot.com/2007/09/back-to-junior.html
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