USHL/NAHL Juniors from HS

hckyfan2315 · Post by **hckyfan2315** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:41 pm

I'm sure this has came up sometime before, but I was curious how kids get drafted into the USHL or NAHL. Do they HAVE to tryout at a camp? Or are the kids just being recognized?

sicknasty7722 · Post by **sicknasty7722** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:41 am

Players are drafted and then sometime in spring/summer there will be a tryout for the team. It is up to the players whether or not they want to tryout for the team, or for that matter, play on the team if they make it.

hockeyxprt1 · Post by **hockeyxprt1** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:56 am

If a player if drafted, that team owns the player's rights. For example, a top end player may have his sights on the USHL. He may, however, be drafted by an NAHL team prior to making a USHL roster. That means that if the USHL route did not work out, he would be restricted to playing for the team that drafted him in the NAHL.

Blue&Gold · Post by **Blue&Gold** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:50 am

USHL
If a player is drafted by a team, their rights are owned by the team until such time as the team lists it's rosters. Of course, if the player is on the Affiliated roster (formerly futures) then their rights are owned for up to two more years. If on the Affiliated roster, they can also play for another league (such as NAHL), but they can't be called up by, or play for another USHL team.

You have no obligation to go to a try-out camp if drafted, but you cannot go to another team's try-out camp (within the same league). At the camp, the last day's "all-star" game will list the final 30-40 players, the rest are released. (an example of this: a player was drafted by a USHL team as their #1 pick, but the player didn't come to camp. The team kept him on their roster all the way to the day they had to cut to the 23-man roster after the fall classic. That player could not go to any other USHL camp to try out.)

The NAHL is pretty much the same, except that I don't believe they have an Affiliated list, and they actually can sign "Tenders" which allows a player to be committed to a team before the draft. The teams have so many that they can use for this function. Once the tryouts are over, the final rosters are what they are, and everyone else is free to shop themselves around the league.

Hope this isn't too complicated of an answer...

GopherPuckPlayer · Post by **GopherPuckPlayer** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:29 am

where can I find out how a player is doing while they are there, and again with others? I want to see if Jared is making progress can anyone help me out to a link?

tjkhavgam · Post by **tjkhavgam** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:48 am

Pointstreak will have all info for USHL or NAHL.

Blue&Gold · Post by **Blue&Gold** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:56 am

http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/sco ... eagueid=49

Click on the teams, or go to players, etc. There is a TON of information there. If you want to check out NAHL, click on "hockey" near the top, and pick that league.

hckyfan2315 · Post by **hckyfan2315** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:57 pm

Blue&Gold,

No that makes sense now about owning the rights of the players and all.

How about if you don't get drafted? Are you out of the picture with the USHL then?

hckyfan2315 · Post by **hckyfan2315** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:58 pm

Thanks by the way, Good info

Blue&Gold · Post by **Blue&Gold** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:29 am

hckyfan2315 wrote:Blue&Gold,

No that makes sense now about owning the rights of the players and all.

How about if you don't get drafted? Are you out of the picture with the USHL then?

Not at all. The teams will invite several more players to their camps. Usually, they have about 80 skaters and 8 to 10 goalies attend the camps. If you're not drafted, then you can attend as many camps as you're invited to, and can make. (most are in June, and many overlap)

I would suggest that if you have someone that might be good enough to play in the USHL, they should first talk to their coach, as the coach can make a call or two just to drop some names. I think most, if not all of the teams have a link on their websites where you can drop information and perhaps a resume' to let them know you're interested. Go to www.ushl.com and all the teams have links at the top to their web sites.

One other piece of advice if you contact teams, make it to several teams. Just like colleges, USHL and NAHL teams have different styles and different needs to fill, so a kid who can't get on team A, might be a great fit for team B.

Many of the NAHL teams have "open" tryouts, and I would suggest getting on those teams lists and going to those as well. Playing in the NAHL is not a bad thing either. There are many situations where a kid plays in the NAHL one year, and the USHL the next, or two years down the road.

Get your name out there, let coaches know you're interested, but above all else, play hard and make it difficult for a coach who watches you play not to be impressed.

Long-winded for a Friday...