USHL's Futures Draft
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USHL's Futures Draft
Any opinions on this?? Good idea to attend, or just a money grab?
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imlisteningtothefnsong wrote:Well I am not sure if was a specific call, but just an email. I was filling it out and got to the end thinking alright a road trip and a couple nights in a hotel, then get sent to the payment page..... Almost 400.00. Politely responded no thanks. Seems a bit pricey for the number of skaters.
I think this was the combine your son got invited to not the futures draft, that was last week.
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My son attended both the Summer USHL combine last August and this past one in May. It definately isn't cheap and is money grab for the league. My guess, there were 250 kids there during the first week in May. Out of the 90 who were drafted in the 97 Futures draft, 30 attended the Draft Combine. Another handful were drafted in the regular USHL or Phase 2. It is well run and they treat the kids well. My son did not get drafted but it provided some exposure to the level of play and it was good experience. You definately need to go in knowing this. What was interesting to me is that only 35 or so Minnesota kids attended the Combine. The level of play from kids outside of MN is very good. Real Tier 1 "AAA" hockey not the Summer stuff, plays a big part in the development of kids in the USA.
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In my opinion, the USHL combines are a money maker. There are boys that get drafted after attending them but 90% would have been drafted anyway. Skip these if your boy plays on a top A or AA team or in the elite league. They will have been seen already.imlisteningtothefnsong wrote:Yes, there is a whole big world outside of the state of hockey.
The open camps run by the individual teams are money makers also. Last year, I believe only one player from the Tri City open camp was asked to stay for the Main Camp.
All this said, it cannot hurt you to go. It is good experience to see who may be competing for spots at the next level. As previously stated, it is a big hockey world out there. Just make sure you set appropriate expectations of what you want to get out of the camp because it most likely will not be a roster spot.
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