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15 years old. It's called the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.old goalie85 wrote:At what age are players eligible for this draft.?
Very true. I'd also like to add for clarification that U.S. born players in states west of the Mississippi River are eligible for the WHL (including MN). Another reason in addition to the high school play as mentioned is most Minnesotans tend to play NCAA rather than major junior level, like the WHL. Players are payed in the WHL and thus lose their NCAA eligibility. The players are also younger than most NCAA players. Most in major junior are 16-20 years old with only 3 players allowed to be "overage players" which is 20 years old.Saywhat?03 wrote:Just to add a little insight to the WHL draft process. If a minnesota born kid is going to play canadian juniors they need to play in the WHL. Where you play in Canadian juniors to start is based on where you are born. Also the reason why few to none players get drafted is because the chances of a kid from Minnesota playing in the canadian juniors instead of high school is very slim. So the teams would rather draft players that they feel have a good chance of joining there team at some point. They also arent like the USHL or other US junior leagues in that they prefer to get kids in there program before they graduate from high school vs after.
Not in Western Canada. WHL is and always was king.PoniesDad45 wrote:I remember when kids used to play for the pride of their hometown high school.
You need to get outside of Minnesota....we are the exception, not the rule. Always have been.PoniesDad45 wrote:I remember when kids used to play for the pride of their hometown high school. I know that is a crazy thought for many here.
Wouldn't he be too old for this draft? Isn't he a '94?bstarr15 wrote:I thought I heard Stepan from SSM was supposed to be a prospect for the WHL. Maybe just another rumor??
Players in the WHL, as in all three Canadian Major junior leagues, are not pros and are not paid a salary, no matter what the NCAA would have you believe. The players are paid a standard allowance of 50 dollars per week while they are being billeted out. Aditionally, if a player owns a vehicle he is allowed some gas money. However, there is no salary structure for players as there is in the professional leagues.Moose Jaw, SK wrote:Players are payed in the WHL and thus lose their NCAA eligibility.
and rightfully, always will be. great hockey - and these days they match you a year post season scholarship for every year you play. Never used to be like that. Great improvement.O-townClown wrote:Not in Western Canada. WHL is and always was king.PoniesDad45 wrote:I remember when kids used to play for the pride of their hometown high school.
Actually if you even dress for an exhibition and sit on the bench the whole game, you lose your NCAA eligibility completely. Once you sign the paper for a CHL team, your right to play college hockey is gone.you lose one year of NCAA eligilbilty for each year played in the WHL.
Phillip is correct on the rule, however sitting on the bench for one game will count as one year in the WHL. Basically a player who played two seasons in the WHL would have to enroll at at NCAA school, attend for two years without playing hockey (not even practicing) and then his third year he could play, and would be considered a junior. It seems like a better option for the player would be to play out his junior eligibility and then when its time to hang em up they have the 3-4 years of free education courtesy of the WHL team.TrojanMan1 wrote:Actually if you even dress for an exhibition and sit on the bench the whole game, you lose your NCAA eligibility completely. Once you sign the paper for a CHL team, your right to play college hockey is gone.you lose one year of NCAA eligilbilty for each year played in the WHL.
DubCHAGuy wrote:Phillip is correct on the rule, however sitting on the bench for one game will count as one year in the WHL. Basically how I understand it, a player who played two seasons in the WHL would have to enroll at at NCAA school, attend for two years without playing hockey (not even practicing) and then his third year he could play, and would be considered a junior. It seems like a better option for the player would be to play out his junior eligibility and then when its time to hang em up they have the 3-4 years of free education courtesy of the WHL team.TrojanMan1 wrote:Actually if you even dress for an exhibition and sit on the bench the whole game, you lose your NCAA eligibility completely. Once you sign the paper for a CHL team, your right to play college hockey is gone.you lose one year of NCAA eligilbilty for each year played in the WHL.