Yeah, no idea how Windsor was able to draft Wang. He’s an ‘02 that played Minor Midget this year. Just turned 16 a month ago.
2018 Under 18 Priority Selection - April 11th
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Yeah, no idea how Windsor was able to draft Wang. He’s an ‘02 that played Minor Midget this year. Just turned 16 a month ago.
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That is weird and shouldnt be allowed lol
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What happens to a kid like Flint's D Dennis Busby? Drafted in the 2nd round behind Ty Dellandrea. Had a very good first year, but injured all but two games this season. He would most definitely have been drafted by a NHL team this upcoming draft. If not selected, does he fall to the U-18 draft next year?
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I'm thinking its a league thing cause the guy is an Australian so they probably did it as a promo thing.
I just looked at it appears that 5 2001's and 3 2000's were taken on Saturday in the Priority Selection. What is the criteria to allow these players to be eligible for that draft?
its pretty simple, its not a U16 draft, its a priority selection. you can draft anyone other then those who are eligible for the midget draft. the 3 2000s and 2 2001 were not eligible for the midget draft because they dont play midget, they play JrA, USA U16/UI17 or Prep. its pretty straight forward.
Declan Carlile - JrA
Owen Robinson - JrA
Jacob Kelly - JrA
Grayson Arnott - Ontario Prep
Jacob Badal - American U16
Cole McWard - American U16
Patrick Guzzo - American U16
Cole Caufield - Us U17
i have no idea why an 02 went in the midget draft, but the kids who went in the OHL draft are the same type of players who always get drafted in the ohl draft, the same ones who went in last years ohl draft without any complaining.
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none of those players were playing midget hockey, hence why they are not eligible for the midget draft
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....the U18 draft is for OHL teams to select Midget aged players who weren't previously chosen in the OHL priority selection.
To answer your question regarding Busby, if he doesn't get selected in this year's NHL draft, he's eligible again next year. There will be at least a couple OHL players chosen in June after going unpicked last year.
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Another poster had suggested this a while back but I think it makes more sense to include both Minor and Major midgets in the same draft - NHL looks at re-entry players in their draft so why not have both eligible in the same draft? You could have a 16th round if that floats your boat but I see it still working with 15 rounds.
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Didn't help at all in our area. Every kid offered a 5/6/7 7D role or 4th line role bolted for jrB.
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Good, i think it is a good option for players if the coaching is there. I have seen alot of kids opt to get buried in jrB around here instead of top role spots in MajMid and I don't think its helped their development.
I was glad to see Vutig from GTHL (TO JrC) get a look early and wish him best of luck in Sept.
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Wait elaborate...are you saying the Knights picks didnt want a 4th line role on the team??
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I think that's short sighted on the players/kids part depending on the Jr. B program. It comes down to who the coach is and what the path to a higher level looks like with that program. That's all assuming the player wants to play at a higher level. In Ottawa, the system is so different from the rest of Ontario that I may not have a good grasp on the motivations for players in other regions.
