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And what does that mean, there is a really logical explanation for that, top end-talent will always be selected, whatever the origins, but if a team as a choice on two players basically the same talent wise, who will you pick?Psycho Joe said:True ignorance is only listing a league's success stories and listing another league's bombs in order to support one's argument. Truth is more players are being drafted and making the NHL out of the WHL and the OHL than they are out of the QMJHL. The overall numbers don't lie. The Q has produced some great talents and some great bombs, like any other league and hockey area in the world, but they are not at the same level overall as the WHL and OHL. Here's some numbers to ponder. Between 1969 and 1997 the OHL had 23.7% of all drafted players, WHL 19.6% and the QMJHL 10.5%. US colleges were even ahead of the Q with 13.1% and US highschools just behind at 9.9%.
Me, as a french Canadian, if i would be the GM of a team and i have the choice, i probably will go with the francophone player. And if i'm and english GM born and raise in Alberta and i have a choice between a player from Amqui or Red Deer, damn, there is a good chance i'd pick the guy from Red Deer.
Before somebody jump up there is no racism attach to this, it's just common sense, and in a league where i would guess that at least 80% of the deciding people (GM, Ass-GM, Head scout, scouts) are english, it's logical that there would be more people pick from leagues whre there is more english speaking players,
Heck, some NHL teams doesn't eve have a full time scout in the Q