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I guess if you're a 16-year-old boy, that's a heck of an attraction!sec17 said:...if you're into 15-year-olds, that is.
I guess if you're a 16-year-old boy, that's a heck of an attraction!sec17 said:...if you're into 15-year-olds, that is.
knowitall said:All I ever said in the beginning was the OHL would be the SMARTER route. And it would be. The college season is going to done for some schools very soon and Major Junior doesnt even start playoffs for three weeks. The OHL is bigger, tougher and more accustomed to what kessel will be doing very shortly, playing in the NHL. Al lot of players mature later and thats why they take the NCAA route or want to serisouly stay for 4 years (Kessel = NO CHANCE), Kessel is awesome now and thats why he should go OHL I wasnt ripping on the NCAA nor was I saying that all the players dont go to school. I only said half do that, thats not all in my book. And NCAA HOCKEY FAN. Do you know the facts? What was Kariya's major at Maine? I know, you should go find out. I sure you could have been an honor student with the classes he took. I know the facts...I just dont want to be the guy to bring out all the stories.....
Sammy said:http://www.bears.ualberta.ca/content.cfm?seas=6&act=72&div=0&team=0&pt=roster_pub
Virtually everyone on the Bears played at the CHL level until their eligibility ran out.Upon furthur reflection, given the ages, level of play that the Bears played in before they came to the Bears & how good they were in the CHL, I think a team like the Bears would handle a top NCAA team rather easily.
Bob "Total Hockey" said:Nice stats on the CIS-NCAA.
But, how many of those games occured on Canadian soil, and how many were with Canadian teams playing games in back-to-back nights on the road?
Granted the lower level CIS Schools would have difficulty competing but I don't see #1 Alberta or #2 Saskatchewan on your list. These teams are made up of almost exclusively WHL players, and I can guarantee you that they could hang with your NCAA teams.
In fact the Alberta Golden Bears beat the Edmonton Oilers Rookies 8-2 in the fall, with an Oilers team that had seven guys off their AHL team, two or three first-round draft choices, AND several NCAA grads in their lineup.
Alberta as an example is 6-3 in their last 10 years against NCAA schools with only one of those nine games being played at home.
What would be really interesting is if say Alberta and Saskatchewan coughed up some cash and brought in a DU or CC to Edmonton and Saskatoon to play at Rexall and Saskatchewan Place, but alas I think NCAA Schools would view it as having far this as having far too much to lose.
Schlep Rock said:Is Alberta THAT much better? Manitoba beat Alberta (4-1) earlier this year and Manitoba lost North Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha. Calgary had a win against Alberta as well (6-2) and Calgary lost to Minnesota & Minnesota St.
Doomsday Device said:Did you expect them to go undefeated through the season? They can't do that every year. Those were two of only three losses the team has had this season, and Alberta won all the other games they played against Calgary and Manitoba.
I don't know how they'd fare against a good NCAA opponent, but their previous record indicates they'd at least make a game of it.
Schlep Rock said:So older players are better? Interesting.
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He couldn't play in the OHL. He's too soft and is not even close to a Crosby comparison. Sid plays goal line to goal line ,like Parise. Kessel is a floater. Mark it down. If you haven't seen him play, hold your thoughts. He is going to Minnesota becvause Wisconsin and Michigan would expect him to play a complete game. No knock on Minnesota intended, just be careful what you hoped for!!!!!knowitall said:I dont understand some of these young boys today. First of all, there is no way on God's green earth that Kessel will play more than two years of college where ever he goes, so why is he going? And playing two is pushing it. He was one of the best players for team USA's World Junior Team, and regularly beats up on US college teams by himself for the under-18 team. If he goes to the OHL, (Saginaw has his rights) he would score 60 goals next year, get more accustomed to a pro style game (maybe even drop the mitts), play a 70-80 game schedule (playoffs) and mature more than he would playing one senseless year of college. Im sure Saginaw would even make trades to make sure they are a contender with Kessel in their lineup. I could see him going the college route if he was going to play 4 years, but playing 1-2 years and playing max 40 games is not the development the SO-CALLED american Crosby needs at his age. Whats up!!
Hab Fan said:He is going to Minnesota becvause Wisconsin and Michigan would expect him to play a complete game. No knock on Minnesota intended, just be careful what you hoped for!!!!!
bonefizzle said:U R kidding right!!! I have buddies who have came back from the states on scholarships because the education was too easy..
Thats about proportional to the number of schools in both countries. While Canada doesn't have any schools that rival Harvard or Yale, the majority of their schools are high-quality. Uoft, Queens, McGill, Waterloo, UBC, Western,(and some outside Ontario schools im surely missing) are all top notch schools.Reveille! said:Hmm, I just did a search for the rankings of the best universities in the world.
4 Canadian universities in the top 100.
51 American universities in the top 100.
Man, I wonder what country has the best education...
HMM.
DaveyCrockett said:Thats about proportional to the number of schools in both countries. While Canada doesn't have any schools that rival Harvard or Yale, the majority of their schools are high-quality. Uoft, Queens, McGill, Waterloo, UBC, Western,(and some outside Ontario schools im surely missing) are all top notch schools.
You think the UK & Canada have about the same number of schools?Reveille! said:It still doesn't really matter when comparing them to US schools. The UK has a lot more schools in the listing than Canada does.
Reveille! said:Hmm, I just did a search for the rankings of the best universities in the world.
4 Canadian universities in the top 100.
51 American universities in the top 100.
Man, I wonder what country has the best education...
HMM.
RangerBoy said:Kessel won't be in Minnesota very long