Plager05
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Why couldn't the NHL just do a deal with one country or a couple willing ones and have an NHL-run NHL Europe for European prospects?
Le Golie said:Whether it is a development league or a full fledged NHL division/conference in Europe - it will happen eventually.
Le Golie said:Maybe not in the near future, perhaps not for 20+ years - but I see some form of this idea as inevitable. With increasing globalization and the increasing relationship between sport and business - you can bet the people running the NHL will look to expand it's business ventures at some point in the future. Whether it is a development league or a full fledged NHL division/conference in Europe - it will happen eventually.
Vladiator said:Who would a development league develop? NA-style players with European citizenships? The beauty of the current system is the difference in schools and methodologies.
A European NHL conference doesn't seems too realistic neither. One of many reasons -- too far and expensive to travel to NA.
Vladiator said:Who would a development league develop? NA-style players with European citizenships? The beauty of the current system is the difference in schools and methodologies.
A European NHL conference doesn't seems too realistic neither. One of many reasons -- too far and expensive to travel to NA.
Plager05 said:It would be all European people, it would just be an NHL run league. It would have teams with NHL affiliates, I would see it as replacing the ECHL, with the NHL properties from there playing in Europe along side any Euro not in his respective super-league. I think it would help a lot for non-traditional country prospects, or guys stuck with little ice-time.