Atas2000
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Regular people.
Not to sound chauvinist, but that means that 80% of the ordinary people are what? Dumb?
Regular people.
Not to sound chauvinist, but that means that 80% of the ordinary people are what? Dumb?
His twitter profile says 'player recruitment at 2112 agency.'.
CHL would never change their practices. I don't even think they place a big priority on developing foreign players.
To them the job of foreign players is to strengthen the league for Canadian kids.
This won't be a wake up call. Neither kids nor their parents do any in depth research themselves. They listen to their advisors, aka agents.
Russian U18 team was a great idea, are they bringing that back?
I think a way to fight this is to put the pressure on the CHL and continually expose and explain why this practice is ruining Russian players. A main problem is few people really understand why going to CHL at 17 is so bad for a Russian players career. They try to invent narratives about the language barrier (even though the players tear up the CHL and their regression exposed later as they try to climb the ladder to the NHL) when it has everything to do with trying to learn a new hockey style without mastering the previous one.
The NHL is now hip to this and are avoiding using higher picks on Russians who went to the CHL. This will help solve the problem because if the kids that go to the CHL are dropping far in the draft what do predatory agents really have to sell the player on.
I think the problem is improving gradually and the results of the last two drafts are a big wakeup call to a lot of the Russian kids. But its a two steps forward one step back kinda thing. Some players still get suckered into this. Players who smartly avoided it like Lipanov and Kostin then get pressured into it a year later.
But I think as far as like activism the most successful thing is probably to target CHL leadership and pressure them into reforms. Such as no drafting of players under 18. Limiting the amount of players that can be drafted from one country. And perhaps allow the Russian hockey federation to put a certain number of players on a protected list that CHL will promise not to draft.
I've often wondered why journalists do not take on this issue. The failure rate among guys who go to NA is staggering. One reason may be that many of the icons of Russian hockey are on the other side - making money by sending talent to NA. Read Larionov and Makarov among the most successful agents.
Journalists - I can say I know Russian hockey journalist very well. Of course, not all are bad, some of them are really good. First problem is that many of them are not into junior hockey, only Soloviev is junior hockey writer & he is fair in my eyes. Dekhtyarov is biggest NHL fan on the Earth & announcer at Eurosport (broadcasting NHL games in Russia), Lysenkov writing for Russian version of nhl.com, Schevchenko´s agenda is to blame KHL & Chernyshenko for everything, even the weather. Erykalov is from Novosibirsk, he does not care about junior hockey. RSport journalists job is to make interviews. Eronko is also on Eurosport covering NHL, some of his interviews are good (the best is his interview with Kuperman, where he said the truth about NHL & European players). That is all. Then there are bloggers, who are mainly NHL fans, so do not have problems with Russians moving to CHL.
What Makarov is an agent? I know only Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov, but he does not look like NA hockey fan to me. I am not deep into agents, but Alexei Dementiev seems reasonable, not taking kids to NA if not necessary. Larionov is the worst,no doubt about it.
So, does this means that Fetisov and Larionov are on 2 separate sides on this issue and are battling against each other?
So, does this means that Fetisov and Larionov are on 2 separate sides on this issue and are battling against each other?
Agree with most of it.Journalists - I can say I know Russian hockey journalist very well. Of course, not all are bad, some of them are really good. First problem is that many of them are not into junior hockey, only Soloviev is junior hockey writer & he is fair in my eyes. Dekhtyarov is biggest NHL fan on the Earth & announcer at Eurosport (broadcasting NHL games in Russia), Lysenkov writing for Russian version of nhl.com, Schevchenko´s agenda is to blame KHL & Chernyshenko for everything, even the weather. Erykalov is from Novosibirsk, he does not care about junior hockey. RSport journalists job is to make interviews. Eronko is also on Eurosport covering NHL, some of his interviews are good (the best is his interview with Kuperman, where he said the truth about NHL & European players). That is all. Then there are bloggers, who are mainly NHL fans, so do not have problems with Russians moving to CHL.
What Makarov is an agent? I know only Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov, but he does not look like NA hockey fan to me. I am not deep into agents, but Alexei Dementiev seems reasonable, not taking kids to NA if not necessary. Larionov is the worst,no doubt about it.
So, does this means that Fetisov and Larionov are on 2 separate sides on this issue and are battling against each other?
Fetisov and Larionov have been friends for a long time, but I definitely believe that they are on opposite sides on this issue. Every victory for an NHL franchise in securing a Russian player is a loss for the KHL.
Quick Question, I see that Maxim Zhukov(G) transferred to Barrie Colts in the OHL, I thought CHL teams couldn't sign foreign goalies, with some special clause of having played N amount of seasons in Canada (or is it North America and he is ok, since he played USHL?)
are they learning from Tretyak, changing the rules all the time?))))They allowed import goalies again starting from this season.
Amazing that give and go over the big pond. No really, once you see one of them doing it right they come up with another mind blowing stunt...are they learning from Tretyak, changing the rules all the time?))))
Is it me or are there less cases this season?