Sam14
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- Mar 28, 2018
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The idea of creating fair and equitable rules for the ohl priority draft was originally posted on the LKs thread, but it received a fair amount of resistance.
I received a PM to post this on the general thread to allow for an open discussion amoung all ohl fans for or against the idea.
This is not directly a LKs issue and nor are they entirely at fault here, but they have benefited greatly by the current draft system. The LKs have signed a lot high calibre talented such as Matthew Tkachuk, Christian Dvorak, Alec Regula and Antonio Stranges to name a few, in lower rounds as a direct result of player agents using NCAA commitment as a tactic to manipulate the draft.
The following is by no means perfect or fool-proof. It likely needs some adjustment, but it represents a starting point for discussion amoung fans and ohl owners to possibly improve the ohl draft and bring a sense fairness and competitive balance for all 20 teams.
POSSIBLE DRAFT RULES???
1.1 A Canadian or American born player interested in playing in the OHL (CHL) must declare their intent by filing an eligibility form 7 days prior to the draft.
1.2 A signed eligibility form confirms that the player will play for the OHL team that draft him.
1.3 In the event, a drafted player decides to not report to pursue other options (e.g., USHL or NCAA hockey commitment), the player may at any time during the season sign with his drafted team. If the team is unable to sign the player, the team will receive an equivalent compensatory pick in the following OHL Priority Draft. The unsigned player can submit a letter to the “OHL Board of Governors” requesting the permission of the league to declare his draft eligibility the following year.
1.4 In the event, a drafted player indicates they will not report, but would like to play in the OHL, the team has until August 28th of the current year to complete a trade. The trade can include a 1st or 2nd player from the previous year’s draft and any agreed upon draft picks. If a suitable trade cannot be completed, the player is declared “defective” and forfeits all future CHL options and cannot re-apply to be reinstated in subsequent years. The team losing the drafted player receives an equivalent compensatory pick in the following OHL Draft.
1.5 If a Canadian or American born player does not declare their eligibility in their draft year, they cannot be signed as a free agent.
a. If however, they declared their eligibility, but went undrafted, that player can sign with any team of their choice.
b. In the event a undeclared and undrafted Free Agent expresses OHL interest any time after the draft, the player can apply to enter the league via a waiver claim based on reverse order standings. The team claiming the player can sign or trade the player.
1.6 If a player opts to not declare their eligibility, they cannot play in OHL that season, however, the player can declare themself eligible and re-enter the draft the following year.
I received a PM to post this on the general thread to allow for an open discussion amoung all ohl fans for or against the idea.
This is not directly a LKs issue and nor are they entirely at fault here, but they have benefited greatly by the current draft system. The LKs have signed a lot high calibre talented such as Matthew Tkachuk, Christian Dvorak, Alec Regula and Antonio Stranges to name a few, in lower rounds as a direct result of player agents using NCAA commitment as a tactic to manipulate the draft.
The following is by no means perfect or fool-proof. It likely needs some adjustment, but it represents a starting point for discussion amoung fans and ohl owners to possibly improve the ohl draft and bring a sense fairness and competitive balance for all 20 teams.
POSSIBLE DRAFT RULES???
1.1 A Canadian or American born player interested in playing in the OHL (CHL) must declare their intent by filing an eligibility form 7 days prior to the draft.
1.2 A signed eligibility form confirms that the player will play for the OHL team that draft him.
1.3 In the event, a drafted player decides to not report to pursue other options (e.g., USHL or NCAA hockey commitment), the player may at any time during the season sign with his drafted team. If the team is unable to sign the player, the team will receive an equivalent compensatory pick in the following OHL Priority Draft. The unsigned player can submit a letter to the “OHL Board of Governors” requesting the permission of the league to declare his draft eligibility the following year.
1.4 In the event, a drafted player indicates they will not report, but would like to play in the OHL, the team has until August 28th of the current year to complete a trade. The trade can include a 1st or 2nd player from the previous year’s draft and any agreed upon draft picks. If a suitable trade cannot be completed, the player is declared “defective” and forfeits all future CHL options and cannot re-apply to be reinstated in subsequent years. The team losing the drafted player receives an equivalent compensatory pick in the following OHL Draft.
1.5 If a Canadian or American born player does not declare their eligibility in their draft year, they cannot be signed as a free agent.
a. If however, they declared their eligibility, but went undrafted, that player can sign with any team of their choice.
b. In the event a undeclared and undrafted Free Agent expresses OHL interest any time after the draft, the player can apply to enter the league via a waiver claim based on reverse order standings. The team claiming the player can sign or trade the player.
1.6 If a player opts to not declare their eligibility, they cannot play in OHL that season, however, the player can declare themself eligible and re-enter the draft the following year.
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