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It is not as if they try to hide it. The Pittsburgh Penguins like to select college prospects in the NHL Draft, especially in the middle and later rounds. The organization has deep ties to USA Hockey and the NCAA and believes the college hockey developmental route offers several unique advantages.
The biggest advantage perhaps is the fact that NHL teams can retain the draft rights of a player drafted out of college until his graduation, whereas a player drafted out of the Canadian major juniors must be signed within two years of his selection. This allows a team to track a player’s development over a longer period of time before having to commit to them financially.… read more
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