Nerowoy nora tolad
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Re: The infamous mistake by the leafs to not acquire Bobby Orrs rights in 1960,
The story was that Orrs minor association wrote directly to Imlach regarding Orr when he was 12. Imlach passed the note on to his head scout Bob Davidson, and Davidson responded saying that Orr was "Too young to be put on any list for protection". Orr signed his card with the Bruins 2 years later at 14.
Was there an actual minimum age limit to the sponsorship system? What exactly was the barrier to teams simply looking at entire teams of tyke-age players and snapping them all up preemptively to catch whichever players did mature into NHL talents?
The story was that Orrs minor association wrote directly to Imlach regarding Orr when he was 12. Imlach passed the note on to his head scout Bob Davidson, and Davidson responded saying that Orr was "Too young to be put on any list for protection". Orr signed his card with the Bruins 2 years later at 14.
Was there an actual minimum age limit to the sponsorship system? What exactly was the barrier to teams simply looking at entire teams of tyke-age players and snapping them all up preemptively to catch whichever players did mature into NHL talents?