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I am from Ontario and its common to see NHLers drafted from the USHL. What is the league? I see that they have different teams, and then a national team. I really don't understand it. Explain?
It's higher than Junior A in Canada, but the talent is lower then the CHL.
A lot of players from the USHL go on to play NCAA hockey.
I believe the NTDP U-18 plays in the USHL while the U-17 plays in the NAHL which is a tier II league.
It's higher than Junior A in Canada, but the talent is lower then the CHL.
A lot of players from the USHL go on to play NCAA hockey.
I believe the NTDP U-18 plays in the USHL while the U-17 plays in the NAHL which is a tier II league.
It's higher than Junior A in Canada, but the talent is lower then the CHL.
A lot of players from the USHL go on to play NCAA hockey.
I believe the NTDP U-18 plays in the USHL while the U-17 plays in the NAHL which is a tier II league.
Is the USHL really considered better than the junior A in canada.
the U18 and U17 "teams" both play, in a way. based on other commitments each team has, sometimes there's conflicts with the USHL schedule, so the USA "team" just fills in the USHL games with those kids not in the tournaments. say for instance the U18 is in an international event, the U17 kids other kids from the USNTDP will play the USHL games. sometimes as well the USA USHL team will play 2 games in one day requiring them to field two teams. it's mixed though I believe, it's not strictly the U18's on one team and U17's on another (in the USHL).
Is the USHL really considered better than the junior A in canada.
This.
It's a great league, more and more kids are getting drafted and playing in the there.
I'd say probably the same. It has quite a few people who get drafted, more than an individual Junior A league in Canada but the bottom end guys probably would be Junior B or maybe even Junior C players in Canada.
This is soooo wrong...USHL is a clear step above BC/AJ. Those leagues are much closer on bar with the NAHL/EJ.
Is the USHL really considered better than the junior A in canada.
This is soooo wrong...USHL is a clear step above BC/AJ. Those leagues are much closer on bar with the NAHL/EJ.
No it's not. None of these leagues have a massive amount of players taken from them, and if your not a top guy in the USHL you're not getting drafted. It's the exact same in Junior A. They're closer than people think and since it's the NCAA feeder league it won't ever cone close to being signifcantly better. I said in my post the top end guys are better, but geneal talent level is probably the same.
Very rational statement... I like it! The USHL as a whole will never overlap any of the three CHL leagues, but because of some of the balance of certain top USHL teams, there's probably some overlap with a couple of the thinner, poorer CHL teams. Not many, but maybe a few.Best way to view the USHL is as a "tweener" league. Above the various Junior A leagues in both Canada and the U.S. but below that of the CHL. As Exile already poited out, the top end 18 to 20 year old talent is either in the CHL or the NCAA, making it very unlikely that the USHL will ever improve enough to rival the CHL....unless the NCAA is forced to change its "amature" rules, but that is a different topic in itself.
Best way to view the USHL is as a "tweener" league. Above the various Junior A leagues in both Canada and the U.S. but below that of the CHL. As Exile already poited out, the top end 18 to 20 year old talent is either in the CHL or the NCAA, making it very unlikely that the USHL will ever improve enough to rival the CHL....unless the NCAA is forced to change its "amature" rules, but that is a different topic in itself.
I scout the USHL, CHL and CJHL.
The CHL is head and shoulders the highest quality.
Keep in mind when trying to compare the USHL vs CJHL the USHL only has 16 teams....the CJHL is made up of over 140 teams.
Obviously when players are spread across 140 teams the talent per team is watered down.
We must also factor in that majority of players in each CJHL league plays in their Province while Americans either play USHL, NAHL, or EJHL. So I agree on what you said, but I would compare each Province league to the USHL, IMO.