UNITEDSTATESOFHOCKEY
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- Jan 5, 2018
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Buddy and I had this conversation last weekend , interesting to see more input.
What if the draft age was moved to 19 and teams played more players right out of the draft? Would the NHL product suffer or excel? Pushing the draft age back to 19 would also allow fans to know their prospects better before they hit the NHL, might bring more attention to the draft and bring more exposure to the Junior and NCAA ranks. For sure the NCAA ranks because more kids would be playing in the NCAA in their draft year vs right now when its a rarity unless you are a late birthday or a re-entry prospect. I personally think the draft being pushed back to 19 is coming sooner or later! Thought it would be an interesting topic to toss around on here! GO!!!
What if the draft age was moved to 19 and teams played more players right out of the draft? Would the NHL product suffer or excel? Pushing the draft age back to 19 would also allow fans to know their prospects better before they hit the NHL, might bring more attention to the draft and bring more exposure to the Junior and NCAA ranks. For sure the NCAA ranks because more kids would be playing in the NCAA in their draft year vs right now when its a rarity unless you are a late birthday or a re-entry prospect. I personally think the draft being pushed back to 19 is coming sooner or later! Thought it would be an interesting topic to toss around on here! GO!!!