NHL Draft, Hawks News During Draft, All Deals Across The NHL

southern_cross_116 said:

I'll simplify things then - unlike in the NFL and NBA (and I assume baseball) - in the NHL they are basically drafting high school aged kids - kids that are not fully (physically) developed (let alone mentally), and in the huge majority of cases are not in the position to contribute to the NHL for years (if ever).

What I find shocking is that -frankly this is not a new situation -so how is it that it isn't common knowledge?

That and the simple fact that this kid is years away from even possibly contributing to any NHL team (if it ever happens). So really is it that big of a deal? (Rhetorical question).

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TheChicagoFan said:

Know you were just assuming and this is off topic. But that's way off.

In the MLB draft there are tons of high schoolers taken and the process of getting to the major leagues is sometimes even longer than it takes a hockey player to get to the NHL.

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DMelt36 said:

Plus the MLB has eleventy billion rounds and they draft every player in the world, it seems.

I went to a tiny D3 college and we had 3 players drafted in 2010. None of them are still playing pro baseball anywhere.

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TheChicagoFan said:

Know you were just assuming and this is off topic. But that's way off.

In the MLB draft there are tons of high schoolers taken and the process of getting to the major leagues is sometimes even longer than it takes a hockey player to get to the NHL.

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southern_cross_116 said:

Right (thanks for that) - then scratch MLB ... I know they have a bajillion rounds -in the NHL I think the age limit starts at 16, was my point ... that and who knows, or who cares after maybe the first 5 picks -it all ends up being a crapshoot in most years anyways.

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