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@Pete___Hughes @Mike__Charlton Wasn’t eligible for whl cup because he was playing jphl and not part of hockey Canada

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@CarterDFrost @BoudScout Also the academies and junior programs allow it��� only way to get drafted is to get points and there is no focus on defensive structure… meanwhile the two way players get overlooked

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@ReviewOfHockey Could be… I’ve got some confirmation of the central division with a mixed group of teams from interior and local but sounds like they’ll only play a home and away series this season

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@JoeCapriglione @KijhlS Vi could always AP to the bchl… very few players got called up.

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@dathockeydoe I get they are and will be amazing players… but are we not getting dangerously close to turning the whl into a U18 league?

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@ohmyjlord Wouldn’t have had to backcheck so hard if he didn’t take a low % goal line shot that turned the puck over for a clean breakout 🤷‍♂️

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@VeesRosterIQ @PentictonVees @MinnHockey Nice goal… but where does the assist come from?

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@BCHL_Alberta 5’5 119lbs is whl ready? 🤔

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@fuhkair Also ruining the product is drafting kids at 14 who potentially already hit their ceiling and making it near impossible for 16 years who hit their growth spirt late to succeed

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@KijhlS If you want to have fun… check out the goalie they mention in the article… “led the team to the playoffs” with a GAA of over 6… then check his past stats and ask yourself “how did he get drafted?”

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@DKSports77 @JonKeenNLSports @BCHockey_Source @BCHockeyLeague Right now the teams are charging ballpark $8000 transfer fees in these leagues for a player to move on to the AJ or SJ or just to be released from the team… I have a hard time believing they will just release them for nothing.

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@FrescaEE @KijhlS That’s what I foresee now as well… extra costs for teams from the mainland to travel and stay in the interior etc

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@KijhlS Is Junior A not normally all inclusive as well? As far as team fees and billet fees etc? How will the league make money if they are used to charging $8-10,000 player fees?

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@jessephil @MarTheReporter It doesn’t look like it… just moving the goalposts of distinction without changing the quality of play… I’ve seen these teams signing more lien junior c level players already

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@BenLypka @Austin_Baril99 The conference winners won’t play each other as it is tier 1 and tier 2… those games would be as bad as the Aldergrove games

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@BCHL_Alberta Don’t you have to play a little physically… and maybe play some defence in ncaa 🤷‍♂️

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@DJT1190 @HANG24 @brianhwc He was also skating at team practices… just not in contact drills… so it’s not like his legs are injured… I don’t think he’s going to get run into the boards by a 200lb person at a free skate

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@KMFilipowski @ReviewOfHockey And then you pay that $20k and the csshl team only runs 2 lines to let players with no defensive skills rack up points… leaving players who play a full 200ft game watching