2025 Draft

[Krustchev]

Yep, anything less than the Hobey Bakery will be surprising.

Should easily be as good as Celebrini was at BU in his draft season.

 

[GEEMAN]

Should easily be as good as Celebrini was at BU in his draft season.

Are his rights now 4 years post draft from the NCAA

 

[GrandWazoo]

McKenna will dominate everywhere

 

[Sal_Butera]

Are his rights now 4 years post draft from the NCAA

Yes

 

[Sal_Butera]

McKenna will dominate everywhere

Likely start with matching Celebrini’s Hobie Baker + good chance @ Frozen Four

Incredible move by Penn State, they’ve set their program up to recruit top end players for next 5-10 yrs

 

[GEEMAN]

Yes

That opens up a can of worms for teams

 

[hairnova]

Teams are going to have all players drafted at 18's rights for four years now, not just NCAA players.

 

[GEEMAN]

Teams are going to have all players drafted at 18's rights for four years now, not just NCAA players.

interesting , may help with development for some but the studs may ink right away to get closer to RFA

 

[Sal_Butera]

Studs will all bail to NCAA, Canadian kids still don’t have access to NIL…. officially!

Wonder when CHL starts ramping up special exemption status for 14 & 15 yr olds to join junior teams…

 

[hairnova]

Looks like McKenna is getting a $700k NIL deal.

 

[GEEMAN]

Looks like McKenna is getting a $700k NIL deal.

nice chunk of change

 

[lecoqsportif]

Looks like McKenna is getting a $700k NIL deal.

Yet major junior was considered professional.

lol

 

[wiseguy1]

I wonder though if the CHL will see more young American players, knowing that they can go to college later. CHL over UHSL or NTDP?

 

[lecoqsportif]

Might already be occurring.

 

[Sal_Butera]

I wonder though if the CHL will see more young American players, knowing that they can go to college later. CHL over UHSL or NTDP?

OHL & WHL remain the best 16-18 age bracket development league IMO

 

[lecoqsportif]

OHL is a class apart.

 

[hairnova]

Might already be occurring.

Yes already has.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Studs will all bail to NCAA, Canadian kids still don’t have access to NIL…. officially!

Wonder when CHL starts ramping up special exemption status for 14 & 15 yr olds to join junior teams…

He's indigenous so he qualifies

 

[hairnova]

Looks like the AHL is going to change their age limit from 20 to 19, which might help keep more 18 year olds in the CHL.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Wonder what happens to USHL, get a sense they & Junior B teams in CHL are going to feel the brunt