Drafted Player's Playing Location Post-Draft

mymkovski · 03-29-2013, 07:23 PM

Sorry for the mouthful of a subject line, I didn't know how else to condense it.

In the 2013 draft for the Winnipeg Jets, I drafted Mitch Holmberg from Sherwood Park, AB who played for the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL.

I did not sign him to an entry level deal for 2013-2014. He ended up playing the season for HPK in the SML. There really should be no reason why he'd leave the WHL for the SML.

Bluenoser · 03-29-2013, 08:52 PM

How old is he? Major Junior has age restrictions.

Lukas Berger · 03-29-2013, 09:26 PM

dob is 1993-03-09. So he's not eligible next year except as an overage player. That would be why he left, if no one signed him as one of their few overage players allowed.

rudel.dietrich · 03-29-2013, 09:56 PM

I don't have the game yet, but EHM on the info screen had years of junior eligibility left. Sometimes if a player had used all of his years, then he would still be precluded from being sent back to the juniors even as an overage player.

I often had a handful of unsigned prospects who were not good enough for the AHL but had no years of junior hockey left.
I would put them on my ECHL roster. The AI never seemed to do that.

It may end up being a bug. But from a player development standpoint, I would much rather have him playing at HPK!
It is a good team with good training facilities and coaching and an overall higher standard of league.

mymkovski · 03-30-2013, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukasberger

dob is 1993-03-09. So he's not eligible next year except as an overage player. That would be why he left, if no one signed him as one of their few overage players allowed.

Thanks. I completely overlooked the fact that he wasn't an 18 year old when I drafted him.

Makes perfect sense.

03-29-2013, 07:23 PM	#1
mymkovski Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Coquitlam, BC Posts: 29	Drafted Player's Playing Location Post-Draft Sorry for the mouthful of a subject line, I didn't know how else to condense it. In the 2013 draft for the Winnipeg Jets, I drafted Mitch Holmberg from Sherwood Park, AB who played for the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL. I did not sign him to an entry level deal for 2013-2014. He ended up playing the season for HPK in the SML. There really should be no reason why he'd leave the WHL for the SML.

03-29-2013, 09:26 PM	#3
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 19,901	dob is 1993-03-09. So he's not eligible next year except as an overage player. That would be why he left, if no one signed him as one of their few overage players allowed. Last edited by Lukas Berger; 03-29-2013 at 09:40 PM.

03-29-2013, 08:52 PM	#2
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,683	How old is he? Major Junior has age restrictions.

03-29-2013, 09:56 PM	#4
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	I don't have the game yet, but EHM on the info screen had years of junior eligibility left. Sometimes if a player had used all of his years, then he would still be precluded from being sent back to the juniors even as an overage player. I often had a handful of unsigned prospects who were not good enough for the AHL but had no years of junior hockey left. I would put them on my ECHL roster. The AI never seemed to do that. It may end up being a bug. But from a player development standpoint, I would much rather have him playing at HPK! It is a good team with good training facilities and coaching and an overall higher standard of league.