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12-09-2015, 01:05 PM | #1 |
Bat Boy
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Players sent down to Juniors
I'm playing an OHL team and several of my players have been drafted and called up by NHL teams. Some were sent back down almost immediately and some were sent to AHL affiliates (obviously not coming back to my OHL team).
My question is: What is the last date when a player might be sent back down to their junior (OHL) team? For example, most players seem to get sent down to juniors in August and September if they don't make the NHL team roster. Is ther any possibility a player might get sent back down to juniors after the start of the season or sometime mid-year? |
12-09-2015, 03:38 PM | #2 |
Major Leagues
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I don't know how it can be handled in the game, to be honest. But in real life players can be sent to juniors at any time basically. Probably not after the trade deadline of the junior league, but that's only speculation by me.
Maybe that answers part of your question ;-) |
12-09-2015, 11:20 PM | #3 |
Bat Boy
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My quick reading (having no relevant knowledge, experience or legal training) of the NHL- NHLPA CBA is that an 18 or 19 year-old who plays 11 games with the NHL team in one season counts against the 50 contract maximum of the reserve list . If he is sent back before that, he does not. At 20, if he plays 10 NHL games, he is a professional.
So, the team must be sending down to you before the players play 11 games in the NHL or sending them down to the AHL when they have, The dates, if applicable and which I do not know, were specified in the May 2, 1995 agreement between the two parties. |
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12-10-2015, 01:00 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for all above comments -- very helpful.
Does anyone know how it works with the AI in the game? Should I expect that some of my better players who were drafted by NHL teams and made their pre-season rosters (but who still have 1-2 years of junior eligibility remaining) will be returned to my OHL team now that the season is underway? Or... should I look to fill the in gaps in my roster through some other means? For example, I don't want to trade away draft picks or prospects to improve my roster for this season if there is a good chance these top players might be sent back to my team. |
12-10-2015, 01:04 PM | #6 | |
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12-10-2015, 04:35 PM | #7 |
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