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saskhab
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Joined: 17 Oct 2007
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 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: Sweden, Finland to pull out of IIHF Deal |
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http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11826-THNcom-Blog-Scandinavian-showdown-over-transfer-agreeement.html
Goodbye transfer agreement.
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If the Swedes and Finns manage to get the IIHF agreement reopened, one thing they will certainly be attacking is the new collective bargaining agreement provision that forces teams to treat European players the same as North American juniors when it comes to signing a contract. Under the new CBA, teams have just two years to sign a European player to a contract before losing his rights. Prior to that, teams basically held the player's rights in perpetuity.
From a purely practical standpoint, it might make sense and seem more equitable to do it this way. But judging European teenagers against North American teenagers is not an accurate comparison. As former Swedish star Mats Naslund said, at the World Junior Championship, the Canadians are men and the Europeans are boys.
Sure, a few players might get contracts under the current system who would otherwise not ever get one, but for every one of those, there is another player whose development was ruined by playing in North America. And that player might never see another contract after the first one.
Here's a thought: Perhaps the NHL and IIHF could take it out of the GMs’ hands when it comes to dealing with Europeans. It could adopt the same rule that applies to major junior players, except make the age stipulation higher. As it stands right now, a player drafted out of junior hockey who is under the age of 20 must either play in the NHL or junior hockey. He cannot be sent to the AHL.
The federations and the NHL could adopt the same rule, but make the age somewhere between 23 and 25, and have the teams' obligation to sign the player match the age restriction. That way, players who deserve to be signed will still ultimately get contracts and they'll have a chance to find their games in leagues that stress skill and development.
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Good stuff.
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E.L.3000
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Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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Location: Finger?
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Nice. The new IIHF agreement was total balls and it deserved to fail.
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Bell Centre Ghost
Haunting the Bell Centre since 2005
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Location: Guelph
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Agreed.
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E.L.3000
Big in Japan
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=227515&hubname=
First in a series of changes concerning the NHL-IIHF relationship.
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| Following the five hour meeting with representatives of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden, both sides agreed that a player who is still under contract with an IIHF team and has not reached his 20th birthday must be first offered back to his team in Europe. The new proposal sees the age limit increased by two years. |
I have no problem with this.
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