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Originally Posted by montreal
I had a long phone conversation with the head scout of ISS a number of years ago when they were first getting started and he said to me that your going to see the landscape of scouting change since the NCAA had just changed the rule on drafting kids out of the USHS and USHL. He said your going to see a lot more US kids picked in the draft as they are making big strides in their development program. From the number of US kids getting picked each year, it seems as though we will see more US kids picked not less (talking about the entire NHL of course not just Timmins)
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Ya but we drafted American players in the 1st round in 2001, 2002, 2006, twice in 2007, our 1st pick in 2008 with Kristo and Leblanc who played in the USHL in 2009. I could be wrong, but it's just an opinion on your question. Players need to play a lot more then 30 games a season.
BTW, i'm extremely that more American players are being drafted, that means the sport is growing down south, witch is a + for every hockey fan.
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Originally Posted by InglewoodJack
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That would be awesome! But again, hindsight.
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That's the problem with NHL draft if you compare it to the NFL draft, it's way harder to evaluate potential at 17 years old then it is at 22/23.