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Originally Posted by NyQuil
Do you guys have hockey prodigies?
I think American development systems are great, but do they have the "rink in the backyard, playing 80 hours a week" kind of kids who start at age 3?
Once organized hockey takes over, I don't see any real advantage of Canada over the US.
More players to some extent, but elite American minor hockey teams are very good (I'm thinking Compuware, Honeybaked etc.).
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They exist, but they typically don't get funneled through "the system", and if they do they don't last long (see: Pat Kane). Think about the top shelf skill players the U.S. has developed over the last 20+ years and a good percentage of them came from the CHL. I think that will continue until the changes within USA Hockey kick in.