NHL May Explore Raising Draft Age To 19-Years

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NHL May Explore Raising Draft Age To 19-Years 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sun Mar 6, 2016 4:40 am

As the NHL is set to celebrate its centennial season in 2016-17, there's an initiative to explore ways to improve the game, including the possibility of increasing the draft age to 19.

"We're exploring many ideas in improving conditions for player development, and raising the draft age is one of many things that we're looking at, and those discussions remain very preliminary," said former NHL player and Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine, who now works for the league in development.

Via ESPN.com

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Re: NHL May Explore Raising Draft Age To 19-Years 

Post#2 » by Dennis 37 » Mon Mar 7, 2016 11:57 pm

Oh sure, first screw the Raptors by raising the age when they pick 1st overall, and now screw the Leafs when they finally tank properly and are in line for the best odds at the top pick.
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