DeNiro Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Calgary Hitmen hold his rights. It was the Spokane Chiefs that owned his rights until they traded them to Calgary. It doesn't sound like either team are conviced he'll leave college though. I say he probably goes back to BC for one more season before joining Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) The minute he signs he loses his NCAA Eligablity, I think. I think Plymouth owns his CHL rights, could be be thinking about playing major junior next year?Didn't refresh before responding, other posters clarified. Thatcher's agent did say at the time of the trade that there is no intention of him going to the WHL though. Edited March 31, 2015 by wshdrvvn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Plymouth traded his rights to Calgary this year. His agent stated there is no intention for Thatcher to go to the WHL at the time of the trade though. Someone said earlier it was Spokane who traded his rights to Calgary, which makes sense since he is from San Diego (in WHL territory). I dont know where i got Plymouth from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Someone said earlier it was Spokane who traded his rights to Calgary, which makes sense since he is from San Diego (in WHL territory). I dont know where i got Plymouth from.... lol threw me under the bus stank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The minute he signs he loses his NCAA Eligablity, I think. I think Plymouth owns his CHL rights, could be be thinking about playing major junior next year? Hitmen own his rights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Hitmen own his rights read like the last 10 posts lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 read like the last 10 posts lolhitmen own his rights k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Someone said earlier it was Spokane who traded his rights to Calgary, which makes sense since he is from San Diego (in WHL territory). I dont know where i got Plymouth from.... haha yeah, i was just about to say- I don't know who has his rights but it must be a WHL team since he's from Saints Diago. Saw people in another thread talking about non-Canadian players being able to choose which league they play in? e.g: Europeans choosing which import draft they enter..is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 haha yeah, i was just about to say- I don't know who has his rights but it must be a WHL team since he's from Saints Diago. Saw people in another thread talking about non-Canadian players being able to choose which league they play in? e.g: Europeans choosing which import draft they enter..is this true? its a chl import draft so im not sure, but maybe not.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucypass Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yeah, if someone could clear up how the CHL import draft works that would be great. I'm still confused as to whether Europeans get to choose between the WHL, OHL, or the QMJHL. As for Demko, quite a lot of good goalies have come from BC so I don't think him staying there would hurt. What WOULD hurt would probably be sitting in the AHL and not getting any playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I hope he stays so that he can regain his confidence and comfort level after his surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) As far as how the import draft works: All 60 CHL teams are ranked for the draft in reverse order based on their regular-season finish and the draft order alternates between all three leagues. the problem is that some small market teams can't afford to pay for the import player they drafted to come over, and often trade that pick/player (often before the daft ever takes place) to larger market teams for cheaper imports. “The agents, in my mind, run the import draft,” said Steve Spott, the head coach and GM of the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers. “They are the ones that know the connections, they are the ones that will dictate whether a player will play for you or not play for you. That’s what makes it such a difficult draft is the fact that you are relying on a lot of different people (scouts, agent) for an asset that’s very valuable.” NHL agent Darren Ferris, who has a number of clients playing in the CHL, said that many agents will have associates in Europe or Russia who will try to place their clients on CHL teams. There are also times when NHL teams will dictate whether they want their draft picks - or players they’re interested in drafting - playing for CHL clubs. “Even as early as the (under-17 tournament) or U-18s,” said Ferris of talks with CHL teams. “Sometimes some of the (CHL) teams will go watch either (tournaments in Europe or North America) wherever they are and see some of the players. Some of them, they’ll just take on the word of the agent. Some of the … smaller-market teams, they won’t even send anybody, they’ll just rely on the agent who tells them, ‘Hey, this is a good player.’ Or they’ll phone around to some NHL teams and ask some of the NHL scouts if they’ve seen them.”[Related: The real cost of the CHL Import Draft in Europe] Ferris said most agents simply want to place their clients on teams where they’ll be taken good care of and have their skills developed. Often teams aren’t taking the best player available in the draft, but rather the player who will play for their team. “As far as the agents placing guys, it’s not always the top guy that’s there,” said Ferris of the draft selection. Outside of the top-end known commodities, selecting a player in the import draft can be a crapshoot. Teams that can afford to send scouts to see potential prospects do so, but it comes at a cost. Even once a player is selected, there are more bills to pay for incidentals like plane tickets home at Christmas. “It really has become a costly draft,” said Spott. “You are now getting extra scouting involved and extra travel. But we feel that’s the price of doing business if you’re going to have good players.”http://sports.yahoo.com/news/chl-import-draft--can-new-rule-changes-fix-a-broken-system---194409144.html Edited April 1, 2015 by avelanch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks a lot avelanch, very informative. Gold star for you my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The minute he signs he loses his NCAA Eligablity, I think. I think Plymouth owns his CHL rights, could be be thinking about playing major junior next year?His buddy Sonny Milano plays for Plymouth too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 its a chl import draft so im not sure, but maybe not.. See, I thought each league had their own import draft but this makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riley57 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 It isn't in Demko or the Canucks' best interests for him to move to the CHL; he plays older, stronger talent in the NCAA and will most likely play in the NCAA for atleast another year, maybe even two, before he goes to the AHL where he'll continue to face older talent until he reaches the NHL, as the Canucks brass predicted it'll probably be 4-5 years before he gets a sniff at the NHL level, and that's how it should be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 In NCAA they play what 40 games at most. Not a big fan of that. CHL play gives him lots of shots and age doesn't really impact him in that sense. The collegiate route is positive in the sense that the Canucks really don't need him at the AHL level in 2 years and if they do they can talk him into going pro anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 40 games per season for a goalie his age is enough for his development. if he were to go to the AHL he'd play less than that behind eriksson or markstrom anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 In NCAA they play what 40 games at most. Not a big fan of that. CHL play gives him lots of shots and age doesn't really impact him in that sense. The collegiate route is positive in the sense that the Canucks really don't need him at the AHL level in 2 years and if they do they can talk him into going pro anyway. Despite only playing 40 games, it means they have a lot more time to practice and a lot more time in the gym to train. Which i guess lets them round out their technical requirements better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Good to hear some talk about Demko. Pierre McGuire was pumping his tires on the team 1040. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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