Canucks Young Guns

[Strangelove]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

CHL players can't play in the AHL until they are 20 years old (by December 31st).

[Blob Mckenzie]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

CHL players can't play in the AHL until they are 20 years old (by December 31st).

When did they start that rule?

[Strangelove]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

CHL players can't play in the AHL until they are 20 years old (by December 31st).

When did they start that rule?

I think that NHL-AHL agreement has been in place for decades.

(it includes the ECHL as well)

[Blob Mckenzie]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

CHL players can't play in the AHL until they are 20 years old (by December 31st).

When did they start that rule?

I think that NHL-AHL agreement has been in place for decades.

(it includes the ECHL as well)

So probably it dates back to John Ziegler and Alan Eagleson

[Strangelove]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

CHL players can't play in the AHL until they are 20 years old (by December 31st).

When did they start that rule?

I think that NHL-AHL agreement has been in place for decades.

(it includes the ECHL as well)

So probably it dates back to John Ziegler and Alan Eagleson

I think it was in place when the drafting age was 20

... and they just left it in when the age became 18?

Not sure...

[ESQ]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

[Strangelove]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

I was trying to be nice as per usual.

As a mod I feel I must be as nice as possible at all times.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Why can’t Woo play in the AHL next season?

CHL players can't play in the AHL until they are 20 years old (by December 31st).

When did they start that rule?

I think that NHL-AHL agreement has been in place for decades.

(it includes the ECHL as well)

So probably it dates back to John Ziegler and Alan Eagleson

I think it was in place when the drafting age was 20

... and they just left it in when the age became 18?

Not sure...

Canucks legend Mark Messier played in the CHL as an 18 year old

[Cousin Strawberry]

Doesnt woo already play there?

[Blob Mckenzie]

Doesnt woo already play there?

I was referring to the Central Hockey League. It was similar to the AHL but folded in the mid 80s. Mybcits just an AHL thing

[Strangelove]

Canucks legend Mark Messier played in the CHL as an 18 year old

Yes, 4 games in the now defunct CHL (Central Professional Hockey League).

And your point is?

[Blob Mckenzie]

Canucks legend Mark Messier played in the CHL as an 18 year old

Yes, 4 games in the now defunct CHL (Central Professional Hockey League).

And your point is?

I’m curious if he was the last man to do that.

[Strangelove]

Canucks legend Mark Messier played in the CHL as an 18 year old

Yes, 4 games in the now defunct CHL (Central Professional Hockey League).

And your point is?

I’m curious if he was the last man to do that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_P ... key_League

You could probably track that down by clicking on the individual teams and leafing through them.

[Blob Mckenzie]

I’m actually a pretty poor leafer

[Mickey107]

NHL/CHL/AHL agreement:

When a player's CHL season ends, they are allowed to join an AHL club on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of that AHL season. But when the next season begins, the player's options fall back to the NHL or CHL if he's under 20.
May 26, 2016