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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If u come from a high school strong in ice hockey, kids get offers as early as grade 10. Helmet sports go first. The kids my decide to go to juniors w accepted offer/commitments.[/quote]

This makes no sense -- why would a kid decide to go to the juniors once he has an offer... I understand the offer may be conditional on a kid going, but certainly not something one would choose... why risk injury and loss of admission?

Also, are you speaking of American HS?  Andover level maybe, but aren't they usually post-grads?

They go to the juniors because that is where they are recruited from, is my understanding.  The average age of a hockey freshman is 20.5.  I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying I would like some evidence of those players being recruited in 10th grade.[/quote]

NP. The hockey kids are getting recruited in high school. They then typically go play a year or two in a US junior league (maaaaaaybe a lower tier Canadian league) before going to college. But they are graduating high school with a commitment and then defer. If they go play for one of the Canadian major junior leagues they are no longer NCAA eligible.[/quote]

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