Deas: Globe & Mail skriver om en rapport från IIHF, signerad Symon Szemberg, som handlar om NHLs draftande av europeer.
Där står bland annat
"NHL clubs sign too many European players of marginal impact [graded 3 or lower] who go on to play insignificant roles in the NHL," the study report says. "Such players take a NHL or minor-league spot which could be filled with a North American player of equal value while the European player in question is a significant loss for his European club."
"The study also found that playing minor-pro does not improve the chance for a successful NHL career and joining a Canadian Hockey League major-league team does little to prepare a European for the NHL."
"The IIHF recommends NHL clubs sign on average one new European a season. This would allow European teams to develop solid and star NHL players, while Hockey Canada and USA Hockey could place more players into the NHL."
mattias - 74: Ja, herrejösses - mycket har man sett hända i Maple Leafs roster inför matcher, men att jag skulle få se Calle Järnkrok tillsammans med John Tavares och William Nylander känns så otroligt osannolikt. Men matchen som är ca. en ... | Läs mer
Deas: Globe & Mail skriver om en rapport från IIHF, signerad Symon Szemberg, som handlar om NHLs draftande av europeer.
Där står bland annat
"NHL clubs sign too many European players of marginal impact [graded 3 or lower] who go on to play insignificant roles in the NHL," the study report says. "Such players take a NHL or minor-league spot which could be filled with a North American player of equal value while the European player in question is a significant loss for his European club."
"The study also found that playing minor-pro does not improve the chance for a successful NHL career and joining a Canadian Hockey League major-league team does little to prepare a European for the NHL."
"The IIHF recommends NHL clubs sign on average one new European a season. This would allow European teams to develop solid and star NHL players, while Hockey Canada and USA Hockey could place more players into the NHL."