As someone who had multiple kids play in the O and advance to pro it may come as a surprise to most that I think the USHL is now the top JR league in the world. If you go back to pre 2007 ALL the top players for the most part were going to the "w" or "O". Now it makes zero sense to give up the opportunity to play college hockey in the US. USPORT is a good route but if you have an opportunity to get an IVY or say UMichigan education after JR you don't screw that up. Most Canadian parents know that as well.
"The OHL vs The WHL" on everyone's mind. Meanwhile, the Q has been the dominating league over the past 10 years of the Memorial Cup. Team Canada's performance this year should tell you more than one reason why it's time for Canadian hockey fans to crawl out of 1995. 18 OHL players, 12 WHL players and 2 from the Q.
I think it would have been better to weight the advancements and draft picks by number of teams in each league. Don’t think it would have been significantly different, but still a lot closer. The Q having 4 fewer teams makes a difference in the number of eligible players.
I think the reason why is the whl and western hockey in particular the top players in the whl know they have a chance at the nhl and the guys who don’t. Go to the bchl ajhl sjhl. Resulting in the bottom line guys in the whl not being that good.
Strange that there are more AHL advancements than ECHL. I would have figured it would be many more to the ECHL since it is essentially a potential feeder to the AHL.
It is comparing apples to oranges. If you pass those same numbers through the metric based on population base, and # of hockey players/registration in the areas that these leagues encompass, that would be a more realistic picture percentage-wise of which leagues proportionately meet these metrics. IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU AS PROPORTIONATELY TO THE HOCKEY POPULATION BASE OF THESE SPECIFC AREAS WHICH TEAM ADVANCES MORE PLAYERS PROPORTIONATE TO HOW MANY PLAYERS THEY HAVE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.
Yeah… if I remember correctly, the Maritime provinces are over represented in the NHL compared to our population. Like, obviously there are more players from Ontario, because they have many more players.
I would include USHL as a "Major Junior" league. I'd say tier 1 in USA is Major Junior (originally called Jr A tier 1) in Canada. USA tier 2 (NAHL & NCDC) would be Jr A tier 2 (all Jr A leagues) in Canada. USA tier 3 is like Jr B in Canada.
As someone who had multiple kids play in the O and advance to pro it may come as a surprise to most that I think the USHL is now the top JR league in the world. If you go back to pre 2007 ALL the top players for the most part were going to the "w" or "O". Now it makes zero sense to give up the opportunity to play college hockey in the US. USPORT is a good route but if you have an opportunity to get an IVY or say UMichigan education after JR you don't screw that up. Most Canadian parents know that as well.
That will most likely change when the NCAA vote to allow CHL players to play in the NCAA
"The OHL vs The WHL" on everyone's mind. Meanwhile, the Q has been the dominating league over the past 10 years of the Memorial Cup.
Team Canada's performance this year should tell you more than one reason why it's time for Canadian hockey fans to crawl out of 1995. 18 OHL players, 12 WHL players and 2 from the Q.
The O for forwards, The W for Dmen
I think it would have been better to weight the advancements and draft picks by number of teams in each league. Don’t think it would have been significantly different, but still a lot closer. The Q having 4 fewer teams makes a difference in the number of eligible players.
it does make a difference but the numbers are still vary far apart even with the team difference.
the advancement stats should be presented as a percentage of players or teams
Chanelle Crossing
it’s crazy that only about 11 players from whl makes to the nhl every year
Ryan Cliffs
Emilio Island
Why haven’t you guys made a video about the western development project? Probably more interesting and relevant than which major league is better.
I think the reason why is the whl and western hockey in particular the top players in the whl know they have a chance at the nhl and the guys who don’t. Go to the bchl ajhl sjhl. Resulting in the bottom line guys in the whl not being that good.
How many kids get added to a team per year. Example: how many new players per year does an OHL team add? 2-4?
depends on performance that season.
Strange that there are more AHL advancements than ECHL. I would have figured it would be many more to the ECHL since it is essentially a potential feeder to the AHL.
yes but because they usually sign a 2 way contracts teams would rather keep them up then send them down and still have to pay that salary.
Franecki Shores
It is comparing apples to oranges. If you pass those same numbers through the metric based on population base, and # of hockey players/registration in the areas that these leagues encompass, that would be a more realistic picture percentage-wise of which leagues proportionately meet these metrics. IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU AS PROPORTIONATELY TO THE HOCKEY POPULATION BASE OF THESE SPECIFC AREAS WHICH TEAM ADVANCES MORE PLAYERS PROPORTIONATE TO HOW MANY PLAYERS THEY HAVE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.
Yeah… if I remember correctly, the Maritime provinces are over represented in the NHL compared to our population. Like, obviously there are more players from Ontario, because they have many more players.
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I would include USHL as a "Major Junior" league. I'd say tier 1 in USA is Major Junior (originally called Jr A tier 1) in Canada. USA tier 2 (NAHL & NCDC) would be Jr A tier 2 (all Jr A leagues) in Canada. USA tier 3 is like Jr B in Canada.