Other than the CHL (major junior), the most common route to the NHL is Division I NCAA hockey.
you have to be really good. after high school you play on a college team or junior Canadian leagues. ECHL.. CHL.. QHL.. and then get drafted.
There is no import rule used in the NHL or pro minor leagues. The junior leagues in Canada , however, only allow two non-North Americans on each team's roster.
No that would be dumb
Usually players start off at the AAA level and then move onto juniors; where they can get recruited to college and NHL teams. But some lower tier junior leagues dont have a lot of talent and AAA can be a better option.
Yes, bowling centers usually have junior leagues for kids on saturdays. Or many senior leagues available also.
4 Little, Junior, Senior and Big
NCAA college eligibility is probably the biggest reason. The NCAA considers the three member leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (the WHL, OHL and QMJHL) to be professional, so any player who suits up in one of these leagues is deemed ineligible to play NCAA hockey. Kids that play Junior A hockey retain this eligibility, and there is a growing trend of players going from Junior A to NCAA to the NHL (i.e.: Dany Heatley) rather than CHL to NHL. The WHL has its own scholarship program, however, offering one full year's tuition for every year played in the WHL. The CIS places no restrictions on the eligibility of CHL graduates.
Trick question. You cannot be a member or both leagues. However, as of Nov 28/09 there were 33 former NHL players in the KHL.
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No, Highschool leagues allow only -3 bats.
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The NHL is the major professional league for Canada and the U.S. Then there's minor pro, also considered to be a farm system, which includes the AHL, ECHL and a couple of others I don't really know. In Canada, the next step down is Junior hockey, under the umbrella of the CHL. That's divided into the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, and includes players up to high school. The NHL website has links to all of this stuff. You forget to mention the European elite leagues, where the Russians and the Finns, Chezks and Swedes play. They send their fair share of players to the NHL.