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- From: nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
- Subject: Re: WJHC: Stats
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.223412.27497@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
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- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:34:12 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.192113.29517@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
-
- >There aren't that many players in the NHL who are 22 and under...pretty
- >much only the exceptional talent makes it before age 22. If you
-
- How few? I see at least these (and I am sure this is not a full list):
- (These are players taken in the past 4 drafts (for '89 and '90, only the first
- 2 rounds, since that is all I have :-), who have played at least one game in
- the NHL, whose age is known to me and not over 26)
-
- Roman Hamrlik, Eric Lindros, Pat Falloon, Scott Niedermayer, Scott Lachance,
- Richard Matvichuk, Patrick Poulin, Martin Lapointe, Tyler Wright, Phillippe
- Boucher, Alexei Kovalev, Glen Murray, Martin Rucinsky, Dean McAmmond,
- Ray Whitney, Sandis Ozolinsh, Josef Stumpel, Steve Konowalchuk,
- Mikael Nylander, Darius Kasparaitus, Robert Petrovicky, Steve King, Dave Karpa,
- Igor Kravchuk, Vladimir Vujtek, Alexei Zhitnik, Bill Lindsay,
- Dimitri Yushkevich, Oleg Petrov, Andrei Lomakin, Dimitri Mironov,
- Dale Craigwell, Mikhail Kravets, Andrei Trefilov, Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved,
- Keith Primeau, Mike Ricci, Jaromir Jagr, Darryl Sydor, Derian Hatcher,
- Drake Berehowsky, Trevor Kidd, Brady May, Mark Greig, Karl Dykhuis,
- Shawn Antoski, Keith Tkachuk, Martin Brodeur, Jiri Slegr, Felix Potvin,
- Doug Weight, Geoff Sanderson, Mats Sundin, Dave Chyzowski, Scott Thornton,
- Stu Barnes, Bill Guerin, Adam Bennett, Doug Zmolek, Robert Holik, Rob Pearson,
- Kevin Haller, Steven Rice, Adam Foote, Kent Manderville, Jarrod Skalde,
- Mike Craig, Patrice Brisebois, Byron Dafoe, Brent Thompson.
-
- And other than Hamrlik, Lindros, Falloon, Niedermayer, Nolan, Nedved, Jagr,
- and Potvin, I don't see a lot of "exceptional talent" in there. There is
- a lot of talent, but exceptional?
-
- >A 22 or 23 year age-limit will also allow for at least one-kick
- >at the cat for any potential superstar from any country when they
- >are 18-20...and NHL teams, having such a tournament, might be content
- >to let some of their younger players develop in their home countries
- >in preparation for such an Olympic program. The Canadian players
-
- Why? The players are already allowed to play in the WC and the WJHC, so why
- aren't we seeing this phenomenon? Why would the NHL suddenly change its
- mind if the players are suddenly going to be able to play ~15 (exceptional,
- for sure, but still just ~15) games extra?
-
- >who have spent time in the national and Olympic team program have
- >perhaps benefitted more by their participation in it than they would
- >have by playing in the minor leagues. Selanne garnered the largest
-
- Why?
-
- >And it also leaves open the possiblity of a properly organized World
- >Cup of Hockey...
-
- The former participation by the pros at the Olympics in soccer didn't kill
- the soccer World Cup, so why would the participation of pros at the Olympics
- in hockey kill a potentional hockey World Cup?
-
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