Gary Bettman makes controversial change that ends careers of thousands
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The NHL and NHLPA are exploring a new rule for the next CBA in 2025-2026.
This new rule which the NHL and NHLPA could implement could affect the future of many prospects. Or create a lack thereof for their professional prospects.
According to NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman, the rule could shorten the NHL draft from 7 rounds as it stands now, to a 4-round system:
Some player agents believe the NHL Draft should be shortened to just 4 rounds, and there's a possibility that the NHLPA could fight for shortening the draft in the next CBA, per @FriedgeHNIC (32TP). The reasoning is players that don't get contracts are mostly later-round picks, and people (mostly agents) wonder why players get tied to a team for 2-4 years, only to not get a contract from that team. «They almost think it's like holding up a player from really beginning their NHL career. We'll see what happens there.» The current CBA expires at the end of the 2025-26 season.
This rule change could see a drastic after-effect, as scouts could be deprived of future work as a result.
This could also be a game-changer as late-round prospects won't get the respect they deserve in a system, whereas in a 7-round system they still would get development camp resources, which wouldn't be available to them in a system proposed by the NHL.
Source Hawks Insider
Significant rule change to end the hockey career of thousands of players
Significant rule change to end the hockey career of thousands of players
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