The Penguins drafted two prospects out of the QMJHL -- forwards Samuel Poulin and Nathan Legare -- in this year's draft. They have one other prospect still playing major junior hockey in Canada, with defenseman Calen Addison in the WHL.
The Canadian Hockey League, or CHL, is the organization that oversees the QMJHL, WHL, and OHL junior leagues. What can the CHL's transfer agreement with the NHL tell us about the paths those players will take?
WHAT IS THE CHL-NHL TRANSFER AGREEMENT?
For an NHL draft prospect to leave the QMJHL, WHL, or OHL to play minor-league hockey, he must be 20 years old (by Dec.