The Vancouver Canucks have one of the best goalie prospects in all of hockey — Boston College’s Thatcher Demko. And there is a loophole in the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement that would allow Demko to pick his NHL destination despite being drafted 36th overall by the Canucks in 2013.
For junior players, being drafted and signing with their NHL club is easy. They can sign their entry-level deal whenever and either continue to play in their respective junior league or join the pros. For college players, however, things are different.
As an 18-year-old hockey player, you don’t always know what will be in the next years, and you most certainly don’t know what will be once you retire.