Shane Wright reassigned to OHL

[Dennis]

Bob Condor@ByBobCondor

#SeaKraken news: Forward Shane Wright has been reassigned to the Kingston Frontenacs of the elite juniors Ontario Hockey League.

I think the OHL trade deadline is today or nearby. Interesting to see if he's moved. Kitchener may go all in this year

[Belexus75]

heh thats why they kept him in the press box? stupid..he should have been there by end of October if this was the plan...

Kraken is playing well ..but im not sure it has anything to do with management team..dumb move...and not a first one...

[Axeman33]

Probably the best place for him. Well, the AHL is the best place for him but that stupid NHL/CHL agreement d!cks that idea. I am surprised these kids dont consider going to Europe kinda like what Matthews did. Better for them then playing back in the CHL again.

[2014olympicgold]

Def a weird situation. But best for him.

Now the next question is will he be playing for Peterborough or Barrie?

[Belexus75]

i dont disagree its best for him..but it was best for him end of October...not now....i can see future high draftee picks making it clear they will not play for Krakens.....

[Dennis]

The NHL/CHL agreement doesn't prevent him from playing in the AHL. His CHL contract does. The NHL/CHL agreement allows him to play in the NHL despite being under contract elsewhere.

[Belexus75]

The NHL/CHL agreement doesn't prevent him from playing in the AHL. His CHL contract does. The NHL/CHL agreement allows him to play in the NHL despite being under contract elsewhere.

since its in every CHL player's contract its same thing....if they not good enough to have CHL contract they wont be playing in NHL anyhow...

[Dennis]

Sounds like Brad Lambert might be heading to the WHL as well

https://twitter.com/JeffMarek/status...1_c10&ref_url=

[Belexus75]

from AHL...thats interesting. But he is in need of more development.... im not sure OHL is best place for SW but its better then sitting in press box

[Axeman33]

The NHL/CHL agreement doesn't prevent him from playing in the AHL. His CHL contract does. The NHL/CHL agreement allows him to play in the NHL despite being under contract elsewhere.

https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2...s-penguins-tlh

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. 31 of that season) or have played four seasons in juniors.

Junior players can still leave their junior team beginning at age 18 to play in the NHL. The agreement only prevents players from leaving early to play minor-league hockey. If a player is not going to be playing in the NHL, he must be sent back to his junior team.

Juniors-eligible players may still play up to nine games in the NHL at the beginning of a season as a trial. After nine games, the NHL team can return the player to juniors with no effect on his contract. If a player is kept beyond nine games, his entry-level contract kicks in. If an NHL team keeps a player beyond nine games and later decides to return him to juniors, it can do so, but that still burns his entry-level contract. If a player is returned to juniors, he can't return to the NHL team until his junior team's season ends.

Sounds like an NHL/CHL transfer agreement problem to me.

WHY DOES THE AGREEMENT EXIST?

At first, it may seem like the agreement holds back some of the top junior prospects, but that isn't exactly the case.

The CHL is such a good developmental system because of the top players playing in those leagues. They keep those leagues competitive. If all of the high-end players moved on to the AHL at at age 18, then the level of talent in the three leagues would be diminished, and the leagues wouldn't be able to produce the talent they do.

Having high-profile players remain in the CHL is also beneficial financially when it comes to marketing the leagues.

[Dennis]

Everything you just posted backs up my statement that the NHL/CHL agreement doesn't concern the AHL.

[Axeman33]

Everything you just posted backs up my statement that the NHL/CHL agreement doesn't concern the AHL.

The agreement stops teams from sending prospects to the AHL instead of back to Junior. I'd say that affects the AHL. Shane Wright, like many before him, has nothing left to prove in the CHL. Let them play in pros, even if thats the AHL.

Your words:

The NHL/CHL agreement doesn't prevent him from playing in the AHL.

That's exactly what the NHL/CHL agreement does.

[rtstr]

i dont disagree its best for him..but it was best for him end of October...not now....i can see future high draftee picks making it clear they will not play for Krakens.....

As it stands today Shane Wright is not good enough to play on any NHL roster, let alone just the Kraken. I don't think there is any concern with how they've managed him.

The only mistake they made was drafting him in the first place.

[Dennis]

The agreement stops teams from sending prospects to the AHL instead of back to Junior. I'd say that affects the AHL. Shane Wright, like many before him, has nothing left to prove in the CHL. Let them play in pros, even if thats the AHL.

Your words:



That's exactly what the NHL/CHL agreement does.

No, I'm really trying not to come across like a dick here but this is just one of those stupid things fans love to harp on about, just like the NCAA loophole that doesn't exist. And I want it to die.

He's under contract in the CHL. If he wants to play in another league he has to get out of that contract. The NHL has pre-negotiated an out for him which is that he can sign an NHL contract under his CHL contract allowing him to be loaned to that league. The AHL is a completely different league.

[Dennis]

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. 31 of that season) or have played four seasons in juniors.

Junior players can still leave their junior team beginning at age 18 to play in the NHL. The agreement only prevents players from leaving early to play minor-league hockey. If a player is not going to be playing in the NHL, he must be sent back to his junior team.


Juniors-eligible players may still play up to nine games in the NHL at the beginning of a season as a trial. After nine games, the NHL team can return the player to juniors with no effect on his contract. If a player is kept beyond nine games, his entry-level contract kicks in. If an NHL team keeps a player beyond nine games and later decides to return him to juniors, it can do so, but that still burns his entry-level contract. If a player is returned to juniors, he can't return to the NHL team until his junior team's season ends.

More than half of this quote that is supposed to be information about me being wrong and the actual transfer agreement is information about the NHL's collective bargaining agreement and entry-level contracts as well I've realised. This is a bizarre discussion.