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2007-02-09 14:47:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports Hockey

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Well, you've got to play hockey at a high level when you're a bantam and for your first year of midget. If you do well, and maybe even play for a Jr. B or Jr. A team, you may be invited to a tryout for a team in the QMJHL (or the OHL or WHL). If you know you are good enough, you may be able to attend an open tryout for team. Teams don't always have open tryouts--some of them are tryouts that are for players with particular accomplishments or experiences under their belts.

A key point in actually making the team though is being seen. If you are seen by a scout and they think you are talented enough, you have a better chance at making the team than you would as a walk-on. Additionally, you have a better chance at making it into the QMJHL if you life in Quebec or the Maritimes. There's always a small chance of making the league if you live in New England, but there is the OHL nearby and also Junior leagues in the east and college teams that compete for American players. If you live in the west, the WHL is quite open to American players and has an American division with 5 teams (Seattle, Everett, Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Portland). If you live in Canada, then you'll just need to play your heart out. Play play play! You've got a lot of competition, but if you're good, you'll get looked at.

Finally, if your ultimate goal is to make it to the NHL (or at least have a good crack at it), you do not need to play major junior hockey. I played hockey a few years back with Matt Butcher, son of retired NHL enforcer Garth Butcher. Matt played Jr. A hockey in Canada for 3 years and was drafted in the 5th round by the Canucks. He is currently playing hockey at Northern Michigan University and is expected to be in the NHL in 2 to 3 years playing center on the 2nd or 3rd line.

2007-02-09 18:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by eldren_coralon 3 · 1 0

Playing AAA midget is the conventional route. If you don't get drafted from midget, you can play Junior A and hope you get noticed. Junior A has the advantage of not destroying your NCAA eligibility. The Moncton Wildcats have a free agent they recruited from a club in San Jose CA on their team, so there are various routes to the "Q". CHL teams can only draft players in their own territory, but can take a free agent from anywhere.

2007-02-10 03:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0 0

The NAPHL isnt a junior league, ECHL and CHL are professional, and ive on no account heard of the WJHL theres a WHL and a WSHL the ideal Junior leagues are the OHL, WHL, QMJHL, USHL, EJHL, NAHL, CSHL, WSHL

2016-12-17 06:27:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Eldren has answered this question as good as I think you're going to see.

2007-02-10 02:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by xtral8 3 · 0 0

Train hard and pray.

2007-02-09 15:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by trombass08 6 · 0 0

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