July
21, 2005;
UPDATED: July 22, 2005
CBA Details Emerge
By Inside
College Hockey Staff
While it will
take days, even weeks, to digest the 600-plus-page collective
bargaining agreement that the NHL will announce on Friday, several
details have emerged about the direction of the document.
Many of those
details, like the salary cap, have been discussed in detail in
stories like the one linked in the sidebar (above right) from
ESPN.com.
| 2005
NHL Draft Order |
1.
Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Anaheim Mighty Ducks
3. Carolina Hurricanes
4. Minnesota Wild
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Chicago Blackhawks
8. Atlanta Thrashers
9. Ottawa Senators
10. Vancouver Canucks
11. Los Angeles Kings
12. San Jose Sharks
13. Buffalo Sabres
14. Washington Capitals
15. New York Islanders
16. New York Rangers
17. Phoenix Coyotes
18. Nashville Predators
19. Detroit Red Wings
20. Philadelphia Flyers
21. Toronto Maple Leafs
22. Boston Bruins
23. New Jersey Devils
24. St. Louis Blues
25. Edmonton Oilers
26. Calgary Flames
27. Colorado Avalanche
28. Dallas Stars
29. Florida Panthers
30. Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL sources
have shared other details with Inside College Hockey that pertain
to college players, and that have been largely ignored or misinterpreted
by many other media outlets. Of note:
• While
NHL teams have a brief window to sign some 2003 draft picks before
those players return to the draft pool, this does not apply to
players still in college like Jeff Tambellini, Brian Boyle and
Matt Carle (for a full list click
here). As in the previous CBA, NHL teams will retain those
players' rights while they remain in school.
• The
2005 NHL Draft will be held July 30 in Ottawa, a one-day affair
that has been shortened from nine rounds to seven.
• All
undrafted 18-, 19- and 20-year olds are eligible for the draft
under the new CBA – 18-year-olds no longer have to opt-in
to the draft.
• The
so-called "Van Ryn Loophole" – which allowed Mike
Van Ryn to become a free agent by leaving Michigan for major juniors
– has been closed in the new CBA. Any NHL team that drafts
a college player will retain his rights until Aug. 15 of the year
his class graduates from college, even if he leaves school.
