Oh I get what you're saying, and that's a good point.

The insider information that the assigned transferee gets and the unassigned transferee doesn't get is a disadvantage.

To give context on why we even have a lock-in rule, it was due to a player transferring to a nation and then deciding the same day that they'd rather transfer to a separate nation, so perhaps there's a way we can give roster security but also allow for unassigned transfers to not be so blind when transferring?

10-28-2021, 12:59 AMbrickwall35 Wrote: IIHF representation should be chosen after rookie season.

WJC play wouldn't affect IIHF eligibility.

I have no issue or comments for most of your suggestions, these two I just wanted to address.

Your first has long been suggested and was strongly supported by some fed heads when I was IIHF commish. I never liked the idea of it, as I felt it (and forgive for using this word, I just can't think of the proper one at the moment) gamified the act of choosing a nation at creation, as my desire, and the desire of the HO at the time, was to leave the national selection process as unaffected and as natural as possible. For whatever reason having a delayed selection doesn't sit right with me in that regards. The only functional complaint on that point that I've heard is that smaller teams, who may need inactive representation would lose out on those key players and may not be able to ice a team.

On the second: it's my understanding that WJC does not affect IIHF eligibility.