10-28-2021, 11:06 AMbrickwall35 Wrote:

10-28-2021, 10:57 AMartermis Wrote: 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?


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.

In all honesty, if players are allowed to transfer after 1 IIHF tourney, I don't think the delayed choice would really be necessary. 

I like that, just as a note most teams have a wait time longer than an SMJHL career in order to play, so I think the locked-in rule you're commenting on a different issue that is at least somewhat addressed by the locked-in player and goalie transfers.

10-28-2021, 11:46 AMRashfordU Wrote: I agree with Durden that there needs to be an adjustment.
That being said, is a potential solution this:

"A player who is currently Unassigned may choose 1 transfer during their time as an SMJHL player,
That same player, who now is currently assigned to a nation, is given the option of 1 transfer during their time as an SHL player, unless they have played 2 IIHF tournaments in a row"

aka, that player has the option to see if they still like the nation in the IIHF and if it is not a good fit, is not able to transfer out.

This would be the equivalent (I think) to what a player who choose to be 1 nation gets, when they then switch over to another nation.

This sounds pretty sensible too, seeing as that the only teams playing SMJHL players will be your worst off. I guess it's a double edged sword in that sense as those teams can't really afford to lose players.