> Instead of knocking 20-year-old freshmen who have been recruited
> out of junior hockey, why not applaud them?  They weren't ready
> for the big time as 18-year-olds, so they paid some more dues in
> the USHL, Canadian junior leagues or wherever in an attempt to
> still reach their dream.  They didn't settle for second best.  They
> kept working toward their goal.
 
Precisely ... many of these kids purposefully passed up major juniors in order
to get an education.
 
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