On Fri, 29 May 1998, Joel Mack wrote:
 
> Are you sure about the number of years lost being equivalent to the number
> of games played?  Maverick goaltender Kendall Sidoruk played eight games
> of Major Junior and I'm fairly certain he hasn't lost eight years of
> eligibility...  He did sit one year and eight games, tho...
 
Every instance I've seen of it is one year + the number of games played.
 
That said, it is enough of a penalty to make it rare for a player to go
south after having played Major Junior.
 
See you later,
John
 
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