John Haeussler writes:
 
>Why has LSSU junior goaltender Darrin Madeley not been drafted by the NHL?
>Madeley is a solid Hobey Baker candidate and the leading goaltender in the
>nation -- 13-5-2, 2.08 GAA, .915 save pct.
 
               > Is his age (24) the problem?
 
 yes, that would indeed be the problem.  players, once they have gone
through two drafts, become free agents...if a player's talent is not
apparent at eighteen or nineteen, he can easily slip through and later
sign a free-agent contract with an NHL team....  This is exactly what
happened to Colgate's Dave Gagnon, who after a bidding war signed a very
lucrative contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
 
Carl Lindberg
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