Aaron White writes regarding college hockey players leaving school for the
minor leagues:
 
>...Sure maybe a few will get pulled into the parent NHL teams and
>play a few seasons but it is hurting college hockey as a whole and
>if these guys have what it will take to progress into the NHL it can
>wait a few years. ...this is getting out of hand, finish school if
>not for your hockey team for your damn diploma.
 
I appreciate his frustration, and as an educator I wish every student-athlete
would stay in school and complete a degree.  However, reality intrudes:  some
young men go to college, not to get an education, but to play hockey.  School
is distinctly secondary (or less).  For these, leaving college for a "career"
in the minors is a logical and not necessarily an unreasonable decision.
Whether it's the wisest decision is another matter...
 
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