tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post34665155742147962..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: CIS Corner: Hockey Gaels lose star goaliesagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-55467158544683667422008-06-12T21:13:00.000-04:002008-06-12T21:13:00.000-04:00The Central League's not the 'A,' though.As for th...The Central League's not the 'A,' though.<BR/><BR/>As for the eligibility question, I don't know for sure, but remember, major junior hockey is not pro, in the CIS' eyes. <BR/><BR/>I believe if you're past your 21st birthday and start the season with a pro team, it costs you a year of eligibility. If you were called up to the ECHL or AHL after your junior team was elminated, that's a little different.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-22591147114224534832008-06-12T21:07:00.000-04:002008-06-12T21:07:00.000-04:00I'm not so sure that he would've had a better chan...I'm not so sure that he would've had a better chance. What else could he have accomplished to prove to scouts that he should get a shot directly at the AHL? <BR/><BR/>He ran the show for 2 years in the CIS, what difference will 1 more year make? Meanwhile he gets into the CHL earlier and increases his chances at moving up from there. <BR/><BR/>I don't think he would have to burn a year of eligibilty to come back to Queen's, because professional players come from the OHL directly all the time...Billy Burke took a year off school a few years ago to go play pro in the OHL for 1 year then came back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-11180230835151057842008-06-12T12:13:00.000-04:002008-06-12T12:13:00.000-04:00Good points... but wouldn't Gibb have had a better...Good points... but wouldn't Gibb have had a better chance of getting into the ECHL or AHL if he had bided his time? How many goalies are making it out of the CHL, anyway?<BR/><BR/>I'm not clear on the eligibility rules, but if you go pro, there might be a "365 days rule." But if he burns a year, he'd still have 2 left.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-16409922353894314702008-06-12T11:44:00.000-04:002008-06-12T11:44:00.000-04:00Gibb's accomplished almost everything he can in th...Gibb's accomplished almost everything he can in the CIS in only 2 years. He's proved that he can be a top goalie in the CIS. This is his shot to go step up a level and try to prove that he can be a top goalie in the CHL, and then move up to the AHL. <BR/><BR/>While staying another year would definitely help the Gaels; it's not going to get him into pro hockey at any higher level. <BR/><BR/>We still have Brady Morrison who is a lot better than his record showed, and who would've taken at least a few starts away from Gibb (as he did this year).<BR/><BR/>As for coming back, I believe that if he chooses to return to Queen's, he can do so at any time without losing any eligibility, so why not take the shot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-18668006832538342512008-06-06T20:18:00.000-04:002008-06-06T20:18:00.000-04:00Dennis, I agree with you almost entirely. If he wa...Dennis, I agree with you almost entirely. If he wanted to come back he'd have burned at least 1 year of eligibility and have to sit out a year first.<BR/><BR/>Maybe there's more to it though.Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-39284709376742344342008-06-05T23:45:00.000-04:002008-06-05T23:45:00.000-04:00Who knows... is Gibb forfeiting his educating pack...Who knows... is Gibb forfeiting his educating package? Does he have an option to return if he doesn't make the team?<BR/><BR/>Great reference, Dennis... in my journalistic travels I've met more than few hockey people who know someone who was in <I>Zamboni Rodeo</I>.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-29539063167512142462008-06-05T23:37:00.000-04:002008-06-05T23:37:00.000-04:00What on earth would a kid be doing leaving school ...What on earth would a kid be doing leaving school to go play in the $%#@ing Central League? Can't his friends stage an intervention? Only a small number of players ever graduate from that league to the AHL, and almost none of those ever get to the NHL. Zamboni Rodeo should be required reading for these guys before they throw away years of their life riding a bus for no money in Laredo, Texas. Maybe a young guy could do it as the hockey version of backpacking through Europe for six months, but after that it is time to get on with the rest of your life.Dennis Prousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117649570711228161noreply@blogger.com