The American-Born Journey to the NHL: Diverse Development Paths to the Highest Levels of Hockey - EP 366

The American-Born Journey to the NHL: Diverse Development Paths to the Highest Levels of Hockey - EP 366

This week Topher and Jeff fly solo to break down the various development paths to the top league in the world. There were 288 American players that played at least one game in the NHL during the 2023-2024 season. Topher spent months researching the trends that got those players to the highest level of professional hockey. We hear so much from parents and coaches about the pressure to follow a specific journey in order to play in the NHL; so we set out to show you that everyone has a different path.

In this episode we talk about:

— The relative age effect: Does being born at the beginning of the year give you a better chance?

— How much time did players spend “marinating” at lower levels?

— Is getting drafted beneficial?

— Is playing a certain position beneficial?

— Does a certain region of the country produce more NHL players?

AND SO MUCH MORE!

Thank you to our title sponsor IceHockeySystems.com, as well as Train-Heroic, Helios Hockey, and Crossbar!

And thank you to our AMAZING LISTENERS; We appreciate every listen, download, comment, rating, and share on your social sites!

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