Question About Draft Eligible Players

[CalgaryGM]

Players who have not been drafted in past NHL drafts, or drafted but not in the NsHL.

What is the cut off date (date of birth), for putting them in the NsHL draft or making them free agents instead.

examples;
Maxime Boisclair - Chicoutimi (QMJHL) Born Feb 14 1985
.......undrafted
Justin Donati - Toronto (OHL) Born Oct 17 1986
.......undrafted
Sylvain Michaud - Chicoutimi (QMJHL) Born Jan 2 1985
.......NYI, round 9 in '04
John Lammers - Everett Silvertips (WHL) Born Feb 28 1986
.......Dallas, round 3 in '04

I don't see any of the four on anyones team in the NsHL.

[Commissioner]

Lammers is in Pittsburgh's prospect pool.

If they are drafted by an NHL team, they are eligible for the NsHL draft.

So, if these guys get drafted by an NHL squad in June, they will be eligible for our draft. However, if not, we will have to wait until they play in the NHL, ECHL, or AHL before they can be nominated to play. At that point, they are unrestricted free agents.

Nathan Kopsack
NsHL Commissioner