{"id":28927,"date":"2025-04-07T17:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahadvising.com\/?p=28927"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:33:30","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-hockey-drafts-and-tender-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahadvising.com\/fr\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hockey-drafts-and-tender-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur les rep\u00eachages et les offres publiques d'achat au hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signing contracts is a big part of junior hockey \u2014 it can get complicated, so you need to know the\u00a0<em><strong>full picture<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0before you commit to a team via tenders. This guide is here to help you better understand the entire landscape!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signing a Tender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Junior Hockey, signing a tender means a team\u00a0<strong>acquires your playing rights. Depending on the league,\u00a0<\/strong>this\u00a0<strong>will<\/strong>\u00a0effectively\u00a0<strong>remove<\/strong>\u00a0you from the\u00a0<strong>pool of free agents\u00a0<\/strong>either within that league and\/or other leagues as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tenders allow teams to\u00a0<strong>lock in<\/strong>\u00a0players they believe will be\u00a0<strong>key contributors<\/strong>\u00a0to their program and prevent other teams from recruiting them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Does not<\/strong>\u00a0ensure a\u00a0<strong>spot<\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0<strong>team roster<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>guaranteed playing time.<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0Performance, team needs,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>otherfactors<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0influence actual participation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tenders are contracts that a player can choose to\u00a0<strong>sign<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>not sign.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tendering Leagues: Sanctioned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tendering In Sanctioned Leagues (USHL &amp; NAHL):<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>USHL:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each team can issue up to<strong>\u00a02 tenders per season<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>top talent<\/strong>\u00a0before the\u00a0<strong>USHL Phase I Draft\u00a0<\/strong>but in doing so,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>forfeit<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0their\u00a0<strong>first and second-round picks<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0<strong>upcoming draft.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tendered players are required to\u00a0<strong>participate<\/strong>\u00a0in at least\u00a0<strong>55%<\/strong>\u00a0of the team\u2019s regular season games during their first season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tendering Leagues: Unsanctioned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tendering In Unsanctioned Leagues (NCDC, USPHL, EHL):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tendering in\u00a0<strong>unsanctioned<\/strong>\u00a0leagues is similar to sanctioned ones, but the\u00a0<em><strong>difference<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is you are\u00a0<strong>only tendered in that given league.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to move to another team\u00a0<strong>within<\/strong>\u00a0the same league after being tendered, your rights must be\u00a0<em><strong>traded\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>or\u00a0<em><strong>released<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if tendered, doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re\u00a0<strong>guaranteed<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<strong>spot<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>playing<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>time<\/strong>. You could be a\u00a0<em><strong>healthy scratch.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are\u00a0<strong>unhappy<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>not getting enough playing time,<\/strong>\u00a0you can\u00a0<strong>move<\/strong>\u00a0to another\u00a0<strong>unsanctioned<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>sanctioned league<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(time constraints apply)<\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letter Of Intent (LOI)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>Canadian sanctioned CJHL leagues<\/strong>, an LOI is a preliminary agreement from a team to sign you\u00a0<strong>before signing the official Hockey Canada card.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After signing, no other sanctioned team can\u00a0<strong>contact that player.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To move to another league after signing a LOI, a player will need to be\u00a0<em><strong>released<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em><strong>traded<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from their current team (after June 1st).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even with an LOI, a\u00a0<strong>spot on the team is not guaranteed<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a player is not signed to a full Hockey Canada Card by a certain\u00a0<strong>deadline<\/strong>, the LOI may\u00a0<strong>expire<\/strong>\u00a0or be\u00a0<strong>voided<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letter Of Consent (LOC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Letter of Consent (LOC):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Formal document used in\u00a0<strong>Hockey Canada-sanctioned leagues<\/strong>\u00a0to facilitate a player\u2019s\u00a0<strong>movement<\/strong>\u00a0between\u00a0<em>teams, leagues<\/em>, or\u00a0<em>organizations.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serves as\u00a0<strong>official permission<\/strong>\u00a0for a player to\u00a0<strong>engage<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>specific actions<\/strong>, such as\u00a0<em><strong>trying out<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0for a team or\u00a0<em><strong>transferring<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to a different organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Types of Letters of Consent in Hockey<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tryout Permission<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Required when a player wants to\u00a0<strong>attend<\/strong>\u00a0a\u00a0<strong>tryout<\/strong>\u00a0for a team\u00a0<em><strong>outside<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0their\u00a0<strong>home association or region<\/strong>(referred to as a Letter of Permission).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Player Movement Between Leagues (Junior Hockey):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Used when a player wants to l<strong>eave a team<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0join another<\/strong>\u00a0in a\u00a0<em><strong>different<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Hockey Canada-<strong>sanctioned\u00a0<\/strong>league.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensures that both\u00a0<em>teams<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>leagues<\/em>\u00a0<strong>approve of the transfer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International Transfers:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Required when a player is\u00a0<strong>moving between<\/strong>\u00a0<em><strong>Hockey Canada<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and another federation like\u00a0<em><strong>USA Hockey.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This process must be\u00a0<strong>approved<\/strong>\u00a0by both\u00a0<em><strong>Hockey Canada<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0<em><strong>IIHF<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHL Drafts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The CHL uses a\u00a0<strong>draft system per Major Junior League<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<em><strong>allocate<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<strong>players\u2019 rights<\/strong>, they don\u2019t use tenders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holds an\u00a0<strong>annual draft<\/strong>\u00a0where players are selected based on their<em><strong>\u00a0birth year<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>regional eligibility rules<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from each Major Junior league.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Drafted players\u00a0<\/strong>can only move to another major junior team if their rights are released\/traded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Undrafted players<\/strong>\u00a0can sign with any major junior team as free agents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our latest Youtube video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BW0qyRv41E8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l4D_ZrGet2I<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need help finding an&nbsp;<strong>NCAA, Jr. A, or Prep<\/strong>&nbsp;team, and you want expert guidance now? 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