Top prospect refuses to even talk to team who drafted him, could be traded
A top NCAA prospect now anticipates playing for a different team after refusing to speak with the NHL organization that drafted him. anything that is now more typical.
Top players who choose to pursue both an education and a National Hockey League draft selection can now choose the NCAA above other options.
It appears that prospects in the NCAA may be able to negotiate first-round contracts with their draft-pick teams with an excessive amount of authority.
Top prospect Rutger McGroarty of the Winnipeg Jets is reportedly unwilling to sign a contract with the franchise, according to Eliottte Friedman of Sportsnet. He actually anticipates being traded.
Very surprising piece of news today from
@FriedgeHNIC
on 32TP.
«His family advisor and the Jets are not talking, but the one thing I can tell you is that I have heard Rutger McGroarty has come up in trade discussions.»
The 2022 14th overall pick had 52 points in 36 GP for Univ. of Michigan (NCAA). McGroarty had previously announced that he was returning to school for his junior year. #GoJetsGo hold his signing rights for 2 more years.
McGroarty was selected 14th overall by the Jets in the 2022 NHL Draft. Rutger could become the next NCAA prospect to use his negotiating rights to force a trade.
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