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NHL ENTRY DRAFT INFORMATION [continued]
History of the Draft ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ENTRY DRAFT Who is eligible to be drafted? 1. Any player who is 18 years or older as of September 15 in the Calendar Year of the Entry Draft, except a. a Player on the Reserve List of a Club [other than as a try-out], b. a Player claimed in two (2) prior Entry Drafts, c. a Player who played in the NHL and became a Free Agent due to the current CBA, d. a Player age 21 or older who (i) was not selected in a previous Entry Draft, (ii) played hockey for at least one (1) season in North America when age 18, 19, or 20 [in which case the player may enter the League as an Unrestricted Free Agent], and e. a Player age 22 or older who was not selected in a previous Entry Draft [in which case the player may enter the League as an Unrestricted Free Agent].LENGTH OF RIGHTS TO DRAFT SELECTIONS This section is under construction and is expected to be completed no later than July 31, 2008. Under the current CBA, the only compensatory picks are for those players drafted in the 1st round who are unsigned when their rights expire. Teams who have such picks receive a compensatory pick in the 2nd round at the same position in the round as the player drafted who was lost, with all other normal picks moved back one spot. No other compensatory picks are allowed.
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