Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Board of Governors changes draft compensation guidelines

Press Release

The Board of Governors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League voted to make amendments to regulation 10.15.1 regarding compensatory draft picks during the Semi-Annual Meeting held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dorval. The amendments will take effect as soon as the 2012-2013 season.

Here are the amendments:
The compensatory draft pick or picks is awarded to a QMJHL Team for a 16 year old player who was selected in the first round of the preceeding QMJHL Priority Selection Process and is declared «defected». The «defected» player shall be defined as:

  1. A player who has not reported to training camp;
  2. A player who has reported to training camp, but has refused to sign a playing card and/or Standard Player’s Agreement when presented to him;
  3. A player that does not show up to a training camp for medical reasons;
  4. Permanent disability of such player;
  5. Death of such player.
The name of the defected player must be filed with the League office by the Wednesday following Labour Day or that date established annually by the League.
10.15.2 Compensatory draft pick process for players selected 1 through 4 in the first round

QMJHL Member Teams shall receive compensation for a first round 16 year old player selected with one of the first four (4) picks of the League’s Priority Selection Process who do not report to their hockey club based on the current League definition of a defected player.

Such compensation model shall be:
  1. QMJHL Member Teams shall receive the fifth (5th) overall selection in the next QMJHL Priority Selection Draft.
  2. Once the player has been deemed defected, as per definition, QMJHL Member Teams may trade such defected player to another QMJHL Member Team for draft picks only prior to September 15th of the following season.
  3. If such team exercises their right to trade such player prior to September 15th, such team shall receive an additional second round selection at the conclusion of the second round in the following QMJHL Priority Selection Draft.
  4. If the team should trade such player during the Christmas trading period in the year immediately following the QMJHL Priority Selection Draft in which such player was selected, such QMJHL Member Team shall receive the fifth (5th) overall selection only in the following QMJHL Priority Selection Draft with such selection varying from time-to-time based on the number of compensatory draft picks awarded in any given QMJHL Priority Selection Draft.
  5. It should be understood that the compensatory draft pick shall be based on regular season standings of QMJHL Member Teams for the Priority Selection Draft in which the defected player was selected.
  6. If the team should exercise their right to the fifth (5th) overall selection, such team must declare their intentions one week prior to the current QMJHL Priority Selection Draft and such player would re-enter the Priority Selection Process.
  7. If the team should choose to keep the playing rights to such player, they shall not receive any compensation.

10.15.3 Compensatory draft pick process for players selected 5 through 18 in the first round

QMJHL Member Teams shall receive compensation for a first round 16 year old player selected in positions 5 through 18 of the QMJHL Priority Selection Draft and who do not report to their hockey club based on the current League definition of a defected player.

Such compensation model shall be:

  1. Compensation shall be a first round selection in the same position, one pick later at the following QMJHL Priority Selection Draft if such player is traded, for draft picks only, prior to September 15th of the following season.
  2. If such player is traded at the Christmas trading period in the year immediately following the QMJHL Priority Selection Draft in which such player was selected, the team shall receive the compensatory draft pick in the same round position, one round later in the following QMJHL Priority Selection Draft.
  3. If the team exercises their right to the compensatory draft pick, same round position one round later, such team must declare their intentions one week prior to the QMJHL Priority Selection Draft and such player re-enters the current QMJHL Priority Selection Process.
  4. If the team should choose to keep the playing rights to such player they shall not receive any compensation.

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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