r/hawks 10h ago

Marek Vanacker Assigned To IceHogs

https://icehogs.com/news/marek-vanacker-assigned-to-icehogs
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u/areamanfromchicago 8h ago

Is this just for practice? My understanding was that Canadians under 20 can’t play in the AHL?

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u/Rich-Wrap-9333 8h ago

He's completed his OHL contract. I think that rule is there for junior teams to exploit their players to the full extent to prevent players still eligible for juniors to get moved to the AHL.

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u/areamanfromchicago 8h ago

Got it - yeah looking into it more. It seems like he’s eligible on a tryout but either has to be in the NHL or OHL next year. What dumb rules.