Quoting: K_Hab
I've got the CBA right in front of me:
Subject to subsection (c) below, the period covered by the SPC for every Rookie,
and the number of years that such Player will be in the Entry Level System and subject to the
compensation limits set out in this Article, shall be as indicated on the chart immediately below,
and during such period, the Player shall be deemed to be a "Group 1 Player":
First SPC Signing Age
Period Covered by First SPC
and Years in the Entry Level System
and Subject to Compensation Limits
18-21 3 years
22-23 2 years
24 1 year
25 and older No required number of years, not in the Entry Level
System and not subject to limits on compensation
Right, but you're looking at the wrong thing. 10.2 is what you want.
For the purposes of this Section 10.2(a), a Player aged 18 or 19 earns a
year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more NHL Games
in a given NHL Season, and a Player aged 20 or older (or who turns 20
between September 16 and December 31 of the year in which he signs his
first SPC) earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or
more Professional Games under an SPC in a given League Year
This is pretty simple stuff, and rather than run to the CBA, I think you should just check out one of the 100,000 hockey writers that have accurately said that mcavoy and boeser are not eligible for an offer sheet.
You need 3 years of accrued service to be eligible for an offer sheet.
you need 7 years of accrued service to be eligible for UFA status (or be 27 years old)
Boeser played 9 games his rookie year, so he only has two years of accrued service.
McAvoy played 6. so he only has two as well.
Neither are eligible for an offer sheet. It's just a fact man. sorry.