Superman0099 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 http://www.nhl.com/futures/2004draft/crosby111303.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojordan23 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Think we have any chance to get him to come to UND? Sports Illustrated had a great article on him last week. He sounds like he might just be the second coming of Gretzky himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggler Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 He won't be coming to UND as he is playing Major Junior in Canada. He was considering college last year and I believe UND was one of the schools he was considering. Also I believe he came here for a visit last year. He should be here for the WJC next year though. I can't wait for that, it will be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux fan in phoenix Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 "It will be great to play them," says Crosby, who earned the Quebec league's player of the month honors for October. He had 18 goals and 42 points in 20 games and was a plus-15." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wow, not too shabby for a 16 y/o! The kid is a hockey prodigy in the purest sense-almost like a Zach Parise x2, or 3, or 4...I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell he'll ever come to UND; that would be UND's greatest recruiting coup in the history of the school bar none. If he can do that much damage in the Quebec major juniors at 16, just think what he could do at UND when he's 17 or 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jloos Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Unless the NCAA changes its rules he already lost his eligibility for college. Players get paid in Major Juniors. He is probably already one of the best players in the world, should be exciting to see what he's like in 2-3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I thought I had read some other post either here or at POI saying he's going to be paid 100,000 for next year. This seems a bit ridiculous to me. Is there a limit to how much major juniors can pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 When asked who might break his scoring records someday...Wayne Gretzky replied, "Sidney Crosby." If he is only 16 and Wayne Gretzky is giving him a compliment like this, you know he's something special. It would have been nice to have him in green and white getting 6 points per game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Crosby got $150,000 deposited into an education account when he went major junior. The money sits in the account for 6 years. If he doesn't make it to the NHL in that time, he can then access the money to go to college. I believe his total package was close to $300K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I don't understand where people are getting the information that he is going to come to college. He has lost his eligibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojordan23 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I don't understand where people are getting the information that he is going to come to college. He has lost his eligibility. I thought the same thing, so what is the "education account" people keep talking about?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggler Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 The education account is money that the team gives the player that can only be used for the players education. If the player reaches a certain age and hasn't made the NHL, he can use this account to go to and pay for school. So actually it is possible for Sydney to come to UND, he just couldn't play hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojordan23 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 The education account is money that the team gives the player that can only be used for the players education. If the player reaches a certain age and hasn't made the NHL, he can use this account to go to and pay for school. So actually it is possible for Sydney to come to UND, he just couldn't play hockey. There are only 2 possible ways this kid doesn't make the NHL. Either the NHL disbands and ceases to exist, or Crosby get severely hurt in some accident that ends his chances. I guess he won't ever be going to UND, will he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojordan23 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 When asked who might break his scoring records someday...Wayne Gretzky replied, "Sidney Crosby." If he is only 16 and Wayne Gretzky is giving him a compliment like this, you know he's something special. It would have been nice to have him in green and white getting 6 points per game. Yeah, he even went to Shattuck last year. Played with Mr. Stafford. How in the heck did we let him get away?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jloos Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Yeah, he even went to Shattuck last year. Played with Mr. Stafford. How in the heck did we let him get away?!? See above, he had about 300,000 reasons to play major juniors. He was only a sophomore at Shattuck last year, so he would have to wait 2 years before going to college. He will be playing in the NHL in 2 years after playing major juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggler Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 See above, he had about 300,000 reasons to play major juniors. He was only a sophomore at Shattuck last year, so he would have to wait 2 years before going to college. He will be playing in the NHL in 2 years after playing major juniors. I believe Sydney was doing two academic years as one last year, so if he would've come to college, it would've been for the 2004-2005 season. Sure he would've been gone after his freshman year, but to get to see him play would've been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 It will be fun to watch and see if this kid lives up to all the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Or crashes and burns like Alexandre Daigle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Or crashes and burns like Alexandre Daigle The Wild fans and announcers have been talking like this guy is the savior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 The Wild fans and announcers have been talking like this guy is the savior. So have the fans of the six other teams he's been on. For a number one overall pick, he's been nothing but a disappointment. I'm hoping he produces with the Wild or I'd like to see him set the mark of being the only player to play with every NHL team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DMT Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 OK, so everyone knows that Crosby will be the #1 pick in the 2005 draft. How will they decide the draft order if there is no NHL season next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Lottery like the NBA seems the only fair way. Of course they might just cancel the draft since no one could sign anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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