One and done

Watching this years Frozen Four hockey tournament and not seeing teams like BC, BU, Michigan, Michigan State, got me to thinking about the impact 1 and done players really have throughout all college sports. Leaving out football because i believe there are rules in which they cant leave until they are at least a sophomore i wanted to discuss why I'm pissed off at 1 and dones. Lets start with the fans prospective. College hockey especially in this area of the country is a chance for young kids to get accustomed to liking good hockey without families spending a fortune to go see the Bruins. Now before i continue I'm gonna say that i don't have anything against the players I'm gonna reference i actually am fans of most. Lets start with Jack Eichel. Amazing player. Top talent. Went 1 and done at BU. Clayton Keller. Great Player. Top Talent. 1 and done at BU. Jordan Greenway. Under rated player. Top talent. Olympian. 4 years at BU. Now i understand the NCAA doesn't pay their athletes and that's a conversation for a different day. But these schools need to do a better job at enticing these kids to develop their talents at the school. I'm not saying they should pass on the opportunity to make millions of dollars in the pros. But at least stay 2 years and enjoy it. Greenway as i said was under rated and when the NHL stopped sending pros to the Olympics he was most likely the first choice based on his size. He seized that opportunity and i think boosted his draft stock and is a big reason why the Wild were all over him. But he also played 4 years at BU under coach Quinn and learned to use his size to his advantage in the NHL. Now Eichel maybe an exception. kid is a freak talent. Hes in the conversation with the Mcdavids and Ovechkins of the league. I understand him leaving. I don't like it but i understand it. Now Clayton Keller. Hes starting to put together his game in Arizona. But had he stayed at BU a little longer to develop the rest of his game i think he would have 1. went higher in his draft and 2. probably not have taken this long to shine. Now lets mention Johnny Gaudreau. 3 years at BC. he was rumored to be entering the draft after his sophomore year but decided to play with his brother and that decision won him the Hobey Baker. Now i couldn't tell you another Hobey baker winner but my point is he stayed and was clearly better then the talent around him. He then signed with Calgary and the rest is history. Back to Eichel. He just recently signed a massive 8 year 80 million dollar contract and was also named captain of the Sabers. But it took him a few years to get that contract. Do i think it would have come sooner had he stayed in college? Probably not but again hes an anomaly. Now what about Basketball? This is the biggest offender of the one and done. In fact most guys make it known while they are at school that they are entering the draft the next season. With the sneaker deals these guys get saying no to what could be 30 million dollars is hard i get it. But if you know your that good and your already being talked about, why not go to a lesser known school and help that program succeed instead of going to the proven schools such as Duke, or North Carolina. Why not go to the Davidson's of the world or the Tech schools. I know i sound petty and dumb on this but really, if your that good and already getting the looks why do you need to go to the schools that have the history if you don't really care about it. This also shows that by not having the 1 and dones this year both power house schools of BU and BC are now out of the Frozen four this year. I blame that on the fact that so much goes into game planning and certain guys miss ice time because these future superstars get it that when they leave and a new plan is in place you have guys who haven't had much ice time and it takes a while to build chemistry and find a groove. Look next year for a return of the Terriers and Eagles to the tournament after a building year.