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Message: [QUOTE="FDNY99, post: 1042334, member: 683"] Yonick the way Canadian Major Junior teams work is this: A kid is billeted (housed) by a local family and they attend the local high school where they are put into a college prep level study track. There is tuition money for college if they don't get a shot at the NHL...BUT it is VERY difficult to qualify for that program. I'm not sure if they have changed that or not. Hockey wise...I think he made a good move. He is a 16 yr old playing in a league with guys up to 19 and 20 yrs of age that annually turns out some of the top NHL draft prospects. He is a top 2 line player for Moncton which for a 16 yr old is usually unheard of, unless the player is at or near the top of the rankings for his draft class. I'm as big a UCONN fan as you will find, but in Liam Murphy's case this move was the right move. [/QUOTE]