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Originally Posted by suburbanite
Also saw this interesting stat about NHL players' birth months.
It echoes what a lot of people in minor hockey have been saying for awhile. A January birthday makes you 10% older than a December baby at age 10. This can lead to significant advantages in size and development in the most formative years when kids are beginning to pursue more serious leagues. |
This suggests that our hockey development system is very flawed and we are not maximizing the available talent. The chart is shocking as far as the differential between January and December births.