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New QMJHL rules to eliminate unlawful draft practices LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainOHLQMJHLWHLeotText SizeBOUCHERVILLE Que The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will punish teams with a fine of up to $100000 and loss of draft picks for two years under new measures aimed at eliminating unlawful draft practicesThe sanctions were announced Thursday by commissioner Gilles Courteau who said some drafteligible players in recent years have avoided showcase events at the behest of some teams in attempt to influence where they are chosenA team that drafts a player has the right to expect that it is acquiring his services without any interference from other clubs Courteau said in a release The recruitment of new players must be done through an annual entry draft system which is based upon the principle that every team can select the best player available with the expectation that the player will report to and play for the organization in questionSeveral players have refused to attend the QMJHL Central Scouting Challenge the Top Prospects Presentation or even the Annual Entry Draft only to later report to the team that drafted them the league saidSeveral QMJHL teams have denounced the situation and a form has been created that all owners governors and other key franchise members must sign promising they wont be using any action intended to jeopardize the selection process or inciting a player to lie about his real intentions or to encourage him to avoid talking to other teamsAny teams that suspect such actions of another club must file a complaint with the commissionerlog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 60 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooCansport85December 11 2009 956AMPeterstasny your comment makes no sense Crosby said he would go wherever he was taken I should know I played with him he was taken first overall and Rimouski tanked huge to get him the previous year They lost their last 16 games of the year to get him report this commentKarma 60 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoogiftech88December 11 2009 931AMIn general the Q is a higher scoring league but they have some damn good goalies and Dmen report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoodb59December 11 2009 931AMKiva being from London I agree that the Knights do seem to land quality players much later in the draft than other teams Were not the only oneWindsor Kitchener Plymouth Just to clarify one thing thoughthe OHL put similar restrictions in place last year with much more substantial penalities (up to $250K) so no reason to commend theQ for simply followin...