The CHL held its own in the first round of the NHL Draft after one full season of the new world order in the development ranks.
But where Canadian major-junior hockey likely will feel more of a pain point is in the season to come, when the QMJHL, OHL and WHL lose more first-rounders to the NCAA.
After having 21 players go straight from the CHL to the 32-player first round last year, the CHL was down to 14 players on Friday night. That still makes the CHL the top producer of talent in the first round.
However, many of those players, including top-10 picks Caleb Malhotra (Canucks, Boston University), Daxon Rudolph (Sabres, Denver), Carson Carels (Flames, North Dakota) and Chase Reid (Soo, Michigan State), are slated to leave the CHL and play NCAA hockey next season if they do not crack the pro ranks.
While not all players have made final decisions on where they're playing next season, it looks like about 14 first-rounders could play in the NCAA, up from 11 this past season.
The CHL Import Draft next Tuesday also could affect numbers as the Canadian leagues try to add European players.
Last season was the first year CHL players were allowed to jump to the NCAA.
In the year before the rule change, just seven first-rounders played in the NCAA the season after they were drafted.
Swedish leagues took a big jump in the first round this year, tying the OHL atop the leaderboard with seven picks apiece.
The NCAA and WHL tied with five players each.
In terms of nationality, Canada led the way with 11 players, followed by Sweden with a national-record seven and the U.S. with four.
Here's a look at how all the development leagues have fared over the past two years.
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