The Canadian Hockey League, the world’s top junior league opened up an exception for Seattle Kraken prospect Shane Wright this year, but not for Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Fraser Minten.
The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Minten in the same draft as Wright, just 34 picks later as the Vancouver native was taken 38th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The current CHL transfer agreement with the National Hockey League is that players who are signed through the CHL and under 20-years old must remain in junior hockey unless they play for their NHL team.