Developing 17 year olds

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Oglethorp
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Developing 17 year olds

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Which teams in the GOJHL are known for developing players for the next level? I see some teams that may lose a few games but at the end of the season have younger players that have developed to the point where they can play on an OHL roster. In my opinion LaSalle and Waterloo seem to fit this mold more so than some others that tend to ease their younger players in at such a slow pace that they don't develop to be ready for a higher Jr league until they are too old. This doesn't include 16 year olds because the teams are forced to develop them because of the HDM. I see some teams that this late in the season still only utilize their 17 year olds in a 3rd/4th or 5th/6th D role (or as a routine healthy scratch), but then when they return as 18 year olds start to get some PP and PK time.
The Simon Cowell of the GOJHL.
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