soo the chl is the canadian hockey league (and it has 3 divisions that i didn’t really explain, but jm was in the qmjhl and jn was in the ohl), and it’s more of a development league? like, only teenagers play in it, hence why nomin played there when they were 16-18. whereas the nhl is the national hockey league, which (if i had to compare it to other sports) is hockey’s version of the nfl, nba, mlb, or (i think) hockey’s version of the premier league/la liga/serie a. the chl is basically a league/system that prepares for and filters players into the nhl