If your kid was a great hockey player and had the chance to go to the QMHJL or play college hockey where would you send him?
It would be his decision, but I'm his dad and I'd advise him, quite strongly, to go to college. Not only do you get a degree, but most younger players need to get stronger, and the college schedule is conducive to that. You're also playing against bigger, stronger kids in most cases instead of kids as young as 16 years old. In most cases college players are playing against players that are closer to "NHL age."