I think you are both right.
Canadians generally do not reveal any commitments made until the paperwork is signed sealed and delivered just prior to Christmas of senior year...and many don't broadcast these at all, often so as not to be a potential distraction within their club team or not wishing to draw attention to themselves.
Further, it is also rare to make verbal commitments prior to the summer or fall after Junior year. There are several reasons for this. One big reason is that Canadians tend not to prep for and write SATs nearly as early as Americans do. They don't need them at all for Canadian schools. Many are still writing in the fall of Gr 12.
And as I have said before, there is generally no real upside for a player to commit early even if they do have their test scores. Since there is nothing in writing, there are too many examples of coaches reneging, and the hockey community in the key markets in Canada is pretty small in a way and highly interconnected. Word travels quickly of the horror stories, and so most coaches tend to actively discourage early commitments, especially to those schools/coaches with known track records for integrity lapses.
