CHL can now play NCAA - change everything !

[Bubbles]

What I am curious about is what his whl contract means as far as Michigan commit. Does he have to stay in the dub through his 19 yr old season? Is there some sort of out clause? What does this mean for every other whl player who might want to jump to the NCAA before they age out of the chl? Going to be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Well that's the whole situation isn't it? The first step is the NCAA decision (which isn't written in stone yet). Then comes the CHL response, if they will rip up the CHL contracts to adjust to this NCAA decision.

I doubt the CHL will let it's best 18-19 year olds jump to the NCAA without some kind of compensation.

 

[landy92mack29]

Well that's the whole situation isn't it? The first step is the NCAA decision (which isn't written in stone yet). Then comes the CHL response, if they will rip up the CHL contracts to adjust to this NCAA decision.

I doubt the CHL will let it's best 18-19 year olds jump to the NCAA without some kind of compensation.

A good chunk of the chl won't be academically eligible also which we be another hurdle. Plus most have only ever cared about playing in the CHL(out west at least). Usually ncaa is the 2nd choice. I'm just wanting some clarity hopefully soon on what it will look like for next year so I can recruit lol

 

[WarriorofTime]

We shall see but it does appear to be shaking out that way......

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844431785175941318

This particular kid was always really on the border of the WHL/NCAA decision to begin with [he was a 1st round pick in WHL], and I don't think his ice time in Sioux Falls was that great. He's obviously hoping to have his cake and eat it too, which he'll probably get, but the big question is going to be if he can go at 18 (if he's good enough, TBD) or have to wait until 20.

“Noah is his own person and made his own decision,” said dad Mark Kosick, who coaches his son in the Langford-based Pacific Coast Hockey Academy Sea Devils program.

“He turned down at least 10 NCAA recruiting trips and had his full sights on Calgary and the WHL. But the trip down to Ann Arbor proved to be unbelievable. [Michigan head coach] Brandon Naurato is the smartest hockey mind I’ve come across. He is exactly the kind of coach we want Noah to play for.”

Victoria hockey prodigy Kosick chooses NCAA over WHL

Noah Kosick decides to play in the NCAA for University of Michigan Wolverines instead of going to Calgary Hitmen

www.timescolonist.com

When a kid that signed a Tender bolts, it will be a bigger deal.

 

[Bubbles]

A good chunk of the chl won't be academically eligible also which we be another hurdle. Plus most have only ever cared about playing in the CHL(out west at least). Usually ncaa is the 2nd choice. I'm just wanting some clarity hopefully soon on what it will look like for next year so I can recruit lol

Yeah, one decision is going to affect the next. CHL has remained silent on the whole issue. A bit strange.

I imagine the US kids that get drafted will want to play in the NCAA at 18 or 19 instead of back in the DUB.

 

[Corso]

A good chunk of the chl won't be academically eligible also which we be another hurdle. Plus most have only ever cared about playing in the CHL(out west at least). Usually ncaa is the 2nd choice. I'm just wanting some clarity hopefully soon on what it will look like for next year so I can recruit lol

I do wonder about that. The CHL claims that their high school graduation rate is near 100% and a large group of players are taking college classes as they are playing. So I'm not sure that academic ineligibility will be a factor. The biggest hurdle for NCAA teams will be to convince those players to choose the NCAA over the minor pro leagues. In time, I really believe that even Canadian born players will look towards the NCAA option over playing in the ECHL or Europe.

Yeah, one decision is going to affect the next. CHL has remained silent on the whole issue. A bit strange.

I imagine the US kids that get drafted will want to play in the NCAA at 18 or 19 instead of back in the DUB.

I'm convinced that the only way the CHL will attract the very best U.S. born talent is for the league to change the standard players agreement that allows for opt outs

 

[Kingpin794]

I do wonder about that. The CHL claims that their high school graduation rate is near 100% and a large group of players are taking college classes as they are playing. So I'm not sure that academic ineligibility will be a factor. The biggest hurdle for NCAA teams will be to convince those players to choose the NCAA over the minor pro leagues. In time, I really believe that even Canadian born players will look towards the NCAA option over playing in the ECHL or Europe.



I'm convinced that the only way the CHL will attract the very best U.S. born talent is for the league to change the standard players agreement that allows for opt outs

What do you mean opt outs? CHL players can leave whenever they want. It’s the NCAA that’s stopping them from moving freely.

In any case, even after the changes take effect, most Americans will want to stay in the USA and most Canadians will want to stay in Canada. There will still be some trade off but will be roughly even. It won’t be a mass exodus one way or the other.

 

[Corso]

What do you mean opt outs? CHL players can leave whenever they want. It’s the NCAA that’s stopping them from moving freely.

In any case, even after the changes take effect, most Americans will want to stay in the USA and most Canadians will want to stay in Canada. There will still be some trade off but will be roughly even. It won’t be a mass exodus one way or the other.

The current CHL standard player agreement prevents players from playing in any other amateur league unless they are specifically released by the team. So, they would need to change the language in the contract to provide "opt outs" where an 18-year-old can leave his CHL club and join a NCAA team.