CHL can now play NCAA - change everything !

[Bonin21]

Ushl is getting weaker next year but the big question will be by how much ?

Not that much. Canadian kids out. Many American kids/families will want to stay this side of the border. Good Euros continuing to come over.

They'll be fine.

 

[Boonk]

Ushl is getting weaker next year but the big question will be by how much ?

The USHL will be fine. They'll probably lose the 2 teams in Muskegon and Youngstown eventually but some other teams from the NAHL with the facilities will step up if they dont expand.

Almost all of the top Canadian talent that will take the NCAA route will play CHL, some of the top-end American born USHL players will make the jump to those leagues too. With that comes more open spots for other players, and the USHL has a tender signing and draft system with no geographical restrictions, unlike the CHL. They are getting some quality Euro/import junior players into that league and tons of American juniors needing spots to develop and play sanctioned high level junior hockey.

 

[wickedwitch]

I realize not all CHLers are Canadian (or non-American) but the timing of this would be highly ironic (and not good for NCAA hockey):

 

[Breakers]

I mean international NCAA athletes are less than 5%.

Schools already have self imposed limits

Seems pretty nothing to me
Especially when their isn’t a division 1 hockey program in the state

 

[jtechkid]

I mean international NCAA athletes are less than 5%.

Schools already have self imposed limits

Seems pretty nothing to me
Especially when their isn’t a division 1 hockey program in the state

Hockey is probably 35-40% going to be over 50% so it effects that sport a lot

 

[Breakers]

Hockey is probably 35-40% going to be over 50% so it effects that sport a lot

Its 21%

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

I realize not all CHLers are Canadian (or non-American) but the timing of this would be highly ironic (and not good for NCAA hockey):

Eh, this would be a state by state thing. Count up the number of D1 schools in conservative states, minuscule. Won’t affect things much.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Its 21%

Don’t let facts get in the way of feelings.

 

[jtechkid]

Don’t let facts get in the way

after this year it’s going lot higher , how many Canada 2004 got signed this year . Most people think the number is going 40-50% .

 

[jtechkid]

Eh, this would be a state by state thing. Count up the number of D1 schools in conservative states, minuscule. Won’t affect things much.

I wouldn’t be sure of that as you noticed i don’t think Americans like subsidizing Canada youth hockey with USA tax payer money lol - Once you have a very rich USA or political Dad have his kid decommited for a foreign player the wheels will turn quickly .

 

[Corso]

I wouldn’t be sure of that as you noticed i don’t think Americans like subsidizing Canada youth hockey with USA tax payer money lol - Once you have a very rich USA or political Dad have his kid decommited for a foreign player the wheels will turn quickly .

Perhaps and this may very well pass in states with "conservative" governments but if you understand how politics work at the federal level, this has an extremely low probability of passing.