CHL Can Now Play NCAA - Changes Everything

[Hockeyville USA]

Maxim Dube (2008, QMJHL, Gatineau Olympiques) commits to Miami

 

[WarriorofTime]

the younger commits are really piling in, I doubt they're all going to wait around until they are 20 until they matriculate, will just depend when they are ready

 

[Bubbles]

Mentioned last week that there will be more movement from U-Sports to the NCAA, well here it is and all from one program. There is still more to come.




All are former CHL players

Damn, that's a lot to lose. Especially guys that will play 3-4 years for your program. And the Golden Bears is one of the continually best teams in USports.

Things are definitely in flux in USports now.

Aidan De La Gorgendiere has signed a previous ECHL contract. He can go to the NCAA?

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Finn Kearns (2008, OHL, Sudbury Wolves) commits to UMass

 

[SergeConstantin]

the younger commits are really piling in, I doubt they're all going to wait around until they are 20 until they matriculate, will just depend when they are ready

As far as I know younger commits from the Q have confirmed they’ll complete their junior years and plan on joining the NCAA for their CHL overage season so they would be 20 for their first season.

 

[Corso]

As far as I know younger commits from the Q have confirmed they’ll complete their junior years and plan on joining the NCAA for their CHL overage season so they would be 20 for their first season.

Some but not all........Alexander Taillefer committed to UMass with the specific intention of enrolling for the 27-28 season, meaning he would come in at 19. Now of course much can change between now and then. He could end up being a relatively high draft pick and sign or the Remparts may convince him to stay an extra year but as of now, the plan is to play D-1 hockey by 2027. Kearns, their latest CHL commit will most likely arrive on campus when he's 20.

 

[SergeConstantin]

Some but not all........Alexander Taillefer committed to UMass with the specific intention of enrolling for the 27-28 season, meaning he would come in at 19. Now of course much can change between now and then. He could end up being a relatively high draft pick and sign or the Remparts may convince him to stay an extra year but as of now, the plan is to play D-1 hockey by 2027. Kearns, their latest CHL commit will most likely arrive on campus when he's 20.

No, Taillefer has committed to playing in Quebec until the end of the 2027-2028 season. It could change along the way like you said but as of now that's his plan.

https://www.journaldequebec.com/2024/11/19/remparts-alexandre-taillefer-sest-engage-a-jouer-a-quebec-jusqua-la-fin-de-la-saison-2027-2028

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Jan Spunar (2004, formerly WHL, Portland Winterhawks) commits to North Dakota. With Dubuque in the USHL this year, another guy able to go NCAA route even after playing major junior.

 

[Bonin21]

Malcolm Spence - Michigan

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Malcolm Spence - Michigan

Link?

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

This whole thread reminds me of the lockout years.

I know it's not the same.

 

[Corso]

Link?

Low key reported by Schlossman about a month ago.....nothing confirmed yet but very likely.

 

[MTU34]

Low key reported by Schlossman about a month ago.....nothing confirmed yet but very likely.

Dear lord are they going to be loaded

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Dear lord are they going to be loaded

Huge if true.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Link?

He said it on the most recent UND Hockey Podcast

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Seems like a lot of these players like the idea of playing college.

I wonder when some of this stuff gets announced. After CHL playoffs? Who will be the next shoe to drop? And how many?

 

[Favin]

I tried looking for a running list by birth year and couldn't find, so this is what I have got. Its not a complete list.

2004: 73
2005: 30
2006: 7
2007: 3

Tried cutting and pasting into 'spoiler' below.

Doesn't include some of the 2025 eligibles that have been rumored (Misa, Martone, Ivankovic, etc)

Source for commitments: College Commitments


EDIT -- A lot missing, will update shortly


EDIT 2 -- I have added a second batch (see batch2). First time, I had screened too narrowly. Here are updated topline figures:

2004: 80
2005: 55
2006: 37
2007: 43
2008: 20

Total 235

Spoiler: List of CHL to NCAA

Name	DOB	Team	League	NCAA
Marshall Finnie	1/2/04	Edmonton	WHL	Niagara
Beau Courtney	1/12/04	Everett	WHL	Alaska-Fairbanks
Brayden Boehm	1/15/04	Victoria	WHL	Michigan Tech
Alec Leonard	1/20/04	Owen Sound	OHL	Bentley
Masen Wray	1/21/04	Owen Sound	OHL	Holy Cross
Collin MacKenzie	1/24/04	Ottawa	OHL	RIT
Mathew Ward	1/24/04	Medicine Hat	WHL	Northern Michigan
Michael Cicek	1/26/04	Kelowna	WHL	Michigan Tech
Daniel Hauser	1/29/04	Wenatchee	WHL	Wisconsin
Henry Mews	1/29/04	Sudbury	OHL	Michigan
Jhett Larson	2/3/04	Red Deer	WHL	Alaska-Fairbanks
Cole Brown	2/8/04	Brantford	OHL	Notre Dame
Keaton Dowhaniuk	2/8/04	Moose Jaw	WHL	Alaska-Fairbanks
Andrew Oke	2/13/04	Saginaw	OHL	Lake Superior State
Jake Sloan	2/13/04	Tri-City	WHL	Bowling Green
Evan Van Gorp	2/18/04	London	OHL	Maine
Shea Van Olm	3/5/04	Spokane	WHL	Penn State
Austin Elliott	3/7/04	London	OHL	UMass Lowell
Carter MacAdams	3/7/04	Tri-City	WHL	Northern Michigan
Jake Karabela	3/7/04	Guelph	OHL	Ohio State
Max Namestinkov	3/7/04	Guelph	OHL	Bemidji State
Bruce McDonald	3/11/04	Owen Sound	OHL	Robert Morris
Zach Filak	3/21/04	Sarnia	OHL	Vermont
Nathan Krawchuk	3/26/04	Sudbury	OHL	RPI
Josh Mori	3/27/04	Edmonton	WHL	UMass Lowell
Jonathan Melee	4/1/04	Peterborough	OHL	Sacred Heart
Ryan Abraham	4/5/04	Windsor	OHL	Michigan Tech
Gavin Bryant	4/5/04	Peterborough	OHL	Sacred Heart
Brandon Lisowsky	4/13/04	Victoria	WHL	Colorado College
Nolan Collins	4/13/04	Flint	OHL	Penn State
Brandon Whynott	4/16/04	Tri-City	WHL	Bowling Green
Kocha Delic	4/17/04	Sudbury	OHL	Miami
Tyson Jugnauth	4/17/04	Portland	WHL	Michigan State
Cedrick Guindon	4/21/04	Kingston	OHL	Vermont
Will Gerrior	4/21/04	Ottawa	OHL	Maine
John Babcock	4/25/04	Regina	WHL	Robert Morris
PJ Forgione	4/28/04	Saginaw	OHL	Vermont
Brayden Crampton	5/2/04	Spokane	WHL	Bowling Green
Noah Morneau	5/7/04	Windsor	OHL	Bowling Green
Noah Van Vliet	5/13/04	Niagara	OHL	Sacred Heart
Grayden Siepmann	5/26/04	Saskatoon	WHL	Minnesota-Duluth
Tanner Scott	5/31/04	Victoria	WHL	Bowling Green
Maxim Muranov	6/2/04	Vancouver	WHL	Niagara
Adrian Misaljevic	6/3/04	Kitchener	OHL	Clarkson
Zachary Wigle	6/3/04	Barrie	OHL	RIT
Benjamin Vigneault	6/4/04	Québec	QMJHL	Bemidji State
Tyler MacKenzie	6/6/04	Everett	WHL	Merrimack
Pano Fimis	6/17/04	Erie	OHL	Notre Dame
Caeden Carlisle	6/18/04	Soo	OHL	Notre Dame
Ryder Thompson	6/18/04	Portland	WHL	Miami
Nathan Pilling	6/22/04	Seattle	WHL	St. Thomas
Max Hildebrand	6/29/04	Prince Albert	WHL	Bemidji State
Owen Van Steensel	7/4/04	North Bay	OHL	Clarkson
Evan Konyen	7/11/04	Flint	OHL	RIT
Tyson Doucette	7/24/04	Sarnia	OHL	Colgate
Niall Crocker	7/31/04	Prince Albert	WHL	Ohio State
Andrew Leblanc	8/2/04	North Bay	OHL	Princeton
Marcus Nguyen	8/2/04	Brandon	WHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Jacob Leblanc	8/4/04	North Bay	OHL	Princeton
Luke Shipley	8/8/04	Brandon	WHL	Mass-Lowell
Charlie Schenkel	8/16/04	Kingston	OHL	Robert Morris
Kyle Chyzowski	8/16/04	Portland	WHL	Denver
Ben Saunderson	9/26/04	Saskatoon	WHL	Quinnipiac
Nicholas DeAngelis	9/26/04	Sudbury	OHL	New Hampshire
Donovan McCoy	9/28/04	Sudbury	OHL	Providence
Oren Shtrom	9/28/04	Kamloops	WHL	Alaska-Anchorage
Calem Mangone	10/5/04	Saginaw	OHL	Lake Superior State
Connor Levis	10/5/04	Vancouver	WHL	Bowling Green
Jackson Parsons	10/11/04	Kitchener	OHL	Clarkson
Olivier Houde	11/4/04	Victoriaville	QMJHL	Lindenwood
Nate Tivey	11/10/04	Saint John	QMJHL	Quinnipiac
Vincent Desjardins	11/23/04	Blainville-Boisbriand	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Carlin Dezainde	12/29/04	Swift Current	WHL	Connecticut
Nathan Quinn	1/19/05	Québec	QMJHL	Northeastern
Oliver Tulk	1/19/05	Calgary	WHL	Wisconsin
Louis-Philippe Fontaine	1/30/05	Shawinigan	QMJHL	Lindenwood
Tyler Parr	1/30/05	Saskatoon	WHL	Union
Carson Birnie	2/22/05	Calgary	WHL	Michigan Tech
Austin Zemlak	2/26/05	Tri-City	WHL	Arizona State
Jacob Newcombe	2/26/05	Cape Breton	QMJHL	New Hampshire
Ben Riche	3/15/05	Saskatoon	WHL	Quinnipiac
Jeremy Langlois	3/15/05	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	Maine
Mazden Leslie	4/15/05	Vancouver	WHL	Bowling Green
Justin Cote	4/22/05	Quebec	QMJHL	Clarkson
Ty Halaburda	4/22/05	Vancouver	WHL	Colorado College
Loic Usereau	4/27/05	Chicoutimi	QMJHL	Maine
Reid Andresen	4/29/05	Wenatchee	WHL	Michigan Tech
Ty Higgins	4/29/05	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	Bowling Green
Aiden Oiring	5/9/05	Prince Albert	WHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Joshua Fleming	5/9/05	Acadie-Bathurst	QMJHL	Penn State
Aiden Ziprick	5/25/05	Moose Jaw	WHL	Bemidji State
Remi Gelinas	5/25/05	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	Clarkson
Eric Jamieson	7/15/05	Everett	WHL	Denver
Noah Reinhart	8/5/05	Val d'Or	QMJHL	Michigan Tech
Rylan Gould	8/5/05	Swift Current	WHL	Michigan Tech
Justice Christensen	8/30/05	Prince Albert	WHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Brady Birnie	9/7/05	Swift Current	WHL	Bemidji State
Markus Vidicek	9/7/05	Moncton	QMJHL	Quinnipiac
Brady Schultz	9/22/05	Halifax	QMJHL	Quinnipiac
Brayden Dube	9/22/05	Prince Albert	WHL	Bemidji State
Jeremie Minville	12/8/05	Gatineau	QMJHL	Bowling Green
Jonathan Fauchon	12/17/05	Rimouski	QMJHL	Providence
Josh Zakreski	12/17/05	Portland	WHL	North Dakota
Diego Buttazzoni	1/13/06	Portland	WHL	UMass Lowell
Enzo Lottin	1/13/06	Victoriaville	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Alex Carr	3/9/06	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	New Hampshire
Luke Woodworth	3/9/06	Drummondville	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Sam Oliver	5/15/06	Drummondville	QMJHL	New Hampshire
Reid Dyck	5/18/06	Swift Current	WHL	Colgate
Jacob Steinman	9/8/06	Moncton	QMJHL	Bowling Green
Hunter Mayo	5/3/07	Swift Current	WHL	Merrimack
Ryan Miller	5/3/07	Portland	WHL	Denver
Tye Spencer	8/29/07	Wenatchee	WHL	Alaska-Anchorage

Spoiler: Batch2 CHL to NCAA

Name	DOB	Team	League	NCAA
Charles-Edward Gravel	3/23/04	Saint John	QMJHL	Mercyhurst
Luke Schelter	4/6/04	Kelowna	WHL	St. Thomas
Tyson Jugnauth	4/17/04	Portland	WHL	Michigan State
Jan Spunar	5/30/04	Portland	WHL	North Dakota
Braxton Whitehead	6/9/04	Regina	WHL	Arizona State
Kenta Isogai	8/28/04	Victoria	WHL	Ohio State
Tyson Zimmer	9/5/04	Vancouver	WHL	Niagara
Olivier Beaulieu	1/7/05	Shawinigan	QMJHL	Clarkson
Quinn McCall	1/12/05	Erie	OHL	Holy Cross
Noah Powell	2/2/05	Oshawa	OHL	Ohio State
Cole Miller	2/4/05	Edmonton	WHL	St. Thomas
Lenny Greenberg	3/7/05	Owen Sound	OHL	Sacred Heart
Jonathan Lanza	3/10/05	Charlottetown	QMJHL	Yale
Lukas McCloskey	3/25/05	Wenatchee	WHL	Army
Lucas Veilleux	4/3/05	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	Colgate
Blake Montgomery	5/4/05	London	OHL	Maine
Brady Smith	5/4/05	Oshawa	OHL	Connecticut
Alex Weiermair	5/10/05	Portland	WHL	Denver
Rudy Guimond	5/19/05	Moncton	QMJHL	Yale
Kai Matthew	6/10/05	Kamloops	WHL	Denver
Jack Ziliotto	6/22/05	Sudbury	OHL	RPI
Joel Plante	6/26/05	Portland	WHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Andrew Brown	7/1/05	Cape Breton	QMJHL	St. Lawrence
Skogen Schrott	7/5/05	Baie-Comeau	QMJHL	Michigan Tech
Christian Maro	8/4/05	Chicoutimi	QMJHL	Holy Cross
Julien Wasmer	8/6/05	Chicoutimi	QMJHL	Maine
Johnny Hicks	9/11/05	Victoria	WHL	Tennessee State
Samuel Boisvert	10/6/05	Baie-Comeau	QMJHL	Connecticut
Jack Pridham	10/8/05	Kitchener	OHL	Boston University
Jesse Allecia	10/12/05	Drummondville	QMJHL	New Hampshire
Shaun Rios	11/12/05	Wenatchee	WHL	Lindenwood
Patrick Murphy	12/1/05	Chicoutimi	QMJHL	Brown
Aidan Park	1/6/06	Calgary	WHL	Michigan
Gabriel Guilbault	1/7/06	Kelowna	WHL	Quinnipiac
Raoul Boilard	1/7/06	Baie-Comeau	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Ethan Facchina	1/12/06	Brantford	OHL	Niagara
Landon Wright	1/17/06	Kingston	OHL	Maine
Mikus Vecvanags	1/17/06	Acadie-Bathurst	QMJHL	Maine
Callum Hughes	1/22/06	Erie	OHL	Boston University
Mathieu Taillefer	1/30/06	Halifax	QMJHL	Penn State
Rowan Guest	1/31/06	Kelowna	WHL	UMass Lowell
Brendan Dunphy	2/2/06	Wenatchee	WHL	Connecticut
Christian Humphreys	2/4/06	Kitchener	OHL	Michigan
Gavin Garland	2/8/06	Tri-City	WHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Garrett Frazer	2/10/06	Erie	OHL	Northeastern
Simon Binkley	2/14/06	Moncton	QMJHL	Alaska-Fairbanks
Tyler Wood	2/15/06	Acadie-Bathurst	QMJHL	Mass-Amherst
Nicholas Wellenreiter	2/17/06	North Bay	OHL	Maine
Casey Brown	2/20/06	Moose Jaw	WHL	Arizona State
Matvei Gridin	3/1/06	Shawinigan	QMJHL	Michigan
Riley Patterson	3/22/06	Barrie	OHL	Michigan State
Trenten Bennett	4/1/06	Owen Sound	OHL	St. Lawrence
Julian Demiglio	4/22/06	Brampton	OHL	RIT
Kristian Epperson	5/16/06	Saginaw	OHL	Michigan
Hayden Reid	6/1/06	Flint	OHL	Minnesota
Otto Hanson	6/28/06	Swift Current	WHL	Western Michigan
Andoni Fimis	7/11/06	London	OHL	Vermont
Thomas Belzil	7/26/06	Rimouski	QMJHL	UMass Amherst
Joey Brehmer	7/27/06	Sudbury	OHL	Lake Superior State
Matthew Souliere	8/1/06	Ottawa	OHL	Princeton
Raiden LeGall	9/16/06	Everett	WHL	Bemidji State
Ethan Merner	10/17/06	Calgary	WHL	Merrimack
Kamyl Chemrouk	1/2/07	Victoriaville	QMJHL	RPI
Owen Boucher	1/2/07	Seattle	WHL	Mass-Amherst
Liam Beamish	1/4/07	Sarnia	OHL	Penn State
Jack Kachkowski	1/14/07	Medicine Hat	WHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Ethan Armstrong	1/23/07	Barrie	OHL	Minnesota State
Zachary Morin	1/25/07	Saint John	QMJHL	Boston University
Lucas Teixeira	1/28/07	Guelph	OHL	Vermont
Michael Dec	1/29/07	Owen Sound	OHL	Cornell
Aidan Lane	2/4/07	Brampton	OHL	Harvard
Nolan Paquette	2/14/07	Moose Jaw	WHL	Western Michigan
Rui Han	2/23/07	Wenatchee	WHL	Yale
Jayden Connors	2/26/07	Sudbury	OHL	New Hampshire
Lukas Sawchyn	2/27/07	Edmonton	WHL	Denver
Haeden Ellis	3/7/07	Kitchener	OHL	Northeastern
Dylan Krayer	3/12/07	Saint John	QMJHL	Arizona State
Oliver Turner	3/18/07	Erie	OHL	Colgate
Ryan Dwyer	3/27/07	Baie-Comeau	QMJHL	RPI
Kieren Dervin	3/31/07	Kingston	OHL	Penn State
Brody Cook	4/6/07	London	OHL	Mass-Amherst
Jonathan Kapageridis	5/8/07	North Bay	OHL	Vermont
Lev Katzin	5/13/07	Guelph	OHL	Penn State
Cooper Anderson	5/17/07	Prince Albert	WHL	Quinnipiac
Savin Virk	6/6/07	Tri-City	WHL	Michigan State
Shea Busch	6/12/07	Everett	WHL	Penn State
Jordan Charron	6/21/07	Soo	OHL	St. Lawrence
Ryan White	6/28/07	Ottawa	OHL	Providence
Kyan Labbe	7/13/07	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	Union
Tristan Langlois	7/14/07	Moncton	QMJHL	Clarkson
Robin Benoit	7/15/07	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Max Anderson	7/18/07	Flint	OHL	Miami
Simon Wang	7/27/07	Oshawa	OHL	Boston University
KJ Eccleston	8/2/07	Sudbury	OHL	Union
Candon O'Neill	8/11/07	Saginaw	OHL	Lake Superior State
Ryan Grout	8/15/07	Tri-City	WHL	New Hampshire
Rafael Cloutier	8/22/07	Blainville-Boisbriand	QMJHL	Clarkson
Maddex Marmulak	8/31/07	Acadie-Bathurst	QMJHL	Cornell
Matthew Manza	9/22/07	Sarnia	OHL	Ohio State
Levi Benson	10/4/07	Kelowna	WHL	Arizona State
Chase Reid	12/30/07	Soo	OHL	Michigan State
Morgan Hackman	12/30/07	Wenatchee	WHL	Minnesota State
Alexandre Taillefer	1/1/08	Quebec	QMJHL	Mass-Amherst
Andrew Robinson	1/8/08	Windsor	OHL	Providence
Eric Frossard	1/12/08	Guelph	OHL	Notre Dame
Josh Henry	1/20/08	Saint John	QMJHL	Lindenwood
Trevor Theuer	2/12/08	Saginaw	OHL	Miami
Cooper Williams	2/18/08	Saskatoon	WHL	Lake Superior State
William Bent	3/12/08	Halifax	QMJHL	Providence
Jacob Xu	3/13/08	Kitchener	OHL	Harvard
Aiden Kirkwood	3/18/08	Baie-Comeau	QMJHL	Cornell
Noah Florent	4/8/08	Gatineau	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Easton Daneault	4/23/08	Lethbridge	WHL	Merrimack
Jude Herron	4/29/08	Charlottetown	QMJHL	Maine
Finn Kearns	6/8/08	Sudbury	OHL	Mass-Amherst
Brandon Delarosbil	6/18/08	Sherbrooke	QMJHL	Nebraska-Omaha
Luke Wilfley	6/30/08	Portland	WHL	Arizona State
Mason Roy	7/15/08	Owen Sound	OHL	Providence
Grady Spicer	7/17/08	Windsor	OHL	Clarkson
Noah Kosick	8/18/08	Calgary	WHL	Michigan
Ryder Cali	9/6/08	North Bay	OHL	Harvard
Luca Diplacido	9/11/08	Brantford	OHL	Cornell

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

You brought up an American, the comment was about canadian jersey sales which they get a minuscule fraction “””if””” they have their name on it

Zach edey for example (substantially bigger sport)
Was asked about his jersey sales as that’s what he was eligble for. He said it got him a nice meal out

HUGE. Keeping up with the Jonses

Edey was an idiot, he could’ve done well in NIL, he just didn’t know how to navigate things.

 

[Corso]

Have to wonder if TSU is going to really get off the ground, anyway good pick up for Denver. Hicks was very very good in the playoffs.....

 

[Favin]

Seems like a lot of these players like the idea of playing college.

I wonder when some of this stuff gets announced. After CHL playoffs? Who will be the next shoe to drop? And how many?

After playoffs probably.

Maybe someone who...
(a) is out of playoffs;
(b) is out of Memorial Cup;
(c) is not playing in U18s, and
(d) has been rumored to be making the jump to NCAA

(Misa, Martone, McQueen, Fiddler, Spence, Ivankovic)

It may be easier to guess based on which teams have open spots. Michigan has 4+, BC has 2...

 

[jtechkid68]

Have to wonder if TSU is going to really get off the ground, anyway good pick up for Denver. Hicks was very very good in the playoffs.....

Denver starting goalie Matt Davis played 2 years in the BCHL before than I think 1 in the USHL is comparison I’m sure Denver see’s Hicks . However , it’s shocking that Hicks who was by far the best goalie in the BCHL before leaving that no real college went after them - that’s just really lazy recruiting and why the majority of college teams stink . Hicks team Brooks produces a ton of high end college players so the argument on the league is ridiculous . Most of the kids who left the BCHL didn’t really struggle in the CHL.

 

[Breakers]

Edey was an idiot, he could’ve done well in NIL, he just didn’t know how to navigate things.

Yeah you can teach him apparently

 

[bigdog16]

Denver starting goalie Matt Davis played 2 years in the BCHL before than I think 1 in the USHL is comparison I’m sure Denver see’s Hicks . However , it’s shocking that Hicks who was by far the best goalie in the BCHL before leaving that no real college went after them - that’s just really lazy recruiting and why the majority of college teams stink . Hicks team Brooks produces a ton of high end college players so the argument on the league is ridiculous . Most of the kids who left the BCHL didn’t really struggle in the CHL.

His numbers speak for themself. A bit undersized, but it could have been something as simple as TSU giving him the keys and being the guy right from day 1. There aren't many teams that can guarantee a kid come in and start day 1. The development path has always been a little different for goalies.