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@j22 semantics kind of, but would change to say much of. It's been happening already for awhile with avg team ages going up. Just looking rapidly at CHN at sorting by age, avg roster age the last couple years has had between 17-20 teams with avg age under 21. This is compared to 18-19 having about 30 and same for 17-18. Think the COVID years/extra eligibility years have really affected the influx of players so will be curious to see where that number resettles to and if a permanent shift or not. Don't know how much the Canadian hockey legislation will change it from where it's already been.


   
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@j22 semantics kind of, but would change to say much of. It's been happening already for awhile with avg team ages going up. Just looking rapidly at CHN at sorting by age, avg roster age the last couple years has had between 17-20 teams with avg age under 21. This is compared to 18-19 having about 30 and same for 17-18. Think the COVID years/extra eligibility years have really affected the influx of players so will be curious to see where that number resettles to and if a permanent shift or not. Don't know how much the Canadian hockey legislation will change it from where it's already been.

with the changes, it's not going to make much sense to have any 18-19 year old players in the NCAA. 

 


   
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21 year old freshman. Hastings has his groove on.

get used to it. I  think all of college hockey will be moving in that direction. 

 

 

I don't think it will large scale, but I've been wrong every day since I got married.

 


   
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Landen Gunderson flips to Notre Dame. They might actually be relevant again once Jackson leaves and the new guy takes over.

https://twitter.com/collegepucknxt/status/1856108034629472356?s=46&t=AvtsG2WfNuGRyXzbYJqB7g

Gunderson was a Notre Dame commit for all of 11 days. Now he has flipped to Ohio State. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, college athletics in 2024

 


   
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Landen Gunderson flips to Notre Dame. They might actually be relevant again once Jackson leaves and the new guy takes over.

https://twitter.com/collegepucknxt/status/1856108034629472356?s=46&t=AvtsG2WfNuGRyXzbYJqB7g

Gunderson was a Notre Dame commit for all of 11 days. Now he has flipped to Ohio State. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, college athletics in 2024

 

Are we sure it’s not a mis-print on the Sioux City line chart? 

 


   
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Landen Gunderson flips to Notre Dame. They might actually be relevant again once Jackson leaves and the new guy takes over.

https://twitter.com/collegepucknxt/status/1856108034629472356?s=46&t=AvtsG2WfNuGRyXzbYJqB7g

Gunderson was a Notre Dame commit for all of 11 days. Now he has flipped to Ohio State. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, college athletics in 2024

 

Are we sure it’s not a mis-print on the Sioux City line chart? 

 

Instagram account says Ohio State commit as well

 


   
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That’s wild. What changes in 11 days? Could Ohio State be bringing him in mid season?

Not a player we’d want. Glad we’d stayed away. 


   
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This is about to get messy.

https://twitter.com/chnews/status/1865042875852943377

Connor Levis committed to Bowling Green over the weekend. The commitment raised some eyebrows because Levis played two AHL games for the Manitoba Moose last season. Levis is in his final CHL eligibility season with the Vancouver Giants.

The Moose are the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, which drafted Levis in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Draft.

Levis played those two games with the Moose under an ATO (amateur tryout agreement). Speaking to several NHL agents over the weekend, the terms of those tryout deals vary. Typically, players are compensated for round-trip travel from a specific location, hotel room, and meals (some include per diem).

Under the new NCAA rules, if that’s all a player received on an ATO, that player would maintain his NCAA eligibility.

Players can participate with professional teams before their initial full-time enrollment if they receive no compensation beyond necessary expenses.

Every agent said they would “need to see the actual agreement.” Still, all speculated that Levis (and other players in his situation) wouldn’t likely receive more than their expenses, which would maintain their NCAA eligibility.

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@frozen4champs i dunno on this one. as long as it's just their expenses, don't see why this would be an issue (as an ATO). Players aren't going to be "signed" for lengthy versions of these as it doesn't help the player or the team. could i guess players do this at end of season and then come back if the team doesn't want them? I guess so but again I don't see that as being incredibly common and you'd have to be very careful with that contract.


   
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@upnorthkid I just hope this doesn't become a trend. Plus, I have never heard of a North American player doing something like this. I know a few foreign players have had to miss a couple of college games because they played or practiced with a "pro" team over seas. BG needs all the help they can get I guess, plus he will be 21 when he hits campus.

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https://twitter.com/PuckPreps/status/1873936061585559613

 

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What’s a recruit? 🤣 


   
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https://twitter.com/MikeMcMahonCHN/status/1879594416190734616

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Penn State picks up a commitment from the WHL’s leading goal scorer Shea Van Olm.

With some of the quality guys that the “2nd tier” programs are getting, it really makes you wonder what type of players the Minnesota, Michigan, and BCs of the world are gonna get. 

There will be some absolute bombshell commitments once the CHL season is done.


   
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Henry Chmiel of Shattuck (originally Woodbury) to Arizona State. A few posters on here really liked his game.


   
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@maroon_and_gold As someone who watches Van Olm every game, I didn't like this at all.  He did mention in an intermission interview on Wednesday night that pro opportunities are his focus, the NCAA is a safety option.  

Bowling Green has had five WHL commitments.  I'm assuming this is because Dennis Williams, the BG coach, is the former coach in Everett.  I can see schools like that focusing on CHL guys to try to compete.  It will be interesting to see if it works.


   
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Mason Minor (2007-born, BSM Junior defenseman) commits to Minnesota State. 


   
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Brother of the other Nelson’s so 0% surprising


   
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https://twitter.com/PuckPreps/status/1873936061585559613

 

He changed his mind. He had 89 points this past season.

https://twitter.com/Nathaniel_Bott/status/1921724204040278137

 

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Nice for us. He’s pretty good.


   
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Malcolm Spence (OHL) to Michigan. He'll probably be a first rounder. supposedly michigan with multiple other guys in the works. they're going to be loaded talent wise again this year


   
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This isn't good at all. If Minnesota loads up on Canadians, they'll lose me as a fan. If the NCAA becomes a Canada-South minor league, they'll lose me as a fan.

I'm already at the door with 21-year-old freshmen and NIL. Moosejaw U would push me out of it.


   
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This isn't good at all. If Minnesota loads up on Canadians, they'll lose me as a fan. If the NCAA becomes a Canada-South minor league, they'll lose me as a fan.

I'm already at the door with 21-year-old freshmen and NIL. Moosejaw U would push me out of it.

it’s likely going to go through a period of flux with us kids going north and Canadian kids coming south. Overall it’s very likely going up make ncaa hockey get older as a whole, which is bad for the sport

 


   
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This isn't good at all. If Minnesota loads up on Canadians, they'll lose me as a fan. If the NCAA becomes a Canada-South minor league, they'll lose me as a fan.

I'm already at the door with 21-year-old freshmen and NIL. Moosejaw U would push me out of it.

So far, I don't think the U has signed any CHL transfers (much to the chagrin of the "Debby Downers" on this site).

Also, there has only been 141 commits so far for 64 D1 teams, That's an average of fewer than 3 per team. It doesn't appear that the NC$$ on the verge of becoming CHL-South at this time.

 

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@mnnavy That may be true but there will be destination schools for the best Canadians. I would expect Michigan, UND, and Denver will be three of those schools.


   
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UND gets a commit Cooper Williams, 17 yo WHL player for Saskatoon. 2026 draft eligible so would suspect he plays WHL again next year but there's some steam he'll be a future 1st rounder


   
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UND lands another large pair of commits in Verhoeff and Reschny. 

 

Chyzyk recruiting pipelines paying massive dividends up in GF


   
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Just when you think college hockey can't get worse, now we get to watch Canadians fill rosters at places like UND. They've never had a regional identity anyway, so it's no big deal to the Polaris jackets. 


   
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Just when you think college hockey can't get worse, now we get to watch Canadians fill rosters at places like UND. They've never had a regional identity anyway, so it's no big deal to the Polaris jackets. 

D1 college coaches & AD’s only have themselves to blame. This BS of making HS kids (allowing D1 schools to require them to play) 2-3 years of junior hockey, it’s not the way any other D1 sport operates & that’s the root of the problem. Back in the 1970’s top HS players committed to a D1 school senior year of HS & those who weren’t as high end played D3 hockey, which was very high level too & kids got their degrees by age 22 or 23 & got on with their lives in a timely manner. Such a small percentage ever play even one shift in the NHL, let alone have long pro careers. Instead we have 21 year old freshman on many teams. With such a flawed system, Major Junior players in the NCAA took a helm of a long time, but was eventually going to happen. Just my 2 cents. 

 

 


   
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Jack Ivankovic, top goalie prospect in the CHL, commits to Michigan. The floodgates have opened.


   
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Guessing there will be a number of commits post-draft as well as NHL teams have a say.


   
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Just when you think college hockey can't get worse, now we get to watch Canadians fill rosters at places like UND. They've never had a regional identity anyway, so it's no big deal to the Polaris jackets. 

D1 college coaches & AD’s only have themselves to blame. This BS of making HS kids (allowing D1 schools to require them to play) 2-3 years of junior hockey, it’s not the way any other D1 sport operates & that’s the root of the problem. Back in the 1970’s top HS players committed to a D1 school senior year of HS & those who weren’t as high end played D3 hockey, which was very high level too & kids got their degrees by age 22 or 23 & got on with their lives in a timely manner. Such a small percentage ever play even one shift in the NHL, let alone have long pro careers. Instead we have 21 year old freshman on many teams. With such a flawed system, Major Junior players in the NCAA took a helm of a long time, but was eventually going to happen. Just my 2 cents. 

 

 

100%. would much rather we go back to you get 5 years starting from your post hs graduation year (or birth year, whatever makes most sense). 20-21 year old freshmen becoming the norm many places isn’t good for college hockey, as the trickle down is it pushes even your upper tier kids a year or two later eventually. 

the COVID years going away will help some as now we don’t have the extra year there anymore. But guys playing college at 24-26 feels so outside of what college hockey is about. And I say this as a guy who has a relative who’s starting his college hockey career this fall at 21

 


   
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