Braxton Whitehead, a player from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), has committed to play for Arizona State University beginning in the 2025-26 season. This move comes amidst a class-action lawsuit challenging the NCAA's longstanding ban on CHL players competing at the Division I college level.
Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State , making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA 's longstanding ban on players it deems to be professionals.
A class-action lawsuit filed Aug. 13 in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, New York, could change the landscape for players from the CHL's Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. NCAA bylaws consider them professional leagues and bar players from there from the college ranks.
The implications of the lawsuit could be far-reaching. If successful, the case could increase competition for college-age talent between North America’s two top producers of NHL draft-eligible players. “I don’t know if it would be necessarily settled through the courts or changes at the NCAA level, but I think the time is certainly fast approaching where some decisions will be made in the near future of what the eligibility will look like for a player that plays in the CHL and NCAA,” Lucia said.
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