Players from OHL, WHL and QMJHL will now be able to play in NCAA
President Dan MacKenzie believes the Canadian Hockey League and its players benefit from the NCAA’s latest ruling that could create a big shift in hockey’s development system.
They were previously ineligible because they received a stipend of up to $600 per month for living expenses, making them professionals according to the NCAA. While acknowledging that “changes will be inevitable” and that it’s a “huge shift,” MacKenzie said players will have another avenue to develop. MacKenzie added that players will have more options for the scholarship programs in place in the CHL leagues.
MacKenzie says the CHL has advantages to its model over the NCAA. He pointed to players losing NCAA eligibility once drafted by the NHL and the risks involving the transfer portal, whether it be losing a spot on the team – or one’s scholarship – due to an incoming transfer, or moving to another school and not knowing what that means for a player’s degree.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Riley Masterson of Fort Erie, Ont., who lost his college eligibility two years ago when, at 16, he appeared in two exhibition games for the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires. It lists 10 Division I hockey programs, which were selected to show they follow the NCAA’s bylaws in barring current or former CHL players.
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