{"id":26767,"date":"2024-11-12T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahadvising.com\/?p=26767"},"modified":"2024-12-04T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T15:57:26","slug":"ncaa-d1-hockey-news-chl-players-eligible-to-play-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahadvising.com\/fr\/ncaa-d1-hockey-news-chl-players-eligible-to-play-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Era for NCAA D1 Hockey: CHL Players Ready to Make Their Mark in 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past week, it was announced that Major Junior players in the&nbsp;<strong>CHL<\/strong> (OHL\/QMJHL\/WHL) will now be able to play&nbsp;<strong>NCAA D1 Hockey<\/strong>&nbsp;starting in&nbsp;<strong>2025<\/strong>! This is the <strong>biggest news<\/strong> in the modern era of hockey, which will completely <strong>disrupt<\/strong> the hockey landscape moving forward. <strong>We\u2019re here to help break it all down<\/strong> for you, starting from the new rules and their impact on you as a hockey player!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any player playing as high as the&nbsp;<strong>Major Junior level<\/strong>&nbsp;who&nbsp;<strong>didn\u2019t&nbsp;receive<\/strong>&nbsp;more than&nbsp;<strong>reasonable expenses<\/strong>&nbsp;in their career.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Reasonable expenses still to be clearly defined by the NCAA.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A player can&nbsp;sign&nbsp;a pro contract, but only remains eligible if they don\u2019t receive more than reasonable expenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of now, NIL\/sponsorship rules remain the same. However, this will likely evolve with time as more specific rules are released.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective <strong>August 1st, 2025<\/strong>! Players who play Major Junior can&nbsp;<strong>commit<\/strong>&nbsp;before this date, with some already doing so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other eligibility rules have not changed as of now.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Academic standing, doping, gambling rules, etc. apply as before.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note that if you play Major Junior, you&nbsp;<strong>cannot play at the NCAA D3 or D2<\/strong>&nbsp;level as of now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Did This Happen?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCAA facing lots of <strong>pressure<\/strong> and <strong>lawsuits<\/strong> about <strong>amateurism status.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most impactful one was a <strong>class-action lawsuit<\/strong> filed on Aug. 13th 2024 in Buffalo, New York, <strong>challenging<\/strong> the CHL players\u2019 ban.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The suit, filed by Riley Masterson (who lost NCAA eligibility after playing 2 OHL exhibition games), lists <strong>10 NCAA D1 hockey programs.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tides turned more in Sept. 2024, where Braxton Whitehead <strong>verbally committed<\/strong> to Arizona State, becoming the <strong>first<\/strong> CHL player to attempt NCAA D1 hockey in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hockey Canada wanting to <strong>re-establish control.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hockey Canada pushed for the rule as it was starting to <strong>lose control<\/strong> with leagues like the BCHL <strong>leaving<\/strong> its structure and others <strong>attempting<\/strong> to leave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top Jr. A leagues had <strong>a lot of powe<\/strong>r because they were the <strong>main feeders<\/strong> to NCAA Hockey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With this new rule in place, Jr. A leagues have <strong>much less power<\/strong> because they will now be <strong>overshadowed<\/strong> by the Major Junior Leagues governed by Hockey Canada, allowing them to <strong>regain dominant control.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact on Junior Leagues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Major Junior teams will&nbsp;<strong>benefit<\/strong>&nbsp;from this.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elite players who previously&nbsp;<strong>held back and played Jr. A&nbsp;<\/strong>to maintain their NCAA eligibility will mostly all&nbsp;<strong>play<\/strong>&nbsp;Major Junior now since it\u2019s the&nbsp;<strong>highest level.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More players from&nbsp;<strong>Quebec<\/strong>&nbsp;will be exposed to NCAA Hockey to further their development, as most elite players from Quebec played Major Junior in the past.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jr. A league&nbsp;<strong>calibre<\/strong>&nbsp;and NCAA D1&nbsp;<strong>commitments<\/strong>&nbsp;will likely experience a&nbsp;<strong>trickle down effect.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jr. A calibre will still be good, and top leagues like the USHL, BCHL, and NAHL will continue to produce&nbsp;<strong>good<\/strong>&nbsp;players. But, the&nbsp;<strong>elite players<\/strong>&nbsp;they used to have will likely end up playing Major Junior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therefore, commits will likely end up trending in this direction:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Major Junior:<\/strong>&nbsp;NCAA D1 &amp; Pro feeder, bottom-mid players go USports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>USHL, NAHL, &amp; BCHL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Top players D1, others NCAA D3 &amp; USports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remaining Tier 2 CJHL Leagues:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mainly NCAA D3 feeder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low End Tier 2 leagues &amp; Tier 3 Jr. A leagues:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mainly ACHA feeder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact on Players<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Great rule change for the&nbsp;<strong>best players <\/strong>as they won\u2019t have to make&nbsp;<strong>career altering decisions<\/strong>&nbsp;at 15-16 years old.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have the NCAA option in their back pocket if&nbsp;<strong>not ready<\/strong> to jump to pro at 18-19 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trickle down<\/strong>&nbsp;effect for remaining players. You\u2019ll probably end up playing in a league and committing to a school that\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>a tier down from before the rule passed.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tough<\/strong>&nbsp;for certain players who got&nbsp;<strong>recent<\/strong>&nbsp;D1 commits or were talking to D1 schools as they will likely <strong>get left behind.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>USports and NCAA D3 options being their new&nbsp;<strong>reality<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact on College Hockey<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCAA\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCAA D1&nbsp;<strong>calibre<\/strong>&nbsp;will likely&nbsp;<strong>increase<\/strong>, as many of the best players will go there for&nbsp;<strong>development<\/strong>&nbsp;before going to pro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More programs will likely be&nbsp;<strong>created<\/strong>&nbsp;due to the increased demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maybe we\u2019ll see the&nbsp;<strong>rise<\/strong>&nbsp;of a significant&nbsp;<strong>NCAA D2<\/strong>&nbsp;division due to the increased demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NCAA D3<\/strong>&nbsp;calibre will likely&nbsp;<strong>increase<\/strong>&nbsp;due to trickle down effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACHA\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Similar principle as above,&nbsp;<strong>calibre<\/strong>&nbsp;will likely&nbsp;<strong>increase<\/strong>&nbsp;due to trickle down effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USports\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calibre will likely&nbsp;<strong>decrease<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reason why it was good is because Major Junior players who didn\u2019t have great&nbsp;<strong>pro options<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>valued education<\/strong>&nbsp;would default to USports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These players will&nbsp;<strong>likely<\/strong>&nbsp;go play NCAA D1 as&nbsp;<strong>better<\/strong>&nbsp;option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USports will have to produce a&nbsp;<strong>better product<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>attract<\/strong>&nbsp;the top players now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That being said, D1 will likely be saturated with the best players, so&nbsp;<strong>middle of the road<\/strong>&nbsp;Major Junior players who value education will likely still go play USports.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Major Junior teams will probably dial back their&nbsp;<strong>spending<\/strong>&nbsp;on USports packages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact on NHL &amp; Other Professional Leagues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More good <strong>(not elite)<\/strong> Major Junior players will go play NCAA D1 now to <strong>develop<\/strong> vs going to play ECHL or an equivalent pro league.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Players who <strong>value education<\/strong> playing Major Junior will be more <strong>hesitant<\/strong> to sign a pro contract because they won\u2019t want to <strong>end<\/strong> their NCAA Eligibility hence pro signings will occur <strong>later<\/strong> on average.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elite players probably will still leave for <strong>pro early<\/strong>, not much of an impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, this marks a major shift in the hockey landscape. 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