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Quote from: stereax on June 05, 2026, 11:26:49 PM

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Quote from: stereax on June 05, 2026, 05:14:49 PMMcMahon on Twitter:

Breaking: The NCAA D1 Cabinet met and further discussed the hockey model today.

Sources say the NCAA will adopt hockey's proposed model, where the eligibility clock begins the season following an athlete's 19th birthday or college enrollment, removing HS graduation.

Just got done reading this from Jane's post.
I think it's a good decision compared to the original deal put forth- but nothing is perfect-how do others feel?

I think BL is overselling it lol. This is way better for junior hockey and consequently the level of play at the NCAA level. The fifth year thing I think is the main sticker, and I suspect not that many students will be using it. But we'll see.

For any number of reasons, lots of kids just aren't ready for college at 18- or even 19. I think in this compromise at least addresses guys burning 3+ years in Juniors and then coming to the NCAA and also, to a degree, encourages College Hockey or at least the decision to continue on that route. I'm doubtful the impact of of graduate school players will make a huge difference. Now, at least, traditional high schoolers can go play a season or two in Junior Hockey and still play 3-4 at a college or university- which is good for the sport.

Go start your own website if you are so unhappy.

Congratulations, Cap.

Let's Go Red!

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Quote from: stereax on May 24, 2026, 06:55:11 AMAs per the Brown Hockey Blog, they're bringing in 2F, 2D, and 1G from the portal. They also mention playing BU.

...and a giant video board. Bummer.

Guy who begged to open up the forum to new sign ups for a year upset that new sign ups are spambots.

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Quote from: The Rancor on May 22, 2026, 02:50:27 PMWisconsin added another goalie, Xander Miceli. Anton Castro apparently out.

The hell are they gonna do with all these goalies?

With Castro out, they have 3, 4 is a major logjam, especially with the roster limits. No one seems to know where he's heading- portal is closed and he's 23, so no Junior Hockey for him. Washed, I guess.

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Quote from: BearLover on May 21, 2026, 06:12:17 PMApparently hockey (like all of hockey...the NCAA hockey programs, junior leagues, NHL, etc.) is lobbying the NCAA to push back the start of 5-year eligibility by one season. Per Mike McMahon: "In its place, hockey's brass offered a counter-proposal: start the eligibility clock the season following an athlete's 19th birthday, or upon college enrollment—whichever comes first." If this happens, scratch what I said about the Ivies being well positioned, and flip that on its head--the Ivies, which are among the very few schools that don't permit grad students, would be uniquely poorly positioned in such a world.

I mean, does that change a lot? Eligibility clock starts in your 20yo season. That's when a lot of our guys come in anyway. It's 5 years, okay, more grad transfers maybe, but I'd say for the most part in a post-pandemic world, grad transfers aren't that important. Q's run excepted.

More of our players come in at 18 or 19. Now those players will play a grad year at Q or Duluth or something. So will other teams' players. Or Q's players will stay at Q for five years. Fifth year seniors were a big factor in the post-COVID years so I don't see why it would be any different if the rule becomes permanent.

It seems probably moot anyway since I don't really see why the NCAA would go along with hockey's proposal. So many more kids in other sports would do post-grad years. It would significantly increase the number of 19-y/o freshmen in other sports. One of the purposes of the rule change was to bring down the age of college athletes so I don't know why the NCAA would agree to hockey's proposal.

why would so many kids in other sports do post-grad years when they don't do so now?

Competition will force them to do post-grad years: it's a way to get a leg up on the competition. There will be even fewer roster spots per student when the same kid can occupy a spot for 5 years rather than 4, and it will be even harder for kids who skip the post-grad year to compete with kids who have that extra year of training/experience.

You're forgetting one thing: who's doing 5 years?

Mack Celebrini isn't doing 5 years. Gavin McKenna isn't doing 5 years. Porter Martone isn't doing 5 years.

The guys who are doing 5 years are overwhelmingly going to be guys who end up as minor league/Euro league lifers.

5th year guys will be coming off ACL surgery or nerds sprinkled with a few last hurrah jocks before going into finance sprinkled in. If anything, the likely scenario is that kids burn a year in Junior Hockey and then take 4 (or less) in College.

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Quote from: The Rancor on May 22, 2026, 02:54:12 PMI feel like there can't be many 5th year graduate school hockey players, now or in the future. I could be wrong. Mitch Gilliam was one at Notre Dame, right?

Galadja

And I was wrong! If only there was a way to check these things. ☠️

I feel like there can't be many 5th year graduate school hockey players, now or in the future. I could be wrong. Mitch Gilliam was one at Notre Dame, right?

Wisconsin added another goalie, Xander Miceli. Anton Castro apparently out.

Quote from: 617BigRed on May 21, 2026, 10:03:54 AMWas there rumours of us going up to Alaska?

Cornell has made a reciprocal trip to the home arena of most of the OOC teams that visit Lynah Rink. Since they played Alaska last season, it's possible that they will make a trip to The Last Frontier at some point. NCAA rules used to allow a team that traveled to Alaska to add two extra games to the already allowed max, to encourage teams to go up there, but I'm not sure if that still stands.

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Quote from: chimpfood on May 19, 2026, 05:10:47 PMHuh. Yeah might not be much point in investing resources into recruiting younger guys any more.

That was a big component of the hockey think tank podcast with topher that someone posted last week. Coaches are focusing on "what wins next year" not "building a program" and they're not fighting for young kids, they're letting them develop in the CHL and recruiting later. Also there are fewer slots on average and kids are getting cut to bring  in these new CHL players. It's a weird time.

This exactly. They also emphasized that with the Settlement, smaller roster sizes, plus CHL eligibility, has made it way harder to find a spot on a team, and that kids are being told to go to the Portal, by their coaches. It isn't that the grass is greener, they are just being replaced.

Yes. We have been told by ursusminor that a bunch of RPI skaters were told they would not be on the team next year.  Some of them made their way to the Portal.

RPI has not opted into the House settlement, right? In that case, what's the advantage of cutting guys? Cornell evidently almost never cuts anyone.

They've got guys in the CHL that are coming and there isn't a roster spot for them.

They don't have a roster cap because they did not opt into the House settlement. But as pfiger said, I guess the coach is taking away their scholarship. 

you asked what the advantage was of cutting guys: they aren't going to play. They are being told, "Go to the Portal because there's not a spot for you here." what can't you get about that?

Cornell has guys who don't play, but they don't get cut from the team.

This is why I stopped responding to you.  They absolutely do, and will more often, in the portal era. Did you even listen to the Podcast? You're purposely obtuse, as usual.

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Quote from: arugula on May 20, 2026, 04:37:05 PMNot shaping up as strong OOC

I mean so far we have SHU, who are paying us back for our visit in 24-25, and Omaha, who we're paying back for our games last year. Again, I still think Omaha is a sneaky team that would be really good in a weaker conference, they just have the misfortune of playing in the NCHC. :')

I think we'll get one or two good OOC series to make up for it, though.

We should have at least one extra game this year, plus two more  if they make a trip to Alaska. I'm curious about MSG this year. I hope they can get someone good for that one.

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Quote from: chimpfood on May 19, 2026, 05:10:47 PMHuh. Yeah might not be much point in investing resources into recruiting younger guys any more.

That was a big component of the hockey think tank podcast with topher that someone posted last week. Coaches are focusing on "what wins next year" not "building a program" and they're not fighting for young kids, they're letting them develop in the CHL and recruiting later. Also there are fewer slots on average and kids are getting cut to bring  in these new CHL players. It's a weird time.

This exactly. They also emphasized that with the Settlement, smaller roster sizes, plus CHL eligibility, has made it way harder to find a spot on a team, and that kids are being told to go to the Portal, by their coaches. It isn't that the grass is greener, they are just being replaced.

Yes. We have been told by ursusminor that a bunch of RPI skaters were told they would not be on the team next year.  Some of them made their way to the Portal.

RPI has not opted into the House settlement, right? In that case, what's the advantage of cutting guys? Cornell evidently almost never cuts anyone.

They've got guys in the CHL that are coming and there isn't a roster spot for them.

They don't have a roster cap because they did not opt into the House settlement. But as pfiger said, I guess the coach is taking away their scholarship. 

you asked what the advantage was of cutting guys: they aren't going to play. They are being told, "Go to the Portal because there's not a spot for you here." what can't you get about that?