BREAKING: Major Junior-NCAA Hockey Rule Change | Full Breakdown

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This video will provide advice for hockey players & parents who want to know more about the Major Junior & NCAA Hockey Rule Change.

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00:00 - CHL NCAA Hockey Rule Change
01:00 - Who can play NCAA Hockey now?
01:50 - Can Players Sign Pro Now? NIL & Sponsorships
02:45 - When does the rule go into effect?
03:40 - Will other NCAA Eligibility Center Rules be changed?
04:45 - Why This Happened
07:15 - My opinion
08:15 - How This Will Impact Junior Leagues
11:12 - How This Will Impact Players
13:00 - How this Will Impact College Hockey
15:47 - How this will impact the NHL & other pro leagues

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[CM-efhd]

This is going to destroy Canadian college hockey more than junior hockey.

[mastertuc]

This is a great video! As some one who doesn’t really follow jr hockey but likes to watch ncaa, this is super informative!

[usamiracle]

People need to remember the Major Junior players need to have the grades and an ACT score to be eligible for D1 hockey.

[MbisonBalrog]

This be great for UVT, Canisius, Niagara cuz campuses are very close to GTA and Montreal. Mercyhurst, RIT not far either with ferries. Clarkson St Lawrence too

[No_Fear_]

CHL needs to make one major change.... do not expire the Education package if the player chooses to try European Pro or ECHL/AHL instead of school. Bottom line is Education is the priority. The minute you commit to NCAA D1-3, thats when you forfeit your CDN Education package. /full stop

[mhudson]

Leagues that will get better with a trickle down effect: Major Junior, NCAA Div 1, NCAA Div 2/3, ACHA

Leagues that will get worse with a trickle up effect: USports, ACAC, BCIHL, USHL, BCHL, Junior A/Tier 2, Junior B/Tier 3, Prep, U18 AAA

[tguerin]

This means nothing to 98% of all young hockey players that will never play after high school or Junior level hockey

[williamkennedy]

The decision had absolutely nothing to do with Canadian hockey. NCAA got railed by the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a secondary effect of tv money driving ncaa football into a billion dollar business

[CTD-ILD]

Great video. Like you said: Time will tell, however, I think we will start to see more USports commitments from CJHL than we have seen previously. We all assume that kids are going to choose Low end D1 and D3 teams over USports but NCAA is extremely expensive for Canadians who don't get full-rides and D3 does not offer any athletic bursaries. Additionally, many Canadians don't want to write their SAT/ACTs and go through the process to become NCAA eligible.
I can see the GOJHL only getting stronger from this as well. Currently it loses many players to the BCHL, AJHL, and OJHL but it is the main feeder league to many OHL teams and the partnerships are already formed. The trickle down could be great for this league as it can become a great feeder to Major Junior and heavily recruited for USports/D3.

[jyleet]

Great summary, Braeden. Hope that you are well!

[bamesbamesbames]

I hope this is the wake up call USports needs.

[MbisonBalrog]

Facilities under D1 are not that great. They are likely on par with USports. I cannot imagine Canadiens who cannot get D1 would opt to go D3. Plus D3 is never free. There is no scholarships. If Major Junior still pays then it will be for USports only, and players can only get free education there.

[johnburns]

this absolutely destroys opportunities for kids who are high school seniors this year and were looking at moving to Tier 2 before going to college. They're just getting screwed. The "new" programs won't come around yet and the existing programs will look to the CHL for their players. If you're a high level but not elite kid in USAHockey 18U AAA program right now, this makes it really really hard.

[MbisonBalrog]

Think more colleges will add hockey. UDub, Col, Utah, maybe even UCLA, USC will add. UNLV has a decent team in lower levels. May as well jump.

[WayneMcFarlane-wj]

Can a OHL player who just finished high school at age 18 get out of his contract to go play NCAA hockey?

[phlfly]

Does it feel like US players will have fewer opportunities that is kind of killing the USA hockey program. Canada has more ice sheets per capital population and AAA is alamsot every town, cost is double less. Horrible decision for USA born players.
It does feels like Canadian made a decision that is in USA hockey.
This current administration made every effort to destroy American dream.
NCAA is all about money from ESPN broadcast

[mikeklein]

Sorry, but this won't lead to more NCAA D1 programs. The amount of high end players available has nothing to do with this.

Look at Illinois: they could have fielded a good team just with in-state players. All they needed was $30 to 40 million to get the team off the ground. How hard could that be?

[Dranehc]

In my opinion NCAA Div 1 is the big winner as it stands unless Major Junior leagues come up with some rule to keep their 18 and 19 years old in the leagues. If they don't Major Junior might become more or less a U18 league. Sure they'll take away from Junior A leagues the best 16 and 17 years old that previously played Junior A to keep NCAA eligibility, however I can see most players even top end, going NCAA at 18 after they complete high school. What about the scholarship money Major Junior players receive? Will it apply for NCAA schools?? Or only Canadian schools? That could mean NCAA teams won't need to give full ride as Major Junior teams would pay for players to play NCAA. Doesn't make much sense to me.

CHL leagues win in terms of getting the best of the younger talent, but they also may be losers by losing that talent quickly to NCAA. They might just become a stepping stone to NCAA and therefore losing the battle to NCAA in terms of direct promotion to pros including NHL.

USHL will still be stong in my opinion but will need to adjust to align with CHL leagues. Fewer Canadians will go USHL now i think.

The big losers are all the Tier 2 (USA) and Junior A leagues (Canada). They will lose top end players that in the past would have played there to retain NCAA eligibility. Don't count on late bloomers to go play Major Junior at 18, or 19 after playing Junior A...Major Junior will focus even more so on getting 16 and 17 years old, not that they didn't before.

Overall in my opinion I'm not sure this is the best move for all players as claimed. Instead of having 2 streams which allowed more players to play and showcase at relevant levels to pursue hockey (Major Junior, and Junior A), there will now be just one stream (Major Junior) for to end players to pursue making Junior A less relevant. Furthermore unless CHL makes a rule to keep their 18, 19, and even 20 years old players, the focus will be even more so only on very young top end players. This will negatively affect the guys that develop a bit later at 19 or 20.

[MbisonBalrog]

Good now NHL rookies will be bigger more fit muscular.

[TheSensation]

What happens for US players who need a gap year? Can they go play in the CHL?