{"id":148991,"date":"2024-10-04T16:35:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=148991"},"modified":"2024-10-05T20:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T01:35:43","slug":"source-vote-upcoming-that-could-clear-way-for-major-junior-players-in-ncaa-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2024\/10\/04\/source-vote-upcoming-that-could-clear-way-for-major-junior-players-in-ncaa-hockey\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Vote upcoming that could clear way for major junior players in NCAA hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"
The NCAA is prepared to vote on a proposal that will allow Canadian major junior players to be immediately eligible to play college hockey.<\/p>\n
The NCAA Division I Council is scheduled to take up a recommendation to adopt emergency legislation that would eliminate the prohibition on major junior players in NCAA hockey, according to a source. The council meets on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n
A committee studying eligbility concepts recommended the change, which would head off legal challenges to NCAA rules that have taken away eligibility for players who have appeared in major junior games.<\/p>\n