NIL, Power Conferences & Hockey

[Sol Diablo]

Interesting article. Is this the future in hockey also?

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-yo...college-hockey

[moose97]

Interesting article. Is this the future in hockey also?

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-yo...college-hockey

Hard to take an article seriously that doesn't know how many teams the B1G will have after adding the west coast 4. And everything after that is all fluff.

[Split-N]

I have to agree with Mr. Moose on this one. Very poorly written article in a national publication that doesn't even begin to analyze the possible long- and short-term implications. Primary impact is on football and hoops at this point but the bleedover into hockey has already started. Private schools, with a relatively few wealthy exceptions, IMO are just not going to be able to keep up with the Enormous State Universities when it comes to "buying" players. Exceptions for "big" privates like Southern Cal, Stanford, Notre Dame, Duke, etc. If NIL is going to drive blue chip hockey recruiting as it is already doing in other sports, I don't think schools like BC, BU, Northeastern, and the like--even Denver--can keep pace.

And that's before we even get to the character and integrity of the game we all love.

[nodak651]

I have to agree with Mr. Moose on this one. Very poorly written article in a national publication that doesn't even begin to analyze the possible long- and short-term implications. Primary impact is on football and hoops at this point but the bleedover into hockey has already started. Private schools, with a relatively few wealthy exceptions, IMO are just not going to be able to keep up with the Enormous State Universities when it comes to "buying" players. Exceptions for "big" privates like Southern Cal, Stanford, Notre Dame, Duke, etc. If NIL is going to drive blue chip hockey recruiting as it is already doing in other sports, I don't think schools like BC, BU, Northeastern, and the like--even Denver--can keep pace.

And that's before we even get to the character and integrity of the game we all love.

Glimmer of hope is that Collectives paying for play could help to lure guys who would otherwise be CHL bound, thereby making the NCAA more desirable for higher end draft picks - rising tide lifts all boats type of thing. The collectives making larger payments could also help to keep guys for joining the NHL as soon - fewer turnover on the top lines of P5 programs combined with the NCAA becoming more appealing to high end talent could lead to smaller programs getting better players.

I think you are more than likely right, just trying to think optimistically of other potential results.

[AMC]

Here's my question:

Why is it legal for a kid to attend an NCAA school and get a big NIL deal, but not play two games for Val-d'Or?

If we're letting kids make money (which is great!) why the continued ineligibility for kids who play in the CHL?

[sezenack]

Here's my question:

Why is it legal for a kid to attend an NCAA school and get a big NIL deal, but not play two games for Val-d'Or?

If we're letting kids make money (which is great!) why the continued ineligibility for kids who play in the CHL?

The NCAA's reasoning is that the CHL has players signed to NHL deals; therefore the league contains professionals.

[moose97]

The NCAA's reasoning is that the CHL has players signed to NHL deals; therefore the league contains professionals.

Austen Swankler says "hi."

[sezenack]

Austen Swankler says "hi."

It was widely reported that Austen Swankler was mistakenly cleared by the NCAA. There has been no change in how the NCAA views the CHL

[Russell Jaslow]

Glimmer of hope is that Collectives paying for play could help to lure guys who would otherwise be CHL bound, thereby making the NCAA more desirable for higher end draft picks - rising tide lifts all boats type of thing. The collectives making larger payments could also help to keep guys for joining the NHL as soon - fewer turnover on the top lines of P5 programs combined with the NCAA becoming more appealing to high end talent could lead to smaller programs getting better players.

I think you are more than likely right, just trying to think optimistically of other potential results.

"You can't out-recruit money."

[Patman]

At this point considering the NCAA an amateur league is just pure hilarity and I see no reason to continue the CHL exclusion