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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    There have been a flurry of late D3 NAHL commits likely caused by the glut of CHL kids taking D1 spots historically garnered by the NAHL. From the NAHL commits database, these are the likely "winners" of the late signing sweepstakes, and if my theory is correct, we may see a change at or near...
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    Who's next for a move up to D1?

    I've followed college hockey for 55 years, and have never witnessed an environment such as this ("House", NIL, CHL). Without a substantial fiscal foundation, the near-term success prospects for any new program, and even many existing programs, will be more than daunting. The results of the...
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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    Of the 109 College Commits drafted this week, this is the breakdown by Conference I hate to be the harbinger of bad news ... but (IMO) this does bode well -at all- for D1 hockey. The "House" Settlement, NIL and the CHL decision are quickly rendering half of the D1 leagues irrelevant in the...
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    NCAA proposing age based eligibility limits

    The release mentions only D1. Any idea if this rule is a given for D3? or does D3 have to adopt a similar measure?
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    Michigan Hockey...

    From the PSU website ...
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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    Now that the D1 dust is settling, and the influx of 500+ CHL commits to D1 over these two seasons, NZ reports 12 NAHL commits to D3 schools in just the past week (none to either Hamilton or Hobart). The quality of (at least the top tier) D3 should improve markedly over the next few seasons.
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    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    According to the NZ commitments list, Norwich has more NAHL recruits for '26 than any other D3 program. I consider the NAHL to be the holy grail for D3 recruiting, and other than Norwich, the NESCAC teams seem to be the leaders in loading up on these blue ribbon recruits.
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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    I took a cursory look at the Big Ten recruits for next season. Not a single NAHL recruit on any of the 7 teams, including ND which is the bottom of the Big 10 barrel. That should bode well for the quality of D3 recruiting. Also, nearly 250 transfers in the D1 portal as of this PM. The D1...
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    NCAA proposing age based eligibility limits

    Another cogent rationale for collegiate hockey to divorce itself completely from the NCAA.
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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    I checked the 2026 NZ commitment list for the CHL, and it appears as though there will be more CHL kids coming to D1 this season than last!? My assumption was wrong that last year would be the big bump. This means -- over 2 seasons -- some 550 D1 roster spots being taken by CHL kids that would...
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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    The NAHL is the Jr League with (by far) the most D1/D3 cross-over recruits. Data suggests that the D3 teams with more NAHL kids do better, and that the D1 teams with more NAHL kids fare worse.
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    SUNYAC 2026..additions and subtractions...and Tomfoolery...

    SamTroutwineSkidmore (SUNYAC, D3) WyattFarrellSUNY-Buffalo State (SUNYAC, D3) EthanRosenoffSUNY-Canton (SUNYAC, D3) MichaelGravinaSUNY-Cortland (SUNYAC, D3) MichaelBartkowskiSUNY-Oswego (SUNYAC, D3) The NAHL kids committed to the SUNYAC
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    D3 schools CHL rule change

    With the addition of the CHL kids this past season, my assumption would be that the NAHL recruit numbers would be the litmus test on how well both the D1 and D3 leagues would fare going forward. From my rudimentary analysis, my predication is that the NCHA and NESCAC will once again dominate...
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    Hamilton College

    The GWG scored by an alumnus of Elmira's NAHL club; saw him play a number of times last season. Wish EC could keep a couple of those kids in town. 44 D3 kids already in the Xfer Portal since the beginning of March. I didn't think that D3 would be affected to that extent!? But I've been wrong...
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    Hamilton College

    So does the new “Champy Triangle” now run from Geneva to Hamilton to Utica? Or is it more appropriately a “Champy Dot” ;)
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