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Maine Recruit Updates: The Search for Spock

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I read that paragraph a little differently. Couldn't it be interpreted to mean that one year of eligibility will not be lost until 12 months after turning 21? So as long as he enrolls before his 22nd birthday, he is okay?
 
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NCAA watcher said:
It's simple. The rule is if you play after 21, you lose a year. Recently teams plan for this, and enrol the player in a local college before he turns 21 (the rule says "prior to initial full-time enrollment in a collegiate institution "). The college must not have a college hockey team, so that the player can then "transfer" to Maine without losing a transfer year.
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Question: When the rule says, "play" does playing at Maine count? In other words, does he lose the ability to get 5 years of eligibility through redshirting because of his age?

Not thinking he will RS, but curious about the technicalities.
 
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BoSox3066 said:
Question: When the rule says, "play" does playing at Maine count? In other words, does he lose the ability to get 5 years of eligibility through redshirting because of his age?

Not thinking he will RS, but curious about the technicalities.
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Playing at Maine never counts as NCAA hockey.;)

Seriously, the answer is yes. Enrolling full-time even at a non-hockey school starts the 5 year clock ticking, so that's the tradeoff/risk.
 
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Playing at Maine never counts as NCAA hockey.;)

Seriously, the answer is yes. Enrolling full-time even at a non-hockey school starts the 5 year clock ticking, so that's the tradeoff/risk.
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I believe that Colin Shield lost a year of eligibility because he enrolled full time at the community college in Cleveland. That meant that when he enrolled at UMaine, it was considered a transfer, which caused him to lose a year of eligibility.
 
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NCAA watcher said:
It's simple. The rule is if you play after 21, you lose a year. Recently teams plan for this, and enrol the player in a local college before he turns 21 (the rule says "prior to initial full-time enrollment in a collegiate institution "). The college must not have a college hockey team, so that the player can then "transfer" to Maine without losing a transfer year.
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The community college where Colin Shields enrolled did not have a college hockey team. I believe he was still considered a transfer studetn and lost a year of eligibility.
 
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Lebron23 said:
Overage players are considered to be 20 year olds despite the fact that they turned 21 during their season. USA hockey or Hockey Canada wouldn't deliberately sabotage a kids NCAA eligibility. The rule is based solely on birth year and an 89 this year would not lose a year of eligibility, however an 89 birth year next year would. Another way to lose a year of eligibility is if you take too many classes.
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Where do you find this interpretation in the NCAA rule book? I confess that I'm not 100% sure how to interpret the paragraph in the NCAA manual that I cited a few posts ago, but I don't see any basis for assuming that the NCAA reference to an athlete's "21st birthday" should be interpreted as "the year in which the athlete's birthday occurs."
 
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dwollstadt said:
The community college where Colin Shields enrolled did not have a college hockey team. I believe he was still considered a transfer studetn and lost a year of eligibility.
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I thought his problem was he enrolled at a community college to keep a student visa but did not attend class, failed, and declared ineligible for a year. From what I remember the NCAA requires students to have a certain number of transferable credits in order to play as a transfer student, even if they are coming from a non-hockey school.
 
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BearPaw said:
This one sounds like a keeper.

I would be very surprised to see Darling back.
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He seems like a solid kid...After his hockey career I think he has a job in being a hockey commentator. He was breaking down next year's team during the interview.

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Darcy Ashley is rated a 3rd round pick in the Q draft next month...Signs still point he's coming to UMaine though
 
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Gingras will spend next year in the USHL. He recently signed a tender with the expansion Muskegon Lumber Jacks.
 
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How in the world did Maine let Steve Santini's kid commit to Boston College?
 
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At least we have hope in goal.

The 'minder situation has been disastrous for a while now.No way in the world Maine can think NC with only the unreliable Darling and a couple of pylons on the roster.Things are definitely looking up.
 
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Gusforhobey said:
how many goalies does maine currently have?
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2, have the recruits signed NLIs, if not they can still come and go as they please. I'd think their will be 3 by the time school starts.
 
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I bet Darling's back, Ouellette red shirts (unless he's taken very early in the draft, then he's a flight risk and should be given a chance to play), Seeley's dropped, and Sully and Sirman battle for backup.
 
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