NCAA early signing period begins today
The early signing period for men's hockey starts today and runs until next week. This means that recruits for the 2012 season, who will be receiving scholarships, can sign National Letters of Intent.
National Letters of Intent are, for the sake of comparison, a contract between the school and a recruit for a period of at least one season. If a player wishes to de-commit after signing his NLI, he needs to be released by the school he signed with.
Not every recruit will sign a NLI. Only players who will be receiving scholarship money in their freshman season are eligible.