This was an interesting listen.
I would expect a new CBA would take away the protection the CHL has from NHL teams taking players and sending them to the AHL instead of the player having to go back to their CHL team after a specific number of games in the NHL.
As it was mentioned in the podcast. The CHL scholarships will most likely go away if the CHL ban is lifted. Because their argument is they will get one from the NCAA schools.
I also don't see why the CHL would let the USHL into their league. Also, I can't see USA Hockey and Hockey Canada letting that happen. This is going to affect the NAHL, AJHL, etc. negatively but I think the BCHL will be fine.
Now another point brought up was this will get more eyes on college hockey from Canada where fans are now following the players from their WHL team to North Dakota as an example. Also, this would get Rogers (Sportsnet) or Bell (TSN) to start broadcasting NCAA hockey games. This could lead to TSN saying NCHC we'll give you $3 million for broadcast rights in Canada or UND will give you $3 million for broadcast rights in Canada as an example.
Will this cause schools to add NCAA D1 hockey? not unless a school has someone that is going to put down $100 million. Will this cause Canadian/USport universities look to join NCAA D1 Hockey? maybe, schools like UBC or McGill might. But I think Simon Fraser will be the first Canadian university to make the jump.