2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[.357]

6 hours ago, Green Banner said:

What's the cutoff for guys that play pro and can come back to NCAA? Hypothetically speaking could a TJ Oshie or Parise come back and finish there eligibility? I know thats not happening but what's the hardline on this one

There are currently two rules which would make both ineligible. 1) Players lose NCAA eligibility when they sign a pro contract. 2) A player has a maximum of 4 years of NCAA eligibility once he turns 21 yo or when he is first rostered, whichever comes first.

So (I think) the oldest player one could have on a college team would be 26 yo (5 calender years to complete 4 years of play if he started at 21 yo); if he's a grad student, maybe 27 yo would be the max oldest college hockey player allowed. 

But who knows, maybe some 35 yo will one day sue the NCAA because he feels discriminated against due to his age. Seems very unlikely that this would ever happen, but NIL & the transfer portal also felt like an impossibility 10 years ago. 

[atxsioux]

9 hours ago, George M. Bluth said:

Is there a good way to confirm this? I was just in Ticketmaster to buy tickets and at checkout it told me 106 was where St Thomas would shoot twice and 101 was where “opponent” would shoot twice. 

I confirmed with the st Thomas ticket office

 

108-112 is the end UND will shooot at twice

 

the Ticketmaster note is incorrect 

[Frozen4sioux]

8 hours ago, .357 said:

 

But who knows, maybe some 35 yo will one day sue the NCAA because he feels discriminated against due to his age. Seems very unlikely that this would ever happen, but NIL & the transfer portal also felt like an impossibility 10 years ago. 

With the way the NCAA is capitulating to basically everything these days. A scenario where former CHL player who was "marginalized and restricted from participating in NCAA athletics due to the former rules banning them to do so"........ that scenario is basically just a matter of time until it shows up.

[George M. Bluth]

50 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

I confirmed with the st Thomas ticket office

 

108-112 is the end UND will shooot at twice

 

the Ticketmaster note is incorrect 

Thank you!  Funny that I trusted people here more than the Ticketmaster site.

[iramurphy]

9 hours ago, .357 said:

There are currently two rules which would make both ineligible. 1) Players lose NCAA eligibility when they sign a pro contract. 2) A player has a maximum of 4 years of NCAA eligibility once he turns 21 yo or when he is first rostered, whichever comes first.

So (I think) the oldest player one could have on a college team would be 26 yo (5 calender years to complete 4 years of play if he started at 21 yo); if he's a grad student, maybe 27 yo would be the max oldest college hockey player allowed. 

But who knows, maybe some 35 yo will one day sue the NCAA because he feels discriminated against due to his age. Seems very unlikely that this would ever happen, but NIL & the transfer portal also felt like an impossibility 10 years ago. 

I didn’t review so it could have changed, but there was also an exemption to the age 21 rule for anyone serving in the military before their eligibility expires. Not sure if you can start, leave for military and return but those who joined directly out of HS were eligible when they got out of the military. I wouldn’t think a hockey player could maintain skills while serving in the military but guys have done it in FB and BB.