Non-UND College Hockey 2026-27

[Oxbow6]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

O'Neill going to St Thomas:

 

Not going to 2nd-guess Chyzyk or Jax, but the kid stays in the NCHC. Giving a ND kid a chance at UND would have been nice. As I mentioned previously, having spent time with him a couple of years back, he's a super high-quality person. I'll be cheering for him.

 

[brucespook]

They did him

a chance but he didn’t want to wait 

[brianvf]

CHN article on the proposed NCAA change to 5yr eligibility:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/04/24_College-Hockey-Bracing-For.php

It would certainly change a lot of things, especially on the junior hockey side of things before entering college.  Teams like Mankato would be hit hard, as they usually try to recruit those players that blossom a little later.
Then, you could also have kids staying for 5yrs if they wanted.

Pretty crazy.  Some changes look to be coming.