NCAA panel makes a small change in Division I eligibility proposal, could vote on it in late June
The revised plan would start athletes' five-year clocks at college enrollment or age 19, following a recommendation backed by hockey stakeholders.
- On Friday, the NCAA revised its Division I eligibility proposal, announcing athletes' five-year clocks will begin upon college enrollment or the semester following their 19th birthday, replacing the previous high school graduation trigger.
- The previous iteration would have impacted men's hockey, where players often defer college enrollment for up to three years after high school, unlike most NCAA sports allowing only one-year deferrals.
- NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly discussed the matter with NCAA President Charlie Baker to prevent upheaval, while the NHL and NHLPA successfully signed onto a letter with other commissioners proposing the age-based adjustment.
- National Collegiate Hockey Conference commissioner Heather Weems called the announcement a "big win" for college hockey, while Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf praised the collaborative effort to build consensus among stakeholders.
- The NCAA Division I Cabinet is expected to vote on the revised model during its June 23-24 meeting, with schools required to submit eligibility waivers for current athletes by July 31.
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Duluth News Tribune
NCAA appears set to alter age-based eligibility upon hockey world's request
GRAND FORKS — The NCAA has, once again, changed course on age-based eligibility. The latest proposal has much of the hockey world celebrating. The NCAA sent out a memo Friday, revealing it is poised to follow the hockey world's recommendation that athletes' five-year clocks begin either upon college enrollment or the semester following their 19th birthday. This is what nearly every segment of the hockey world proposed in a letter to the NCAA two…
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NCAA panel makes a small change in Division I eligibility proposal, could vote on it in late June
The NCAA Division I Cabinet put off a vote on the age-based eligibility model it is considering and instead made minor adjustments to the proposal.
NCAA set to alter age-based eligibility upon hockey world's request
GRAND FORKS — The NCAA has, once again, changed course on age-based eligibility. The latest proposal has much of the hockey world celebrating. The NCAA sent out a memo Friday, revealing it is poised to follow the hockey world's recommendation that athletes' five-year clocks begin either upon college enrollment or the semester following their 19th birthday. This is what nearly every segment of the hockey world proposed in a letter to the NCAA two…
NCAA Makes Adjustment to Age-Based Eligibility Model; Could Vote at the End of June
By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam The NCAA has made a few adjustments to their age-based eligibility model for Division I sports, adjusting the language so that an athlete’s clock starts at initial full-time enrollment or at the beginning of the academic year after their 19th birthday, and the cabinet could vote on the proposal as early as June 23rd. See Also: NCAA Division I Board of Directors Directs Cabinet to Adopt Five-Year, Age-Based Eligibi…
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