I don't think this is good for hockey.  As you mentioned one or two years and
poof, gone. I feel, as a fan that the game would become "dry and too
predicting" as in the olympics with bball and hockey.  I feel that these two
sacred arenas should be left to the developing players, not the seasoned,
spoiled and "I play for profit" players that have changed the face of
professional sports so badly that many do not watch anymore, myself included.
 
Deron Treadwell wrote:
 
> --- Cathy Hart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > What kind of effect will this have on the pool of talent colleges can
> > draw
> > from?  I wonder if the NCAA website has anything on it...
>
> An example of a good aspect is that under this proposal Maine could go out
> and recruit Major Junior hockey players to come to UM and compete, so in
> that sense it increases the talent pool.
>
> The catch is that you are charged a year of eligibility for any year you
> compete (at any level) after you graduate high school.  You want to play
> prep hockey?  It'll cost you one year.  Want to play Juniors, same deal it
> will cost you a year.
>
> There is a push by some to get some exemptions for hockey, like juniors
> and prep players, but if that doesn't happen this will drastically change
> the college game.  You'll see more players coming in for just a year or
> two and it may bring the talent level of the game down some as players
> will not have the time to develop in other leagues/levels before coming to
> college.  Or another possibility is that Major Junior players will start
> dominating the league and take away opportunities that other players may
> have had because they are not ready.  Not to mention what it will do to
> graduation rates.
>
> I'm personally hoping that those involved with hockey and the NCAA do
> succeed in gaining some of the exemptions they desire because hockey does
> have special circumstances that basketball and football do not.
>
> -Deron
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