Are there that many college hockey players over 25? The only one I can
think of would be Juha Viori of BU who will turn 25 during next season.
 
 
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>On Tue May 19, Arthur Berman wrote:
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>> George said that most students are 25 and under.  This may be
(usually =
>is)
>> true but the rule still discriminates against those over 25 who are
den=
>ied
>> full access to what the university offers if they don't have the
option=
> of
>> participating in varsity sports.
>>
>
>Robb's response to this is much more comprehensive than mine; I just
want=
>ed to add that I'm not really sure that "discrimination" applies here.
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>I tend to think of it in terms similar to high school. While there are
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>students older than 18 taking night classes to earn a GED, they are not
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>allowed to participate in extra-curricular activities.
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>An interesting sidebar to all this (as well as to Arthur's other point,
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>about paying the athletes) is the lawsuit the NC$$ just lost.
"Restricted=
> earnings" assistant coaches recently won a $67 million lawsuit against
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>the NC$$ (who is probably going to appeal). One result, apparently, is
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>the possibility of more lawsuits, covering such things as age
restriction=
>s, limits on # of games, and similar issues. According to SI (May 18),
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>some of the larger schools (read: athletic powerhouses) are discussing
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>either a major restructuring of the NC$$ or leaving it altogether. Like
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>it or not, some of the issues Robb brings up could be coming in college
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>sports.
>
>George Downing
>UNH '92
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