The rule is that a player loses a year's of NCAA eligibility if he plays past
his 21'st birthday.  As was pointed out, this happened this past year with
Nanaimo's Kris Wallis, who turned 21 in early march (Born March 76).  Had he
played after that date, he would have lost a year's eligibility, so he chose
to sit out the remaining games and playoffs.  Maine has made much use of
three-year players in the past, including Al Loring, Campbell Blair, Brian
Downing, Brian Straub.  One other player who have lost a year's eligibility
was N.Dakota's Ian Kidd.
 
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