I'm not sure, but I thought Steve DeBus from Minnesota was 25 or close
to it.
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>From: Jay Lau[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 8:30 AM
>Subject: Re: NCAA rules on age
>
>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.
>=
>>I tend to think of it in terms similar to high school. While there are
>=
>>students older than 18 taking night classes to earn a GED, they are not
>=
>>allowed to participate in extra-curricular activities.
>>
>>An interesting sidebar to all this (as well as to Arthur's other point,
>=
>>about paying the athletes) is the lawsuit the NC$$ just lost.
>"Restricted=
>> earnings" assistant coaches recently won a $67 million lawsuit against
>=
>>the NC$$ (who is probably going to appeal). One result, apparently, is
>=
>>the possibility of more lawsuits, covering such things as age
>restriction=
>>s, limits on # of games, and similar issues. According to SI (May 18),
>=
>>some of the larger schools (read: athletic powerhouses) are discussing
>=
>>either a major restructuring of the NC$$ or leaving it altogether. Like
>=
>>it or not, some of the issues Robb brings up could be coming in college
>=
>>sports.
>>
>>George Downing
>>UNH '92
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