>
Erik wrote:
>
>   At last week's Gophers Blueline Club, coach Doug Woog discussed the
>   eligibility of Ulvis Katlaps, a Latvian who played at Dynamo Riga in
>   the Soviet Union's elite league and will turn 25 in March, but was
>   cleared to play at Wisconsin.  Later, Woog said how surprised he was
>   to lose underclassman Mike Muller to a pro assignment with the Moscow
>   Dynamo team.  North Dakota coach Gino Gasparini said: "If Muller does
>   well enough in Moscow, maybe, in a couple of years, he'll wind up
>   playing in Wisconsin."
>
I've been curious about this.....what was the rationale behind granting
Katlaps' eligibility?  It seems that on both age and professional status
(if Major A is professional...which it is...it seems that the Soviet
Elite teams must also be pros) he should be ineligible.  How many years
of eligibility does he have?
 
Jon
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