On the Ulvis Katlaps eligibility question, Mark Grassl mentions:
 
>Ulvis is 24 yrs old.  I donot believe there is a strict age limit.
>Rather the eligibility committee looks at the number of years played
>in a high level league such as Canadian Junior A or the Soviet league.
>Players generally lose 1 year of college eligibility for each year
>in such a league.
 
There is an age limit, of sorts.  The NCAA rule is that any participation
in organized sports during a 12-month period after the student's 20th
birthday (and prior to enrolling for the first time at college) counts as a
year of varsity competition; i.e., loss of one year's eligiblity.  There is
a special rule for hockey which states that if the player turns 20 in the
middle of a season, that season does NOT reduce eligibility.
 
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