> 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 [log in to unmask]