The College Hockey Takeover Continues With 6th Overall Pick Porter Martone Heading To Michigan State
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 21 – Martone, the Flyers' sixth overall pick, will develop at Michigan State following an NCAA rule allowing Canadian Hockey League players to retain amateur status, joining a top Big Ten team.
- Today, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports that Flyers sixth-overall pick Porter Martone is expected to commit to Michigan State for the 2025-26 season.
- The NCAA Division I Council lifted its CHL ban on Nov. 7, 2024, allowing Canadian Hockey League players to retain amateur status for U.S. college hockey, which Martone's move exemplifies.
- In his own words, `focus on the process and focus on getting better` on July 3, Martone, 6'3", 205 pounds, posted 98 points in 57 OHL games.
- Joining the Spartans, Martone strengthens Michigan State’s roster after missing on Gavin McKenna and losing Isaac Howard, as reported by sources.
- He has until August 1st to enroll, and the NCAA route lets him face tougher competition while preserving a year on his entry-level contract, just under two weeks after Gavin McKenna's commitment.
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Report: Flyers' top draft pick Porter Martone to play at Michigan St.
Porter Martone, selected No. 6 overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2025 NHL Draft, will delay signing to play for Michigan State in the 2025-26 season, Sportsnet reported Monday.
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