NCAA Turns Down Counter-Proposal

NCAA to Consider Vote on Age-Based Eligibility Rules in June

The NCAA is set to consider voting on new age-based eligibility rules at its June meeting, potentially allowing student-athletes up to five years of competition within their chosen sport beginning the academic year after they graduate from high school.

NCAA rejects college hockey’s eligibility counter proposal

The NCAA’s Division I Cabinet met on May 22 to discuss the final decisions of their new “five-in-five” eligibility rules package.   While the cabinet will officially vote on whether or not they will implement the news rule package in late June, the NCAA has informed college hockey officials that the sanctioning body has rejected college hockey’s eligibility counter proposal.   The counter proposal had support from the NCAA Commissioners Associat…

NCAA Turns Down Counter-Proposal

The NCAA has informed college hockey officials that its counter-proposal to new age requirements, have been rejected.The NCAA's new proposal removes all past "delayed enrollment" rules for hockey, and sets a new standard on all sports: All players have five years of eligibility from the time their clock starts ticking, which is the date of "expected" high school graduation, no later than 19 years ...