August 21, 2024
by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@MikeMcMahonCHN)
Last Monday, 19-year-old Canadian hockey player Rylan Masterson filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that its ban on CHL players violates antitrust laws.
This could be the spark that ultimately opens the gate for CHL players to earn NCAA eligibility. However, the process still has to play itself out in court.
If nothing else, it’s the latest development in a story we’ve been covering here since January.
The NCAA’s CHL rule has been a hot-button topic among coaches for the last year, when the NCAA approached the coaching body asking for opinions on whether or not they should continue with the rule.
To this point, the coaching body has yet to agree to eliminate the ban on CHL players. In Naples this past May, a…
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