NCAA lifts eligibility ban in allowing Canadian Hockey League players to compete at US colleges

The NCAA Division I Council on Thursday approved a rule allowing players with Canadian Hockey League experience to compete at U.S.

colleges starting next season, a landmark decision that has the potential of shaking up the NHLs two largest sources of developmental talent.

The decision, effective Aug.

1, lifts the NCAAs longstanding ban on CHL players who were previously deemed to be professionals because they received a stipend of up to $600 per month for living expenses.

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