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NCAA Opens Doors for CHL Players in 2025
8/28/2025
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- The NCAA will permit Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players to join NCAA Division 1 men's hockey starting August 1, 2025.
- This change affects leagues such as the WHL, prompting players like Cole Reschny and Keaton Verhoeff to pursue NCAA options.
- U Sports notes a decline in CHL recruits, while Canadian Junior A and BCHL recruitment has risen.
- The BCHL plans to strengthen its academic emphasis in response to these developments.
