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David Carle believes the new NCAA age-based eligibility rule will be the most significant change to impact college hockey, more so than NIL, revenue sharing, or the transfer portal.
The new NCAA eligibility rule, which starts a player's 5-year clock at age 19 or high school graduation, is expected to force college hockey programs to recruit younger players.
The University of Denver hockey program plans to differentiate its revenue sharing payments to players based on on-ice value, moving away from its previous model of equal compensation for all players.
The University of Denver men's hockey program has had only 9 head coaches since the year 2000, and all three head coaches in that period have won a national championship.
The University of Denver men's hockey program strategically limits its use of the NCAA transfer portal due to a past negative experience with cultural assimilation and managing player expectations.
The University of Denver's men's hockey program differentiates itself from larger competitors like Michigan and Ohio State by being a smaller institution where hockey is a primary focus and a 'front door' to the university.
The University of Denver men's hockey program does not have an outside NIL collective to pay its players, a strategic choice made by the program.
Under NCAA rules, schools can share up to $20.5 million in revenue with student-athletes across their entire athletic department.
Previously, University of Denver hockey players could receive up to $10,000 annually through a combination of $6,000 in academic performance bonuses (Alston money) and $4,000 for cost of attendance.
A significant operational challenge for NIL collectives is that international student-athletes must have payments deposited into a bank in their home country and must perform the contracted services in their home country.
The University of Denver men's hockey team won national championships with rosters that were the 2nd youngest in the country, featuring 11 freshmen on one team and 9 on another.