College Hockey, Rewritten

Episode 2: How the CHL-NCAA Agreement is reshaping both leagues

When the NCAA voted to allow Canadian Hockey League players to play college hockey, the CHL had no say in the matter. There's no transfer agreement, no compensation, and no limits on who the NCAA can recruit. The result? The CHL's best players — Gavin McKenna, Porter Martone, and others — are heading to college. Host Eli Cloutier talks with Chris Peters, Brad Schlossman, and Guy Flaming about what the rule change actually means for both leagues. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Sound effects by Simon Labelle via Freesound. Clips courtesy of ESPN and NBC Sports Philly.

Episode 1: How CHL players were kept out — and why that finally changed

For decades, players in the Canadian Hockey League — the top developmental pipeline for the NHL — were barred from playing college hockey. Then Rylan Masterson filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and everything changed. Host Eli Cloutier talks with Brad Schlossman and Mike McMahon to discuss how the CHL-NCAA Agreement came to be, and why it took a lawsuit to make it happen. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Sound effects by Simon Labelle via Freesound.