Per an NHL.com release, Canadian Hockey League players will have NCAA eligibility starting in the 2025-26 season.
The CHL comprises three major junior Canadian hockey leagues: the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. It is the top level of amateur hockey in the sport’s most dominant country.
This is massive news for all NCAA programs, but particularly notable for a school like Michigan that will have little difficulty attracting coveted recruits.
With its already impressive relationship with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, the Wolverines can expand their recruiting to Canadian hotbeds.