(#431) A full primer on what will be discussed at the American Hockey Coaches Convention

College hockey heads to Naples, Fla., this week for the annual American Hockey Coaches Association convention, and several prominent topics are up for discussion, including:

1) The potential eligibility of CHL players.

2) The transfer portal and NIL

3) Potential rule changes (it’s a rule change year)

— Power plays when scoring on a delayed penalty

— Video access to coaches on the bench

— Changes to video review

— Continuation of play rules

4) The potential changes to the NCAA Tournament format.

— Are on-campus regionals better? I have my own thoughts.

Plus, we have a notebook on Ben Syer being introduced at Princeton, including a quote from Cornell coach Mike Schafer. We also update our portal tracker and have news on the name for the Atlantic Hockey/College Hockey America merger.

5) Potential realignment? Will Atlantic Hockey expand?

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