(#433) Coaches discussed possible rule changes on Thursday at the AHCA Convention

The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee will meet next month in Indianapolis to finalize rule changes for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.

On Thursday at the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples, Fla., members of the committee met with NCAA coaches to discuss (and get feedback) on potential changes.

Topics included:

• Video review

• Overtime

• Changes to home/road weighting in the Pairwise

• Faceoff violations

• Major penalties

• Mandatory neck protection

• Continuous play

• Portal deadlines

There was also talk, unofficially amongst the coaches, of a scholarship model that mirrors the contract model in professional sports.

Plus, more on CHL players, a notebook on North Dakota, Joe Dumais, and the CCHA, and a mailbag with topics on the portal and Bowling Green.

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