Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this NCAA hockey transfer portal thing for a while now, and let me tell you, it’s a bit of a wild ride. I wanted to get a better handle on how players move between schools, so I dove right in.
First, I spent some time just reading up on what the portal actually is. Turns out, it’s basically a database where college athletes can say they’re thinking about transferring. But it’s not as simple as just putting your name in. Nope, players have to tell their school’s compliance office that they want to transfer. Once they do that, the school has two business days to put their info into the portal.
- Found out about the two-day window for schools to enter player info.
- Realized players don’t put their own names in the portal.
Then, I started exploring the portal itself. It’s not something you can just browse easily. Once a player is in the portal, their contact info and academic records are visible to other schools. It took me a while to get the hang of. I was really curious about who was in the portal and why. I even tried looking up some specific players I’d heard were transferring, just to see if their info was there.
I also dug into the rules about eligibility. It’s pretty straightforward. As long as the players are good academically at their current school, they can play right away at their new one. This whole transfer portal thing was started by the NCAA in 2018 to make the process more formal and give players more control. I spent a good chunk of time just trying to wrap my head around all the different rules and timelines involved.
- Looked up specific players to see if their info was in the portal.
- Figured out that players can play immediately if they’re academically eligible.
- Learned that the NCAA started the transfer portal in 2018.
Finally, I compared the transfer portal to how things used to be before it existed. It seems like it’s made things a lot easier for players to explore their options. Before, it was probably a lot more complicated and secretive. I can see why players would like having more control over their own futures.
So, after all that, I feel like I’ve got a pretty good grasp on the NCAA hockey transfer portal. It’s definitely a big change for college sports, and I’m interested to see how it continues to evolve.
