McKenna commits to Penn State

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9 minutes ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:

I hope not, but it is there, the ECHL is probably most affected.

Actually, expect the NIL to affect the USHL more than the ECHL.  But we shall see.

Could really see it doing a number on the USHL as it would no longer be as attractive an option to kids that want to play college hockey but need a little more seasoning.  If they can just go to the CHL (especially if it expands into a few more US based cities) could see that really effecting the level of play in that league.

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6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Reports say NIL money and Penn State has a big ole pot of that. I think that 700k is specifically just his NIL money deal with Penn State but hard to say as there isn't anything super concrete. 

Here's a good article on NIL in hockey

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6481261/2025/07/09/gavin-mckenna-ncaa-penn-state-nil-chl/

 

Is there anything at this point that stops a college player of any league from signing an equipment deal?  If he's allowed to do that, there's a lot more money on the table for McKennafrom the CCMs of the world.

 

2 hours ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:

I hope not, but it is there, the ECHL is probably most affected.

The ECHL is getting the guys who have finished up their junior and college eligibility.  So at worst, they'll lost a few guys who run their course in junior and then move on to college, but that's a very short-term thing.

[LGR4GM]

2 hours ago, shrader said:

Is there anything at this point that stops a college player of any league from signing an equipment deal?  If he's allowed to do that, there's a lot more money on the table for McKennafrom the CCMs of the world.

 

The ECHL is getting the guys who have finished up their junior and college eligibility.  So at worst, they'll lost a few guys who run their course in junior and then move on to college, but that's a very short-term thing.

Not that I'm aware of. Georgia's qb did a car dealer nil and drove a Lamborghini around. CCM or whatever would seem similar. 

Edited 7 hours ago by LGR4GM