“If I had kids there would be no question they’d go the same route. It was the best four years of my life. And the other guys who have gone to college would tell you the same thing. I couldn’t be happier with the way everything turned out!” Adam Burish NCAA National Champion – University of Wisconsin Champion –

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• 13 –16 year old hockey player o BEFORE college coaches can initiate contact o Focus is on hockey • Parents o Focus is on hockey AND academics/personal growth • Youth Coaches • Agents/Advisors •  1. The NCAA in the NHL 2. College Hockey in 2014 3. The Campus Effect

    

 305 Players – most ever      College players in the NHL

 College players in the NHL

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• Only fencing, gymnastics, lacrosse and skiing are higher • *20% of major junior players will earn a college degree

* Are players who choose the OHL over college scholarships really getting the best of both worlds?  - Kitchener Record; December 17, 2009 Birth Country

70% - United States • 65% in 2005

29.6% - Canadian • 35% in 2005

0.4% - European (37 total)

 10‐Year Birth States Change 204 ‐ 9% Minnesota 183 122 + 17% Michigan 143 185 ‐ 40% Massachusetts 111 101 ‐ 13% New York 88 47 + 36% Pennsylvania 64 51 + 16% Illinois 59 20 + 155% California 51 25 + 76% Wisconsin 44 19 + 105% New Jersey 39 2003 34 + 6% Connecticut 36 2014 20 + 70% Colorado 34 15 + 80% Ohio 27  0 50 100 150 200 Developing Late Bloomers NHLers Taken After Played th NCAA Undrafted NHLers 5 rd (or undrafted) Others

42% 48% All Players: 52%

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47% North Americans: 53%

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NCAA Produces a Disproportionate Number of Late-Round/Free Agent NHLers  Tall Prospect? Undersized Prospect? 56% of NHL players 5’9” or shorter played NCAA • 22 of 39 total

50% of NHL skaters 6’6” or taller played NCAA • 9 of 18 total

 Developing First Rounders

Chances of 300+ Career NHL GP (100+ for G), by Amateur Route 2000‐2006 First Round Draft Choices 80% 70% 70% 64% 60% 60% 57% 49% 50%

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NCAA CHL Europe Other Total Total (Minus NCAA)

210 First-Round NHL Picks (2000-06) ) No “Fast Route”

Only 21 teenagers in the NHL in 2013-14 • 20 were 1st round draft picks • Only 9 were regulars

Average age of NHL rookie is 23 • 24-year old rookies outnumber 22-year old rookies

* Before College Hockey

1. USAH NTDP

2. USHL

3. CJHL

4. Prep and High School

 USHL

- 112 alumni in the NHL this year • most ever

- 32 players selected in 2013 NHL Draft • most ever

- 99% of players earn NCAA DI opportunities

 Americans in the CHL 140 131 129 125 120 118 121 118 120 110 103 100 100

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150 134 122 117 WHL OHL 100 89 91 86 82 73 68 66 48 42 45 50 35

0 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. 4th Rd. 5th Rd. 6th Rd. 7th Rd. 8th Rd. 9th Rd.  " #$ %& &&   #&&' ('

• Only fencing, gymnastics, lacrosse and skiing are higher • *20% of major junior players will earn a college degree

* Are players who choose the OHL over college scholarships really getting the best of both worlds?  - Kitchener Record; December 17, 2009 (+#'  , %+ ""# More hockey players. More hockey fans.

 *-- The Campus Effect Committee

Bill Daly –NHL Deputy Commissioner Dave Ogrean –USA Hockey Executive Director (unable to attend because of Olympics) Pat Kelleher –USA Hockey Assistant Executive Director, Development Matt Herr –USA Hockey / two‐time national champion at Michigan Brian Schoenborn –Attorney specializing in sports ownership/facilities Joe Battista –Buffalo Sabres ‐ VP of Hockey Operations and former Penn St. Associate Athletic Director Joel Maturi –Retired Athletic Director at Minnesota, Miami (OH), and Denver. Dave Smith –Head Coach at Canisius College and CHI Board Member Jim Knowlton –Athletic Director at RPI and CHI Board Member Josh Fenton – Commissioner of NCHC conference and CHI Board Member Jamie Spencer –Tampa Bay Lightning Exec VP and former of  The Campus Effect Strategic Plan

Introduction of The Campus Effect • December 5, 2013– Tampa, FL • Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning

Strategic Plan • February 5, 2014 –New York, NY • Hosted by the NHL • Objectives, priorities and next steps

) Penn State success Big Ten NHL - popularity and labor peace Growth in US hockey participation

USA Hockey structure – Membership Development, ADM Established college athletics culture

– Alabama-Huntsville example

– Significant growth in ‘Club Hockey’ Athletic department realities

* The Campus Effect – Priorities

1. Sustain what we have

2. Create a trend of growth

3. Focus/prioritize where most likely to happen

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