THIS Teemu Pulkkinen. Our Teemu Pulkkinen. The one who is committed to play for the Mavs next year.
 |
| UNO Recruit Teemu Pulkkinen |
This interesting tidbit came across a weekly release from the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers last week:
"Omaha recruit Teemu Pulkkinen (15 goals, 16 assists) will no longer play the remainder of the season, according to Varady, because of NCAA eligibility issues … Pulkkinen recorded two goals and an assist in last Friday's 5-4 loss at Muskegon."
Source: http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/hockey/amateur/musketeers/weekend-musketeers-outlook/article_6553c2aa-d347-559d-8d4e-3c4c351ec6a8.html
We were perplexed. What did that mean, exactly?
We think we've figured it out (although if you can provide more insight, feel free to post a comment, below).
We checked Teemu's birthday and he turned 21 on 3/13/16. There is an age limit for junior hockey, and it looks like he's reached it. The topic of 21-year-old freshmen is coming up next month on the NCAA docket, based on a submission by The Big 10.
You can read about that here:
http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2015/11/24_big_ten_legislation_raises.php
This news doesn't seem to have any impact on him coming to UNO this fall (which is good news, because he had two goals and an assist in the Musketeer's 5-4 loss to Muskegon).
No comments:
Post a Comment