The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved several changes to the criteria for allowing video replay in men’s and women’s ice hockey effective in the 2014-15 season.
John Gilpatrick suffered a severe spinal injury while playing hockey at Suffolk. Several doctors told him he would never walk again. Ten years later, he walked across the stage on graduation day to receive his law degree.
The waiver process for certain Division I undergraduate student-athletes could change to allow for extra time to complete a degree rather than the opportunity to compete immediately after transfer.
Peter Laviolette, who played hockey at Division III Westfield State, went on to play and coach in the NHL and lead the United States’ team to the Winter Olympics.
