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NCAA eligibility changes could lead to “big strain on the high school kids” in Minnesota, some say, and push top players to leave for junior hockey.
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Minnesota still produces the most Division I men’s hockey players in the U.S., but the number of Minnesotans playing D-I hockey dropped by 27 this past season as more CHL players take roster spots.
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