Skipping Senior year
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BERG RENOLZ
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Skipping Senior year
Can a high school hockey player skip their senior year and play college hockey? I don't think you can do this, but I'm not positive. I've heard a rumor that a certain high school hockey player that's currently a junior plans to do this. Apparently this came from the horses mouth, but I think it's bogus. So, I guess my question is, is this even possible?
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Gopher Blog
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Re: Skipping Senior year
Yes, a player can "accelerate" his education. Basically the player will take an increased academic workload for a period of time so he can graduate a year sooner.BERG RENOLZ wrote:Can a high school hockey player skip their senior year and play college hockey? I don't think you can do this, but I'm not positive. I've heard a rumor that a certain high school hockey player that's currently a junior plans to do this. Apparently this came from the horses mouth, but I think it's bogus. So, I guess my question is, is this even possible?
Phil Kessel, Jim O'Brien, and Jonathan Toews are some recent examples of players that have done this. Aaron Ness and Jordan Schroeder are two examples of players who are planning on graduating a year early so they can play college hockey in 2008.
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BERG RENOLZ
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Re: Skipping Senior year
Cool, thanks man! I wasn't clear on that. You have to have your high school diploma, correct? I heard Ness was doing that, but a small town has a lot of rumors.Gopher Blog wrote:Yes, a player can "accelerate" his education. Basically the player will take an increased academic workload for a period of time so he can graduate a year sooner.BERG RENOLZ wrote:Can a high school hockey player skip their senior year and play college hockey? I don't think you can do this, but I'm not positive. I've heard a rumor that a certain high school hockey player that's currently a junior plans to do this. Apparently this came from the horses mouth, but I think it's bogus. So, I guess my question is, is this even possible?
Phil Kessel, Jim O'Brien, and Jonathan Toews are some recent examples of players that have done this. Aaron Ness and Jordan Schroeder are two examples of players who are planning on graduating a year early so they can play college hockey in 2008.
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Gopher Blog
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Re: Skipping Senior year
Yes, you have to receive your diploma.BERG RENOLZ wrote:Cool, thanks man! I wasn't clear on that. You have to have your high school diploma, correct? I heard Ness was doing that, but a small town has a lot of rumors.