In November 2024, the NCAA Division I council voted to make CHL players eligible for NCAA Division I hockey starting in 2025, allowing them to compete without jeopardizing their eligibility.
Teams often overspend during NHL free agency, resulting in poor contracts. However, this year most teams limited themselves to one bad contract, showing efficiency.
"(The roster) is always fluid because of eligibility, injuries, et cetera. So I don't think it's fair to ever say, always, you know, we are absolutely done or we're not done, I think, because there's too many factors that can happen."