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With a new push to potentially limit international players in the NCAA, U SPORTS hockey will become an increasingly enticing option for Canadian players. This season, another group are making the transfer from the NCAA coming to Canada to complete their university women's hockey careers. With conversation of restricting international players, including Canadians, from NCAA women's hockey, and all NCAA sports, coaches, players and programs are watching U SPORTS more closely than ever. This week, several U SPORTS programs are playing preseason exhibition games against NCAA teams, while U SPORTS teams themselves continue to gear up for the 2026-27 season north of the border as well. This season, 16 players are transferring from NCAA Division 1 hockey to U SPORTS women's hockey teams. While the list doesn't feature many notable names, perhaps aside from former U-18 Canadian national team standout Reese Logan who struggled in her first two NCAA seasons, this year's transfer group is just the tip of an iceberg that could be multiplied significantly next summer. This season there are 1140 players named on the NCAA's 45 women's hockey team rosters. It's a group that includes 400 Canadians.

Stepping onto the field in his first-ever NCAA Division I football game was a dream come true for Red Deer’s Aldin Bilalbegovic. The six-foot-four, 225-pound 19-year-old made his college debut with the University of New Mexico Lobos in a 70-7 victory over the Mercyhurst Lakers on Sept. 12.