Eligibility: UAA Hockey-Young

2019-20 Season

February 1, 2020

Facts:

Cody Young played for the UAA Men’s Hockey during the previous two seasons. In September of 2019 he sustained a serious knee injury during a non-Conference exhibition game, which has kept him from competing during the current ACAC regular season.

UAA seeks a ruling declaring Mr. Young eligible to compete in the 2019-2020 ACAC playoffs should he recover from his injury notwithstanding that he did not compete during the current season on or before January 30, 2020.

Ruling:

Article I Section 5 Rule 4 of the ACAC Operating Code states as follows:

Eligibility for Playdowns

A student-athlete must be listed on the original certificate of eligibility (fall semester) or on a supplemental certificate of eligibility and have appeared on an ACAC regular season game sheet (on or before January 30, soccer excepted) in order to be eligible for playoffs. (Amended April, 2012)

4.1. In the case of soccer, supplementary eligibility forms must be in the ACAC office by October 15th each year and all athletes must appear on one or more league game sheets to be eligible for the play-offs.

4.2. For tournament sports, a student-athlete must be listed on the original certificate of eligibility or on a supplemental certificate of eligibility and must appear on one or more ACAC regular season game sheets in order to be eligible for play-offs.

Exception: Indoor track student-athletes are not required to compete in a grand prix event to be eligible for the ACAC Championships. (Added July, 2016)

4.3. Cases involving injury, illness or academic ineligibility shall be decided by the Commissioner. A medical certificate shall accompany any request for medical exemption.

As required by Rule 4.3 I have been provided with medical substantiation of Mr. Young’s knee injury from the Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon; Smith Clinic, Camrose; and Camrose Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic.

Based on the above, Mr. Young has complied with Rule 1.4.3. Accordingly, should he recover from his injury, provided that Mr. Young meets all other eligibility requirements, he is eligible to compete in the 2019-2020 ACAC Men’s Hockey playoffs. It should be noted that should Mr. Young compete at any point during the current season, he will be deemed to have consumed a year of ACAC eligibility.

Sincerely,

Bill Hendsbee

ACAC Commissioner