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Originally Posted by wpgflamesfan
I agree. The obvious exception would be someone that actually takes their school work seriously. I'd love to be able to play football for Stanford or hockey for Princeton/Harvard/Yale etc and be able to walk out of their with a degree.
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The Ivy League conference schools don't give out athletic scholarships, so the kids on Princeton's hockey team are still on the hook for hefty tuition + living expenses (above any other scholarships they might be able to obtain). In a lot of cases, this just means they have the *opportunity* to attend such an institution, but the bill won't be footed for them.
That being said, there are still some really top-notch US schools that have excellent hockey programs. University of Michigan is probably the best example, and if I were a 16-year old hockey hotshot looking to set myself up for the future if hockey didn't work out, that's where I'd be trying to play.