Let's not forget how Maine started.

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>Bemidji State played in the D-III NCHA when they were D-II.  They were not
>eligible for the conference tournament at that time since it was felt that
>if BSU won the Conference Tournament, the D-III NCAA Autobid would be
>vacated.  Bemidji also had to play without offering scholarships if they
>wished to remain in the NCHA, which they did so they could fill out their
>schedule.
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>BSU record in the 1990s:
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>1990-91 (D-III) 21-6-3, 17-4-3 NCHA, Regular Season Champ, lost in the
>conference tournament and did not make the NCAAs
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>1991-92 (D-III) 16-9-5, 9-8-3 NCHA
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>1992-93 (BSU went D-II in all sports) 24-7-0, 14-6-0 NCHA, NCAA D-II
>Champion.
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>1993-94 (D-II) 21-9-3, 12-6-2 NCHA, NCAA D-II Champion
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>1994-95 (D-II) 24-7-2, 16-3-1 NCHA Regular Season Champion, NCAA D-II
>Champion
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>1995-96 (D-II) 16-9-4, 13-5-2 NCHA, NCAA D-II Runner Up
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>1996-97 (D-II) 25-7-2, 14-5-1 NCHA, NCAA D-II Champion
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>1997-98 (D-II) 22-10-2, 14-6-0 NCHA, NCAA D-II Runner Up
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>1998-99 BSU started their D-I transition, but still played in the NCHA to
>fill out their schedule:  17-13-0 10-6-0 NCHA
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>1999-2000, BSU joined the CHA with Army, Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville,
>Niagara and Findlay.  Wayne State was a provisional member the first year.
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>http://www.thebeaverpond.com/yr_by_yr.htm
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>Troy D. Mills
>"Millsy"
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>CHA Website Director
>www.collegehockeyamerica.com
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>The BeaverPond Website Director
>www.thebeaverpond.com
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>On Tue, March 27, 2007 11:02 am, Dr. Tim Newman wrote:
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>>>Do CHA teams suck compared to everyone else?  Using Nathan's logic, I'd
>>> say they do.  I would bet that a lot of premier D-3 teams would give
>>>anyone in that conference a run for their money.  But is that what Rick
>>> Comley is saying?  If so, then he should be careful what he wishes
>>>for,
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>>Several of the CHA and AH teams were previously D-2 programs that played
>>some of the premier D-3 teams fairly regularly.  Someone might want to go
>>back and see how they did, maybe that would answer some questions.  My
>>sense is that in years in which those old D-2 programs would have been
>>good enough to win a conference of comparable teams, they had strong
>>records against the premier D-3  teams.  I'm not sure if those old D-2
>>programs that are now playing D-1 are better or worse now than they were
>>then.  They can award more scholarships, so maybe they are better now. But
>>maybe not all of them are using their additional scholarships, or maybe
>>they aren't recruiting any better than they were before.
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>>Tim Newman
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