Greg mentioned his opinions on the Alaska Schools being admitted to two
different conferences.  I would like to say that at first I didn't think
it was very bright, but after reading what one of the coaches from the
WCHA said about only wanting one team, and that one team would probably
UAA, then UAF would have been stupid to apply.  The reasoning behind
this is, if the WCHA wants to let someone in, it would be UAA, and then
UAF would have wasted efforts to get in that conference.
 
The way has worked out so far is that if UAA beats UAF, then UAA gets to
play in the CCHA playoffs.  This is not only good for UAA, but the
CCHA as well.  Reasoning, if UAA can beat UAF, who would want to play them
in the playoffs?  Wouldn't it be better to have the better team compete?
 
The University of Alaska, Anchorage and possibly Fairbanks, (don't know
for sure) have promised teams 25 tickets to Alaska, so outside teams would
not have that added expense.  This will probably help Anchorage.  One of
the local commentators mentioned the ease of getting to Anchorage compare
to getting to Marquette.  This is another plus.  It's not like Anchorage
doesn't have it's own airport.  We also have one of the ten largest arena,
and MAJOR support from the community.  I believe that all but 5 or 6
games this season have been sell out crowds.  But Greg, you're right, it does
seem strange, but there is a reason behind it, and I am positive that
everything will work out.
 
Melanie
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