I wonder about the AHA schools.  Travel will be a beast.  BTW, the only 
Division I school in that whole mix is BGSU.  The rest are all D-II 
play-ups.

Joe

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Edwards
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 04:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Here comes the "Super League"?

If this report from Grand Forks is to be believed, a new western conference
is going to form from the ashes of the post-Big Ten west, to start play in
2013.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/209049/

This league would consist of Denver, CC, Nebraska-Omaha, Minnesota-Duluth,
Miami and North Dakota. The article lists Notre Dame and Western Michigan as
possibilities to join as well.

Assuming all 8 do that, by my reckoning that would leave the WCHA with:
- Bemidji State
- St. Cloud State
- Minnesota State, Mankato
- Michigan Tech
- Alaska Anchorage

And the CCHA would have:
- Northern Michigan
- Ferris State
- Lake Superior State
- Bowling Green
- Alaska (Fairbanks)

I imagine they would have to combine to form a ten-team league, and I could
see a scenario where they go for 12 teams by picking off a couple of
Atlantic Hockey squads (Niagara & Mercyhurst, perhaps).

John

-- 
John Edwards
"You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against
incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell