>
>This would be really be too bad for the WCHA.  I think the league needs to
>get it together and start acting like they want to be successful.  UNO
>averaged over 8000 per game last year and would be ideal rivals for many WCHA
>teams, especially Wisconsin, who was very influential with that program.
>
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>From:  Joel Mack[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Tuesday, March 24, 1998 11:09 AM
>Subject:       UNO to make formal CCHA bid
>
>From today's Omaha World-Herald and an interview with AD Bob Dannenhauer
>on local radio station KKAR (1290AM):
>
>UNO has been invited to make a presentation at the CCHA league meetings in
>April/May for possible admission to the league for the 1999-2000 season, a
>year earlier than would be possible if UNO joined the WCHA.  Danenhauer
>stated that securing a conference affiliation was a priority for this
>offseason and the school would like to give the players "something to play
>for" (ie. conference tournaments, NCAA tourney) as soon as possible.
>
>I've heard that Hockey East has also expressed an interest, but that would
>be kinda weird (IMHO) having an HE team in Nebraska (although I guess not
>any weirder than a Fairbanks team in CCHA).
>
>Will this "piss off" the WCHA?  Could be, but it seems to me that their
>courtship of UNO cooled substantially after MTU decided to remain in the
>league.  I think UNO deserves a shot to be in a league as soon as
>possible.  Or are they being too pushy?
>
>What does everyone else think?
>
>Joel
>
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