UW coach Jeff Sauer addressed this issue a while back on his radio
show..  Confirmed that there are already "preliminary",  I think he said
very preliminary talks between the Big(11)Ten and Notre Dame for joining
the Big Ten conference.  This move is more of a basketball and other
sports move, but hockey would be affected.
 
If this were to occur, would the conference be activated for hockey?
 
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>From:  John Edwards[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Wednesday, March 25, 1998 11:14 PM
>Subject:       Re: UNO looking seriously at CCHA
>
>On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Eeyore wrote:
>
>> Eric J. Burton wrote:
>> > bar room talk. I would say that the WCHA will probably let in one or two
>> > more teams but I doubt there will be any more than that.
>> Then we're going to have to find somewhere else to put teams.  It seems to
>>me
>> that Div II hockey is in the process of folding up its tent, particularly
>>out
>> here in the west.
>
>D-II is basically dead in the west anyways. Bemidji and Findlay are the
>only western D-II teams, and Bemidji is seriously (as you alluded to)
>considering the move up. If their new arena is approved, I think it's a
>certainty.
>
>That said, something is going to have to give eventually. We're at a
>point where all the leagues are basically at what they can handle. I
>think leagues are going to be very reticent to expand beyond 12 teams.
>This is, I think, why Niagara is having trouble finding a home, and why
>UNO is considering the CCHA.
>
>My prediction? For starters, Big 10 Hockey by 2003. I'm not sure I
>particularly like the idea, but I have sense its inevitability. Anything
>else would depend on what other teams are thinking of starting programs
>or moving programs up.
>
>See you later,
>John
>
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