so, after it all shakes out, there will be
5 conferences and 58 teams

12 wcha teams  +bebidji +omaha
12 ccha teams  -omaha   +huntsville
12 aha  teams  +niagara +robert morris
12 ecac teams  no changes
10 he   teams  no changes

conference playoffs will be organized as follows

ecac	all 12 qualify
	round 1 - 5-12 best of 3
	round 2 - 1-4 + round 1 winners best of 3 (reseeded)
	single elimination + 3rd place game

ccha	all 12 qualify
	round 1 - 5-12 best of 3
	round 2 - 1-4 + round 1 winners best of 3 (reseeded)
	single elimination + 3rd place game

he	8 of 10 qualify
	quarter finals best of 3
	single elimination - no 3rd place game

aha	was all qualify 
	7-10 one game
	quarter finals (reseeded) best of 3
	single elimination - no 3rd place game

wcha	was all qualify
	best of 3
	single elimination 4-5, 1-4, 2-3 then champ and 3rd place

question 1
	what will aha do
	choice seems to be to adopt the ccha/ecac model with only
	issue being whether first round is 1 game or best of 3
	
question 2
	what will wcha do
	two choices
	adopt ccha/ecac model or
	6 first round games
	championship has 6 teams
	3-6 on thursday, reseed, semis fri, champ and 3rd place sat


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