Eric  Carlson wrote:
>Northern Michigan's admission to the CCHA may open an opportunity for
>Alaska-Fairbanks to join Anchorage in the WCHA.  UAF Athletic Director
>Kelly Higgins has approached both leagues in the past about both teams
>playing in the same conference and said that a move would make sense from a
>scheduling and financial perspective as well as renewing the in-state
>rivalry.  WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod stated that the possiblility of
>adding UAF will be discussed along with applications for admission from
>Mankato State and Nebraska-Omaha at the WCHA meeting later this month.
 
Okay, here's a change I would be happy to go along with.  (And some thought
it would never happen.)  I can see why Northern Michigan would feel happier
in the CCHA and they haven't been my favorite team in the league.  The part
about adding Fairbanks to the WCHA would solve my number one problem with
adopting a CCHA-style schedule.  It ought to be possible to arrange it such
that each team from the lower 48 has to make the trip up to one of the two
Alaska schools each season, thus reducing that bias.
 
J. Michael Jackson
 
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