NMU would be the most likely team to move over, but I seem to recall
that they moved to the CCHA to get better access to the Detroit
marketplace, and I'm not sure those considerations have changed any.
If MTU were going to go back to the CCHA, it seems that they would
have done it quickly after Northern left. From what I remember at the
time, their view was that their participation in the GLI gave them
sufficient recognition in the Detroit area.
As for UNO, I think their window for joining the WCHA has closed. When
UNO added hockey, it would have made the most sense for them to join
the WCHA, because UNO was a member of the North Central Conference -
along with UND, SCSU, Mankato and Duluth. Therefore, some of their
hockey opponents would have been the same as their football and
basketball opponents - schools UNO was used to dealing with. However,
the disintegration of the NCC sent UNO into a different conference
than the Minnesota schools, so that incentive is gone.
John
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Eric Burton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The most logical is for UAH to join the CCHA and to have UNO or NMU join the
> WCHA. I have heard that
> MTU really wants NMU to rejoin the WCHA. I kind of missed the Wildcats and I
> also think UNO would be a very nice fit for our league.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Lewin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: is the WCHA paying attention?
>
>
>> And therein lies the problem.
>>
>> The most logical would be for both Bemidji and Huntsville to join the
>> WCHA.
>> But the WCHA probably doesn't want Huntsville because of their location or
>> their perceived lack of parity with other WCHA schools.
>>
>> If the WCHA doesn't want Huntsville (and that is just an assumption on my
>> part), what makes you think that the CCHA would want them? What makes you
>> think that the WCHA wants Northern Michigan after they jumped ship once
>> before?
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Bob Gilreath <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> If I were Bemidji, I'd be courting NMU to rejoin the WCHA and then
>>> Huntsville could fill
>>> there spot in the CCHA. Seems most logical to me.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> Bob Gilreath wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I were Bemidji, I'd be courting NMU to rejoin the WCHA and then
>>>> Huntsville could fill
>>>> there spot in the CCHA. Seems most logical to me.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> my speculation is that WCHA does not want to be an 11 team league.
>>>>> That means that for Bemidji to become a member, there either must be a
>>>>> 12th team (who?) or someone has to leave (again, who?)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:56:46 -0400
>>>>>> From: Mark Lewin <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Subject: is the WCHA paying attention?
>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So what do you think? Do you think perhaps Bemidji State is making
>>>>>> its
>>>>>> case
>>>>>> for acceptance into the WCHA?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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