College Hockey Realignment

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

College Hockey News blog article discussing UAH to CCHA to replace either BGSU or UNO. Link at http://blog.collegehockeynews.com/?p=331

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

College hockey news article with Q&A with UNO AD Trev Alberts discussing the school's upcoming conference affiliation decision.Sounds like they are still mulling things over.Link at http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2 ... qatrev.php

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Blog article discussing possible future college hockey realignment at http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/2009/06/coll ... odder.html

Quinn · **Joined:** Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:05 am **Posts:** 3752

The solution for the Big Ten is so simple: work with Penn St. on an upgrade but ALSO invite Notre Dame as an associate member (and get a commitment before announcing the new league). Notre Dame would likely jump on the opportunity to be in a conference with such limited travel, not to mention the revenue cut they'd get from the B10 Network for the single sport...it would likely be more than they get now.

Michigan
Michigan St.
Ohio St.
Wisconsin
Minnesota
* Notre Dame
Penn St.

Goon · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:06 pm

freaked4collegefb wrote:

College Hockey News blog article discussing UAH to CCHA to replace either BGSU or UNO. Link at http://blog.collegehockeynews.com/?p=331

More than likely it appears that UNO might be moving to the WCHA, UAH is applying to the CCHA and had a site visit recently by the CCHA.

Goon · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:10 pm

Quinn wrote:

The solution for the Big Ten is so simple: work with Penn St. on an upgrade but ALSO invite Notre Dame as an associate member (and get a commitment before announcing the new league). Notre Dame would likely jump on the opportunity to be in a conference with such limited travel, not to mention the revenue cut they'd get from the B10 Network for the single sport...it would likely be more than they get now.

Michigan
Michigan St.
Ohio St.
Wisconsin
Minnesota
* Notre Dame
Penn St.

Penn State does not have a hockey team and from what I have been told is no where close to aquiring one.
The fans have been talking about a Big Ten Hockey conference for years and yet there has been no movement towards starting one.

Quinn · **Joined:** Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:05 am **Posts:** 3752

Here's the current lineup:

Atlantic
Team
Air Force
RIT
Mercyhurst
Bentley
Canisius
Army
Holy Cross
Sacred Heart
Connecticut
American Int'l

CCHA
Team
Notre Dame
Michigan
Miami
Alaska
Ohio State
Northern Michigan
Western Michigan
Nebraska-Omaha
Ferris State
Lake Superior
Michigan State
Bowling Green

CHA
Team
Bemidji State
Niagara
Robert Morris
Alabama-Huntsville

ECAC Hockey
Team
Yale
Cornell
Princeton
St. Lawrence
Dartmouth
Harvard
Quinnipiac
Union
Clarkson
Colgate
Rensselaer
Brown

Hockey East
Team
Boston University
Northeastern
New Hampshire
Vermont
Mass.-Lowell
Boston College
Massachusetts
Maine
Merrimack
Providence

WCHA
Team
North Dakota
Denver
Wisconsin
Colorado College
Minnesota
St. Cloud State
Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State
Alaska-Anchorage
Michigan Tech

Quinn · **Joined:** Thu Oct 17, 2002 8:05 am **Posts:** 3752

And here's MY take of hoe it should look:

Atlantic
RIT
Mercyhurst
Bentley
Canisius
Army
Holy Cross
Sacred Heart
Connecticut
American Int'l

CCHA
Miami
Northern Michigan
Western Michigan
Michigan Tech
Ferris State
Lake Superior
Bowling Green
Bemidji State

Indy:
Alabama-Huntsville

ECAC Hockey
St. Lawrence
Quinnipiac
Union
Clarkson
Colgate
Rensselaer
Niagara
Robert Morris

Hockey East
Boston University
Northeastern
New Hampshire
Vermont
Mass.-Lowell
Boston College
Massachusetts
Maine
Merrimack
Providence

WCHA
North Dakota
Denver
Colorado College
St. Cloud State
Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State
Air Force
Nebraska-Omaha
Alaska-Anchorage
Alaska

Big Ten:
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan State
* Notre Dame
~ Penn St

Ivy League:
Yale
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
Harvard
Brown

panthersc97 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:22 am **Posts:** 1030

Goon wrote:

Penn State does not have a hockey team and from what I have been told is no where close to aquiring one.
The fans have been talking about a Big Ten Hockey conference for years and yet there has been no movement towards starting one.

PSU does have a hockey team. Granted they are part of ACHA (club) Division 1 (same with Illinois) though. PSU pretty much dominated ACHA from the mid 90s - 2005.

One reason (and it probably isn't the MAIN reason) is that there aren't enough teams for the Big 10 to sponsor hockey. You need at least 6 I think (?). Once the Big 10 actually has 6 teams playing ice hockey, the conversation changes.

Goon · **Posted:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:06 am

panthersc97 wrote:

Goon wrote:

Penn State does not have a hockey team and from what I have been told is no where close to aquiring one.
The fans have been talking about a Big Ten Hockey conference for years and yet there has been no movement towards starting one.

PSU does have a hockey team. Granted they are part of ACHA (club) Division 1 (same with Illinois) though. PSU pretty much dominated ACHA from the mid 90s - 2005.

One reason (and it probably isn't the MAIN reason) is that there aren't enough teams for the Big 10 to sponsor hockey. You need at least 6 I think (?). Once the Big 10 actually has 6 teams playing ice hockey, the conversation changes.

Let me rephraase that PSU does not have a division one NCAA College hockey team. PSU has a club hockey team.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Quinn,Goon,and Panther,thanks for the posts.

It should be interesting to see how much additional pressure the BTN ends up applying to the previously established Big Ten Hockey League movement.

Also,blog article reporting that UAF is also apparently exploring the possibility of joining the WCHA.Link at http://uaafan.blogspot.com/2009/06/ua-n ... -move.html

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Article with update regarding MSUM attempt to start NCAA D-1 hockey program.
Due to timing,they "may" have to apply to the CCHA instead of the WCHA as they originally had planned.Link at http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/21842/group/home

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Another article discussing MSUM D-1 hockey situation at http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/21902/group/home

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Article out of Fairbanks with comments from UAF and UAA AD's regarding WCHA expansion.Apparently UNO is currently the primary WCHA expansion target to team up with Bemidji.However,if UNO declines an invite,UAF would be interested in that spot.UAA apparently is in favor of a UAF WCHA invite.
Looks like the WCHA would like to resolve expansion situation by this August,if possible.
Link at http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/12/u ... onferences

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7045

Fighting Sioux MB thread discussing above linked article regarding UAF to the WCHA at http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php?showtopic=12484

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