Re: WCHA Season Thread 2017-18: In Which We Try For Two Bids
I could be completely mistaken, but I think it's more of a name change rather than a new conference.
What I've seen proposed, and what I wouldn't mind seeing, is: Assuming the NCHC doesn't want to expand the number of teams in the conference (because less money amongst schools for TV deals & such), they allow ASU and MNSU to join, and waive the fee to leave the conference to Miami and WMU.
Miami and WMU petition to join the WCHA and are accepted. Other than the addition of UAA & BSU and the lack of the B1G teams, we have the old CCHA. From there I think the idea would be to rename the conference back to the CCHA, though that would be unnecessary, though it would free up the WCHA brand, so maybe the NCHC reforms as the WCHA, as it would essentially be the old WCHA, Things more or less go back to how they were pre-realignment.
Originally posted by Shirtless Guy
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What I've seen proposed, and what I wouldn't mind seeing, is: Assuming the NCHC doesn't want to expand the number of teams in the conference (because less money amongst schools for TV deals & such), they allow ASU and MNSU to join, and waive the fee to leave the conference to Miami and WMU.
Miami and WMU petition to join the WCHA and are accepted. Other than the addition of UAA & BSU and the lack of the B1G teams, we have the old CCHA. From there I think the idea would be to rename the conference back to the CCHA, though that would be unnecessary, though it would free up the WCHA brand, so maybe the NCHC reforms as the WCHA, as it would essentially be the old WCHA, Things more or less go back to how they were pre-realignment.
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