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[Shirtless Guy]

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I live in the Soo, Einstein. The Ontario airport is served by more than Air Canada.

Yay! Let's argue about Bearskin Airlines (Service to Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Timmins, Ottawa) and Porter Airlines (Service to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax, St. John’s, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, New York, Boston and Chicago)!!!1!!!11!!!!

[Neil Diamond]

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Yay! Let's argue about Bearskin Airlines (Service to Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Timmins, Ottawa) and Porter Airlines (Service to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax, St. John’s, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, New York, Boston and Chicago)!!!1!!!11!!!!

Well, I'm not sure where he gets off telling me what airlines service the airports around where I live.

Must be from Minnesota...all arrogant 'n stuff

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

I live in the Soo, Einstein. The Ontario airport is served by more than Air Canada.

Just checking what they have arriving and departing it looks like it's either Air Canada from Toronto, Porter out of Toronto (both of which are DASH-8's), Bearskin Lake Air Service out of Sudbury or Thunder Bay, Morningstar out of North Bay (Cessna Caravan...a tad small), and SkyLink out of Sudbury (Beech-1900).

But, you're right it is more than Air Canada. Nome of them are really feasible for a hockey team though.

[Suze]

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The UAA athletic director was on the radio this afternoon talking about the new UAA sports arena (that does not include hockey). A caller asked him about the "new" WCHA and would _airbanks be part of it, and Cobb said UAA was going to fight very hard to get UA_ into the WCHA. He said we should know something in a month. I hope it doesn't take that long, but this thing seems to be a real mess right now.

[scsutommyboy]

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A little touchy today. My point was SCSU fans were saying nothing......

[scsutommyboy]

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The UAA athletic director was on the radio this afternoon talking about the new UAA sports arena (that does not include hockey). A caller asked him about the "new" WCHA and would _airbanks be part of it, and Cobb said UAA was going to fight very hard to get UA_ into the WCHA. He said we should know something in a month. I hope it doesn't take that long, but this thing seems to be a real mess right now.

I wouldn't mind having UA in the WCHA, but I don't want 7 teams. Who is the 8th team going to be?

[jnacc]

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I wouldn't mind having UA in the WCHA, but I don't want 7 teams. Who is the 8th team going to be?

Lake Superior State would be the most obvious choice both in terms of history and geographic fit.

[Shirtless Guy]

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The UAA athletic director was on the radio this afternoon talking about the new UAA sports arena (that does not include hockey). A caller asked him about the "new" WCHA and would _airbanks be part of it, and Cobb said UAA was going to fight very hard to get UA_ into the WCHA. He said we should know something in a month. I hope it doesn't take that long, but this thing seems to be a real mess right now.

I would assume we should know more before before the CCHA meetings in August. CCHA teams are suppose to declare their intentions by then. I wonder what UAA and UAF will be willing to offer and if the WCHA can get a waiver on travel, etc.

I wouldn't mind having UA in the WCHA, but I don't want 7 teams. Who is the 8th team going to be?

MSU-Moorhead or LSSU

[LSSULaker889294]

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MSU-Moorhead or LSSU

Or WMU as well. WMU might be getting the cold shoulder from the NCHC.

[scsutommyboy]

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I would assume we should know more before before the CCHA meetings in August. CCHA teams are suppose to declare their intentions by then. I wonder what UAA and UAF will be willing to offer and if the WCHA can get a waiver on travel, etc.

MSU-Moorhead or LSSU

I could be wrong but I doubt moorhead will get the money needed.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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I could be wrong but I doubt moorhead will get the money needed.

This is what I am thinking as well, but perhaps they will prove the doubters wrong.

[Squarebanks]

The UAA athletic director was on the radio this afternoon talking about the new UAA sports arena (that does not include hockey). A caller asked him about the "new" WCHA and would _airbanks be part of it, and Cobb said UAA was going to fight very hard to get UA_ into the WCHA. He said we should know something in a month. I hope it doesn't take that long, but this thing seems to be a real mess right now.

Dang, it's a Suze sighting!

[uaafanblog]

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I wouldn't mind having UA in the WCHA, but I don't want 7 teams. Who is the 8th team going to be?

8 teams is a nice sounding number and all. But, the non-conference schedule would be only 6 games (not counting the potential 4 exempt games for playing UAA and UAF in Alaska). 6 teams ain't enough though. 7 might be the right number if you ask me. With an unbalanced schedule (play everyone 3 times?) you might just be able to find a palatable solution to the horror of flying all the way to the great white north 2 times.

Something unrelated:
And to everyone in the press and here quoting WCHA rules ... do you really think that the WCHA can't just vote to set aside rules that in the past made conference membership more of a pain? Please quit quoting current WCHA rules which were put in place by hegemonic entities in order to suppress the less powerful members of the former conference.

[Squarebanks]

I could be wrong but I doubt moorhead will get the money needed.

They seem to be on their way, but I don't think the WCHA is smart to leave a spot open for a team that is still theoretical.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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They seem to be on their way, but I don't think the WCHA is smart to leave a spot open for a team that is still theoretical.

Exactly. That's why Moorhead has given themselves that three-month window to get enough money to prove that starting a program is feasible - and that's just the first step. Whether or not they can jump through all the hoops remains to be seen.

After Fairbanks (which I'm expecting sooner or later), I doubt that an eighth team gets added in any hurried fashion. There's at least a whole 'nother year for these things to get hammered out, and other decisions should be expected by then.