WCHA offseason thread 2017.

[Revs89.2]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

Hi guys, ASU fan here. Looks like we will be back to having a few of you all on our schedule next year after having none last season. I was listening to the USCHO Live show today and they were talking about the conference and how keeping the Alaska's would be important to possibly keeping the conference in tact. Is there any instability that you all feel? The integration is around the 50 min mark of the show if you want to listen yourself. I still think this is probably the most likely landing spot for ASU. Not sure if you all view it as a positive, but seems to have been where the conversation always steers out here. Thanks for your thoughts in advance!

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

Picking up scheduling discussions from the Bemidji thread, can we confirm who has the "double Alaska" jaunt next season? This is not a complaint, just a request for information. Tech fans have heard multiple times in the last 4-6 months that we're doing it again next year.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

WCHA teams are finding it difficult to get a decent split of non-conference games at home. Tech had none last year. NMU had 2. With four more non-conference slots to fill, other than Bemidji, Minnesota St & Bowling Green, don't be surprised to see teams even more badly overloaded with road games, or costly flights to the East Coast to keep the ratios at their already bad levels.

Getting really tired of this sh*t. Unfortunately, I don't see a way out of it.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: WCHA offseason thread 2017.

With two AK schools in the conference, I feel WCHA teams can already get all the non-conference games they want (quantity wise). The real questions are can you get at least half of those NC games at home and how many off weeks do you want in your season. Also if the WCHA is as poor as some people like to think, they won't want to give up two conference home games.
Ryan J

[davyd83]

Well after some time off it's appropriate now to get into off-season discussions. I was thinking about the proposed 24 game schedule. I realize some people think it's a bad idea, but it does allow for more non conference games, and if you can win those you have a better shot at a higher ranking.
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WCHA teams are finding it difficult to get a decent split of non-conference games at home. Tech had none last year. NMU had 2. With four more non-conference slots to fill, other than Bemidji, Minnesota St & Bowling Green, don't be surprised to see teams even more badly overloaded with road games, or costly flights to the East Coast to keep the ratios at their already bad levels.

[manurespreader]

Well after some time off it's appropriate now to get into off-season discussions. I was thinking about the proposed 24 game schedule. I realize some people think it's a bad idea, but it does allow for more non conference games, and if you can win those you have a better shot at a higher ranking.
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