WCHA 2019-20 season: We Can Do Better Than Two Bids and a First Round Exit

[Suze]

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If they could get more teams and teams in the west, and reduce the number of conference games also, it would lower the pain for the eastern teams and make the travel easier to deal with. Good decision if they can make it happen.

True. Sounds like there may be some competitive D3 teams who may want to go up to D1 in hockey.

[Lost_Husky]

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True. Sounds like there may be some competitive D3 teams who may want to go up to D1 in hockey.

Any idea who?

The only D3 I heard of possibly moving up is St Thomas in Minnesota.

[beaverhockeyfan]

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Any idea who?

The only D3 I heard of possibly moving up is St Thomas in Minnesota.

St Thomas will move to D-I if they can get a waiver from the NCAA to bypass the transition period due to them being voted out of their D-III conference. They already have an invite to join the Summit League, they would just need a home for football and hockey.

[Shirtless Guy]

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St Thomas will move to D-I if they can get a waiver from the NCAA to bypass the transition period due to them being voted out of their D-III conference. They already have an invite to join the Summit League, they would just need a home for football and hockey.

might only be hockey as St Thomas would make 6 schools that sponsor college football so there could be a Summit League conference for Football if they get their waiver.

[Suze]

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Any idea who?

The only D3 I heard of possibly moving up is St Thomas in Minnesota.

Unfortunately, no. He wouldn't give any hints.

[Squarebanks]

The UAA Athletic Director was interviewed on Saturday night and it sure sounds like they are working on things behind the scenes to add teams to the WCHA. There probably wouldn't be 10 teams however. He didn't really go into much detail, although Haider was trying to get info from him.

Conversations are happening. We’ll see how things shake out. That said, I was surprised by UAH’s decision.

[beaverhockeyfan]

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Unfortunately, no. He wouldn't give any hints.

Unfortunately, for any D-III program to move up, it is a 12 year transition period right now. The school would need to make a stop at the D-II level for six years and then serve a six year probation period at D-I before becoming D-I eligible. This is why St. Thomas is trying to get a waiver from the NCAA.

[Shirtless Guy]

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Unfortunately, for any D-III program to move up, it is a 12 year transition period right now. The school would need to make a stop at the D-II level for six years and then serve a six year probation period at D-I before becoming D-I eligible. This is why St. Thomas is trying to get a waiver from the NCAA.

I'm not sure any hockey school can be stopped from playing D1 immediately when moving up to D2 for everything else...

[beaverhockeyfan]

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I'm not sure any hockey school can be stopped from playing D1 immediately when moving up to D2 for everything else...

You may be right on that one. I guess I was thinking more "whole athletic department" but forgot the no D-II Championship loophole.

[Shirtless Guy]

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WCHA got a result last night from UAA as they tie UNO...nice job by the Seawolves to fight back and get the "point."

[manurespreader]

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WCHA got a result last night from UAA as they tie UNO...nice job by the Seawolves to fight back and get the "point."

I watched the first game Thursday night and UAA played very well and if not for penalties could have won.

[Jimjamesak]

WCHA got a result last night from UAA as they tie UNO...nice job by the Seawolves to fight back and get the "point."

[Shirtless Guy]

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haha, hilarious, this gif got blocked by my work filter...

[MissThundercat]

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Tech falls to North Dakota 3-1.

[beaverhockeyfan]

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2019-2020 WCHA Non-Conference Schedule
-3 AHA Games 2-1-0
-11-12 Big10 Games 2-6-0
-5 ECAC Games 1-0-0
-8 Hockey East Games 3-4-1
-28-29 NCHC Games 5-12-4
-6 Independent Games 2-0-0
-0-2 Interleague games (not included in WCHA non-conference record)
-4 Exhibitions (not included in WCHA or team record)
TOTAL: 15-23-5 0.407 (72 possible games)


ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE (0-4-0)
-at Mass-Lowell L 1-5, L 1-3
-at Nebraska-Omaha L 1-6, L 0-5
-at North Dakota (2)

ALASKA (1-3-0)
-Denver L 3-4, L 0-3
-at Penn State L 0-7, W 4-0
-Arizona State (2)

ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (0-3-1)
-at Maine L 1-7, L 1-2 (OT)
-Nebraska-Omaha L 3-4, T 3-3
-at Arizona State (2)

BEMIDJI STATE (0-2-2)
-St. Cloud State T 4-4, T 2-2
-at North Dakota L 1-2 OT, L 1-4
-vs. Minnesota (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)
-vs. Minnesota State/St. Cloud State (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)

BOWLING GREEN (3-2-0)
-at Miami W 7-4
-vs. RIT (Icebreaker Tournament, Toledo, OH) L 2-3 (OT)
-vs Western Michigan (Icebreaker Tournament, Toledo, OH) L 2-5
-Western Michigan W 2-1
-at Western Michigan W 2-1 (OT)
-Notre Dame
-at Notre Dame
-Miami

FERRIS STATE (2-1-0)
-Waterloo (EXH) T 2-2
-USNTDP (EXH) W 5-0
-Colgate W 3-1
-at Miami L 3-4, W 3-1
-Western Michigan
-at Western Michigan
-vs. Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-vs. Michigan Tech/Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (2-6-0)
-Merrimack W 6-2, W 4-3
-Denver L 3-1, L 4-3
-at Michigan L 0-4, L 3-4
-at Notre Dame L 2-5, L 4-6

MICHIGAN TECH (2-1-0)
-at Robert Morris W 2-1 (OT), W 7-0
-at North Dakota (Hall of Fame Game) L 1-3
-Clarkson (2)
-vs. Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-vs. Ferris State/Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-at Arizona State (2)

MINNESOTA STATE (3-0-1)
-Mount Royal (EXH) W 5-2
-Arizona State W 4-1, W 5-0
-North Dakota T 4-4, W 2-1
-at Minnesota-Duluth (2)
-vs. St. Cloud State (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)
-vs. Bemidji State/Minnesota (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (2-1-1)
-at USNTDP (EXH) W 4-3
-Michigan State L 3-5, W 2-0
-at Boston University T 4-4, W 4-3
-St. Cloud State (2)
-at Cornell (2)