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The Beginning of new hockey leagues

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Finding information in a USCHO thread is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Now I remember why I stopped posting here. Adios.
 
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Seems Northern Michigan is well on the path to leaving the CCHA for the WCHA.

This is because SCSU and Tech lured NMU to the WCHA for their good and didn't give a darn about those left-behinders in the CCHA.

Apparently what's good for the goose is good for the Jan... I mean gander.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
Seems Northern Michigan is well on the path to leaving the CCHA for the WCHA.

This is because SCSU and Tech lured NMU to the WCHA for their good and didn't give a darn about those left-behinders in the CCHA.

Apparently what's good for the goose is good for the Jan... I mean gander.
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Actually, no invite has been extended yet.

Discussion among the six board members was brief and the board was unanimous in approving the proposal brought forward by Wong. Board member Gilbert Ziegler recalled when the board approved the move from the WCHA to the CCHA in the 90s, saying former NMU head coach and now retired Michigan State head coach Rick Comley was opposed to the move. Ziegler said the move was made because the university believed the school and hockey program would receive more exposure downstate. It was also important to foster rivalries with downstate schools.
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Flashy Man said:
Actually, no invite has been extended yet.
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Ya, I just about posted this. NMU has been deadset on joining the WCHA. WCHA has yet to actually invite them. The remaining WCHA school's behavior has been in contrast to those who quit the WCHA.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
Seems Northern Michigan is well on the path to leaving the CCHA for the WCHA.

This is because SCSU and Tech lured NMU to the WCHA for their good and didn't give a darn about those left-behinders in the CCHA.

Apparently what's good for the goose is good for the Jan... I mean gander.
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I have a feeling that the remaining WCHA and CCHA schools will still band together with some interlocking, doesn't mean there can't be shuffling of teams.
 
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5mn_Major said:
Ya, I just about posted this. NMU has been deadset on joining the WCHA. WCHA has yet to actually invite them. The remaining WCHA school's behavior has been in contrast to those who quit the WCHA.
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I have a hunch that they've been the "problem" this whole time. The schools that bailed on the WCHA are the "money" schools, and by voicing their displeasure of McLeod by wanting him gone or they would be gone, they showed their cards. McLeod called their bluff, and they needed to act upon it.

The "National Collegiate Hockey Conference" is nothing more than a haphazard house of cards right now because they wanted to protect their "brand" and "investments" without giving away "charity" to the lesser WCHA schools.

The remaining WCHA schools seem to be acting in good faith (who knows though. All five former WCHA members also voted this April to remain conference members for years beyond their departure date). NMU has made aware it's intentions to leave via the just announced approval by the Board of Trustees. They will not be going to the CCHA meetings this August to fleece the CCHA into thinking they're going to stay, only to work a backdoor deal next summer.
 
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aparch said:
I have a hunch that they've been the "problem" this whole time. The schools that bailed on the WCHA are the "money" schools, and by voicing their displeasure of McLeod by wanting him gone or they would be gone, they showed their cards. McLeod called their bluff, and they needed to act upon it.
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...and I am of the opinion that this whole McLeod excuse is somewhere between a big exageration and made up. Just what has McLoed done that is so offensive? The worst that could be said is that he gave U Minnesota too much say in matters of expansion. But if that's true, it wasn't McLeod as Minnesota held the cards.

Until I hear specifics on what, how and why McLeods actions were so horrible...I will continue to assume that's its a sudden attempt to redirect blame from the schools quiting the WCHA to someone, anyone else.
 
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5mn_Major said:
...and I am of the opinion that this whole McLeod excuse is somewhere between a big exageration and made up. Just what has McLoed done that is so offensive? The worst that could be said is that he gave U Minnesota too much say in matters of expansion. But if that's true, it wasn't McLeod as Minnesota held the cards.

Until I hear specifics on what, how and why McLeods actions were so horrible...I will continue to assume that's its a sudden attempt to redirect blame from the schools quiting the WCHA to someone, anyone else.
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From what I heard they didn't like their marketing and lack of broader television deal.

They also said yesterday that they were wasn't a vote to remain together.
 
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Biddco said:
From what I heard they didn't like their marketing and lack of broader television deal.

They also said yesterday that they were wasn't a vote to remain together.
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That would be correct. This exact meeting was a while back and McLeod told the schools we are not ready for that sort of thing. It really made a few of the schools angry, I think the only one not mad was Minnesota. Many of them feel he was short sighted and did nothing to see if they could find a tv deal.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
Seems Northern Michigan is well on the path to leaving the CCHA for the WCHA.

This is because SCSU and Tech lured NMU to the WCHA for their good and didn't give a darn about those left-behinders in the CCHA.

Apparently what's good for the goose is good for the Jan... I mean gander.
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So in your opinion they should do nothing. You don't care because your beloved school already destroyed college hockey. Thank you Grand Forks!
 
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5mn_Major said:
...and I am of the opinion that this whole McLeod excuse is somewhere between a big exageration and made up. Just what has McLoed done that is so offensive?
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I would tend to agree with you, but the rumblings were there after Minnesota & Wisconsin announced their departure.

A lot of bad decisions occurred on his watch and at the end of the day the guy in charge has to be held accountable.

Now the "National" Six have departed and but all accounts the consultants have blown them away with proposals and ideas. Its like a person that gets a new girlfriend/boyfriend and they suddenly realizes how bad the last situation was.
 
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