Just because you want the NCHC to be irrelivent doesn't mean it will become so. Every member has first class coaching, facilities, and support. The conference consists of first rate hockey programs. Please explain why you think this will change... There are plenty of recruits to go around.
Get a life. Sorry for providing facts that prove how clueless you are. I am typing from a phone so you can deal with the punctuation... you clearly understood what I had to say. But hey, that's all you got so whatever
You know nothing about hockey. Nchc has legit powers in denvee, und, and Miami. Cc is no sloutch, SCSU made it to the frozen four last year, uno is building an arena bigger than Penn state, and umd recently won a natty and has a new arena as well.
I think the Big 10 will be good for college hockey in the long run. Success there could prompt larger schools in the west to add hockey down the road and the NCHC would be the logical landing spot for any large school. Their downfall is only having six schools, obviously.
You're basing the legitimacy of a conference on one season? The NCHC has two of the top five programs of all time... look at the programs at each member institution and tell me the conference is on par with the ECAC, please...