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The CCHA is not coming back, and if it did Miami (a founding member of the NCHC) and Western Michigan (who begged to be in the NCHC) are not leaving for this Hypothetical CCHA. Now if CBS Sports had any say in how the NCHC adds or if a team pay the buyout. Arizona State would have been added, well Arizona State wasn't added no matter if CBS wanted them in the NCHC or not. The NCHC has a upper hand on who they will or will not add to the conference. ASU applied to only the NCHC and would have gotten into the WCHA if they wanted to. The NCHC will expand at some point in the East, West, Midwest, and South. Alabama, Missouri State, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Pitt, and Illinois State. If these schools for example wanted to go NCAA D1 they would be looking at the NCHC, and the NCHC wants to be the top conference that everyone wants to be in. If the PAC12 started a hockey conference would the NCHC make those schools that join the NCHC pay the buyout? I think it depends, I could see the NCHC tell the PAC12 schools Haley only have to pay half but I could see them letting them walk away without a buyout and also making them pay the whole buyout. Fenton is doing an excellent job as commissioner and the the conference presidents and AD's need to make sure he stays for a long time. The NCHC is in very good hands.

Maybe a new better coach would keep them here.

For other schools in the PAC12 to add hockey Arizona State has to be successful. I'm not saying that will keep Colorado and Arizona from going D1, I think that it would keep the other PAC12 schools from joining. I expect at some point the NCHC's foot print to be bigger, both east and west.

The Utah Grizzlies have been doing pretty good attendance wise, around 4,900.

Utah also has a hockey arena next to campus, The Salt Lake City Sports Complex. Not sure on seating but has two Olympic ice sheets or the Utes club team.

There is a wall behind the benchs but it doesn't look permanent. Looks like a wall goes part way up the a curtain the rest it the way, and a curtain I think on one end for pics I've seen. It is used for club hockey games for both BYU and UVU. Utah State's arena seats around 3,000.

Weber State's arena has a whole wall on one end of glass windows. Remove that and there is some more seating. Peaks Ice Arena held 8,000 for the Olympics that seating was removed, so it could be put back in. Zee Khan said that there would have to be something done to South Point Arena for hockey. Arizona has gotten good crowds for games. Really a good sized D1 arena should be around 5,000. The one school that gets to be annoying about going NCAA D1 is Rutgers, the moment someone mentions UNLV or Alabama they chime in "hey look at us, look at us". Alabama has been acting more realistic about moving up and UNLV has the best shot of moving up in the next 3 years. The best way for any school to go D1 is not do it the Arizona State way, they need to budget in an arena along with all the other costs.

Weber States arena is on campus where the Olympic Curling event was held, Right across the parking lot of the Dee Events Center. Utah could use the Maverik Center right along I-215 BYU and UVU could use the Peaks Ice Arena (Olympic Hockey Arena, close to BYU). UNLV is looking to use Orleans Arena or South Point Arena Arizona has the TCC (Downtown Tucson, close to campus) Illinois State has U.S. Cellular Coliseum (Downtown Bloomington, fairly close to campus)

It's perfect for visiting teams. It's a good arena for Colorado, just need Colorado State to have something around 5,000 to play in. Colorado and Colorado State being D1 would be good for college hockey in Colorado. Arizona, UNLV, Utah, BYU, UVU, Weber State, and Illinois State all have D1 sized arenas. With Weber State, BYU, and UVU's arenas need to have renovations.

He came into a game against USA I think U17's and did very well even though they lost.

Is the rink too far away from CU? I haven't seen the attendance numbers for the CU CSU game at Pepsi Center.

Jost with 2 goals after one 4-0 Canada up on Finland.

SiriusXM College Sports during their "This Week in College Hockey" had Adriaan Klaassen the GM of Rutgers hockey, Zee Khan the GM of UNLV hockey, and Alabama Head Coach John Bierchen. The only one I can find is Rutgers. https://youtu.be/mzeLm1eNSxs Not much new came from Rutgers on going D1 and it sounds like they are still a very long way from going NCAA D1. Adriaan Klaassen (Rutgers GM) said that Colorado is looking to move up to NCAA D1, I haven't seen anything on it.

Union beats Vermont 2-1

Union and Vermont tied 1-1

Northeastern beats Michigan State 6-2

Northeastern leads Michigan State 6-2 Vermont leads Union 1-0

They are ahead of CC and could have a better record then Miami.

Duluth beats Bemidji 2-1

Idalski is the reason they transferred to UND, they don't play here anymore so keeping Idalski here because of the twins shouldn't be a reason to keep him. I'm all for "new blood" in the women's program.

Union beats Vermont 7-3 Mankato beats Princeton 5-4

Duluth and Bemidji tied 1-1 Union leads Vermont 7-3

ASU beats UMass 4-1 3 game winning streak for Arizona State.

He's not drafted in the CHL.

Union leads Vermont 6-2