Thursday, July 07, 2011

The day the WCHA died... UND to join "Super League"

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Well it happened the Super League that everyone has talking about since the NCAA Frozen Four has finally come to fruition as Brad Schlossman and Kevin Pates are both reporting that five teams (UNO, UND UMD, DU, C.C.) are going to break away from the WCHA and Miami is going to break away from the CCHA to form a new "super league" it has been rumored in the past that Notre Dame and Western Michigan might also join the CHSL at a later date.
Brad Schlossman; Grand Forks Herald --- UND will soon announce it is leaving the men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association for a new, startup conference in 2013-14, the Herald has learned from multiple sources.

An official announcement is expected Wednesday in Colorado Springs, Colo.At least five other teams will join UND in this league: Denver, Colorado College, Nebraska-Omaha, Minnesota-Duluth and Miami (Ohio).Notre Dame and an eighth school -- possibly Western Michigan -- also could be added to this group by the end of the summer.When reached today, UND athletic director Brian Faison declined comment.

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