WCHA Commissioner looking into a WCHA network

First off; I would love to be able to watch other WCHA teams besides the Gophers and Sioux on cable television. Occasionally from my living room (I have digital III cable from Mid-Continent) you can see a BADgers or Denver Pioneers game on the Fox College Sports channels, but most of the time it is the Gophers staring Wooger and "the Rug". Second; I am happy that it that the WCHA network will not be ran like the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Network is one of the most unavailable networks on TV next to ESPNU. The only place I can see it is at work on DishTV.

Picture hasn't cleared up yet, but WCHA network's in play
Conference Commissioner Bruce McLeod confirmed "we are relatively early in the process but are investigating a WCHA television network." The venture was a topic of discussion at the league meetings last month in Marco Island, Fla.

The mention of such a channel is sure to draw comparisons to the Big Ten Network, which has yet to get significant cable distribution in Minnesota and has upset many fans of Gophers football and men's and women's basketball teams.

But McLeod said a WCHA channel would not be "a Big Ten thing," adding, "we are approaching it very differently." The league -- home to four Minnesota universities in men's hockey -- has had talks with several cable companies, including Comcast, Charter and Mediacom, the three largest operators in Minnesota. No discussions have taken place with DirecTV or Dish Network.