More on League Realignment

Here are a few perspectives on league realignment. My opinion is that it is coming much like he shootout and there is really nothing so called hockey purist can do about it. The status quo is no longer good enough and there will be changes. Like or not realignment will be coming soon.

Here is what Chris had to say on Western College hockey Seems that Chris kind of predicted this back in February of 2007.

Here is what the Blog that Yost Built had to say on the matter, one of his suggestions is adding Alaska Fairbanks to the WCHA. Yikes get those frequent flyer miles going.

Alternate ideas:
WCHA adds Bemidji, Huntsville, and UNO
CCHA adds Alaska Anchorage

or

WCHA adds Bemidji and Alaska Fairbanks
CCHA adds Huntsville

The Sun Star Sports isn't all that crazy about the idea. Geographically speaking Huntsville Alabama is a long way from Fairbanks, Alaska. According to Google Maps if you drove an automobile from Fairbanks to Huntsville it would be 4096 miles. Yep, I agree that would be a brutal trip even by airplane. So playing in the WCHA might be a better fit for the Nanooks.

Bronco Hockey Blog thinks that Wayne State was short sited in dropping their hockey program. In a way I agree but I also don't blame them because a lot of promises were made but they never came to fruition.

According to by Adam Wodon the Managing Editor of the College Hockey News said that realignment isn't imminent. Well we will just have to see.