The Time is now. (WCHA expansion)

I don't think the WCHA can just sit by and watch four teams wither on the vine. College hockey is going to have to re-align or risk losing at large bids for the NCAA tourney. I don’t think any of us want to go through that. Losing four bids would affect a lot of our teams and some teams may never make the tourney if it came down to that.

I believe that BSU is the perfect fit for the WCHA; the league can find a second team, this has been discussed in much detail. BSU is a perfect fit for the WCHA as they are geographically between UMD and UND. The Beavers are 3 1/2 hours from Saint Cloud and 4 hours from the University of Minnesota and 320 from Mankato. Sure there is going to be push back from some of the teams but maybe they should take a look inward before they think about denying BSU a chance to play in this league.

Seriously! Mankato, SCSU and UMD you guys were looking for a conference for your sports teams after the NCC folded. Do you think UMD could have won the NCAA Division II football championship without a conference? Nope! It could be your school looking for a conference to play in. Something must be done and soon. BSU is college hockey in my opinion; they have won unprecedented 13 national championships (NAIA, NCAA Division II and III). Yeah I am biased as you can tell part of me has a BSU Beaver tattooed to it. You could say that I bleed green and white. Go Sioux and Go Beavers.

MADISON, Wis. – As a result of a unanimous vote of it’s membership, taken at league meetings being held today in conjunction with the NCAA Convention in Washington, D.C., the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has lifted the current moratorium on expansion. The lifting of the moratorium will remain in effect until March 31, 2009.

The lifting of the moratorium on expansion means the WCHA can entertain membership applications from any interested institutions who meet the league’s criteria for membership. Meeting the criteria for membership does not, however, guarantee admittance into the Association.

Review of any applications for membership received by the league office by March 31 would then take place at the league’s spring meeting April 26-28 in Marco Island, Fla. A vote on membership may take place at that time or may be delayed pending receipt and review of additional pertinent information.

Membership admittance requires a 75% majority vote of the current membership, there is one vote per member institution and the vote is cast by the institutional Faculty Athletic Representatives