Monday, December 14, 2009

Something to think about...

These comments were posted on the Herald's site. While I don’t think there is a conspiracy per see, I do think the league office has a perception problem with some of the member schools fans, whether they intended to or not.

Just to clear up the record McLeod did come to WCHA office at DU from UMD. I am going to make a prediction, the WCHA office will be moved out of Denver University in the future. Just a hunch… This isn’t the first time I have heard this kind of talk and there are a few fans that are upset with the way things have transpired in the WCHA.
kb I. ----Grand Forks, ND 12/13/2009 10:34 AM
Dang, here is your WCHA:

*Commissioner Bruce McCleod. His office is on Denver's campus and his email bmccleod@du.com

*Assistant Commissioner of Operations Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt In 2003, LaBelle-Ehrhardt was awarded the (2002) Tourism Ambassador Award for St. Paul, Minn. Prior to joining the conference full-time, LaBelle-Ehrhardt was an Assistant to the Athletic Director at the University of Denver for five years. A graduate of the University of Denver, LaBelle-Ehrhardt and her husband, Mark Ehrhardt, live in Colorado.

*Associate Commissioner Sara R. Martin Prior to assuming her duties with the WCHA, Martin worked at the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department from 1990-99. She began as an administrative assistant to the associate athletic director and moved into the department of facilities and events in 1995. In 1997 she became the Event Manager at the Kohl Center. Martin earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1990 and a Master of Arts in Sports Administration from Minnesota State University in 1993.

*Supervisor of Officials Greg Shepherd Shepherd was a 36-year employee of Xcel Energy, in St. Paul, Minn. He was a former City Council person in West St. Paul, Minn. Greg and his wife, Nancy, live in West St. Paul.

*Associate Commissioner for Public Relations Doug Spencer Prior to coming to the WCHA, Spencer had tenures as an Assistant SID at Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Wisconsin. He and his wife, Caroline, live in Madison .

*Assistant to the Commissioner Jeff Sauer Sauer recorded 655 victories while heading up the teams at both Colorado College and the University of Wisconsin.

*Women's Public Relations Bill Brophy He spent five years covering college hockey for the Duluth News-Tribune. Brophy served as the University of Wisconsin beat reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison before serving as the State Journal sports editor. He also served as the radio analyst on Badger hockey from 1991 until 2003. Brophy was the communications director for the Diocese of Madison. A native of Minneapolis, Minn., he makes his home in Madison, Wis. HEY! WHERE IS NORTH DAKOTA'S REPRESENTATION?
[Grand Forks Herald Comments]

BallHype: hype it up!

5 comments:

  1. Back in 1983 Duluth leapfrogged UND to get into the NCAA tournament field. (I think there were 8 teams at that time.).

    Strangely enough the Duluth Athletic Director was on the selection committee.

    I think his initials were Bruce McCleod.

    We were quit disappointed as the Frozen Four that year was in Grand Forks. We were locked out of it.

    Thanks Bruce.

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  2. I am surprised McLeod is the commissioner if you do a google search on his name he got himself in a bit of trouble at UMD.

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  3. All of this is crazy people being paranoid. If anyone thinks there's a bunch of people sitting in an office in Denver trying solely to screw UND just because the two teams and fanbases hate each other, they're batshit insane.

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  4. I don't think anyone infered it on this blog I found the post to be entertaining.

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