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As was widely expected, both Bemdji and University of Nebraska-Omaha were admitted to the WCHA earlier in the summer. This not only saved the Bemidji program, which was in danger of folding, but will probably allow Alabama Huntsville to enter the CCHA, thus saving every team in college hockey and ensuring our favorite sport survives.
I personally am glad to see teams survive. That is all.
I was browsing my buddy Joe's blog and read this story. Apparently it's not a new story, but still new enough to me that it really ground my gears. Basically, the NCAA doesn't care that a coach lets ineligible players that have crappy ACT scores play, but if a player is honest and comes forth with an honest mistake, he is banned and stoned and crucified. Like Jesus, minus the stoning and rising from the dead.
I hate the NCAA. You should too.
I got a call from the USCHO WCHA Correspondent yesterday saying that Dean Blais had been named the head coach of University of Nebraska-Omaha. This didn't come as a huge surprise, but certainly makes things interesting. When checking up on my morning reading, I headed over to Goons World and found this post.
I certainly hope for Bemidji's sake that this is true.
As of October 1st, 2009, the Sioux nickname and logo will be retired...
Chris VandeVelde is coming back for his senior season. This is a huge boost to the Sioux team and IMO, makes them definite top 3 canidates in the WCHA next year
All signs are pointing for Chris VandeVelde returning for his senior season. The Edmonton Oilers assistant general manager has told VandeVelde that returning to North Dakota will not hurt him and he still has a spot in Edmonton. This is certainly great news, and we can only hope Chris takes the advice.
A lot of Sioux fans, including myself, have been wondering about the fate of the Sioux logo...well, we're closer to retaining it. In this article, you can read about the support of the Spirit Lake tribe. Although we're not quite done yet, I think this is a good step to retaining the Sioux nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota.
