(06-30-2017 08:30 PM)Mav Wrote:  There's absolutely no way UND or UNO would want to give up their presence in Minnesota. I doubt the NCHC will either expand or contract, the Summit has any interest in starting hockey, or UND would want to break off and start a conference that's even more top-heavy than the old CCHA was.

Correct.

The schools in the Summit that have NCHC hockey (UND, Omaha, Denver) as well as any possible schools that would join the Summit in the future and would have NCHC hockey (Duluth, St Cloud, Mankato, perhaps CC despite what others say), all are by far and wide primarily (men's) hockey driven athletics depts ... UND being a bit of an exception with FCS football, but still true.

And so, the NCHC is what's the most important to them. But I think the Summit could be a place for them to "share" in on NCHC hockey rivalries, in other sports.