So here’s the question, with apologies to the fans of the Alaska schools. If the WCHA’s problem of the multiple Alaska trips sorts itself out through consolidation, would the renegade 7 be willing to reconsider their decision and stay on board? The WCHA would have to promise not to try to get Arizona State or another geographic outlier as a 10th member. They could stay at 9 unless and until there’s some new Midwestern/Plains/Mid-South option. They could play a 24-game schedule where they play half the teams twice and half the teams 4 times. Divisions are probably too unfair, so it could just be rotating. The surviving Alaska program and Huntsville could be permanently matched up, since they have to travel far anyways. Or is the divorce just unpreventable?