The CCHA and its seven members who will begin play in the new conference in 2021 announced on Tuesday that its first commissioner will be named on Wednesday afternoon.
The unveiling will take place at 2 p.m. and can be seen on YouTube.
Last month, Todd Milewski of the Wisconsin State Journal and USCHO reported that the finalists for the job are former Minnesota coach Don Lucia, Minnesota State athletic director Kevin Buisman and Minnesota associate AD Tom McGinnis.
Reading the tea leaves, it seems like Lucia is the favorite, and luring a smart hockey man out of retirement to lead the conference seems like a good get. Buisman is an interesting candidate, too, being part of the old and new WCHA from an ADs perspective and knowing pretty directly what's worked and what's hasn't post-realignment. McGinnis has been the administrator for hockey, among other sports, at the U, where he's been since 2011.
In somewhat-related news, the CCHA Twitter page was taken out of dry dock and relaunched.
The new CCHA will consist of seven teams (at least at this time): Minnesota State, Bemidji State, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State.
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"Taken out of dry dock." That's just scintillating writing right there...
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