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Possible conference alignment

When the IHL first began talking with the Central Hockey League, it thought it would have six teams and the potential to remain its own division. The unexpected demise of Flint probably means the IHL-CHL will split into two conferences.

My guess: A northern conference of Colorado, Rapid City, Missouri, Wichita, Quad City, Bloomington, Fort Wayne, Evansville and Dayton, then a southern conference of Arizona, Odessa, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, Tulsa, Texas, Allen, Bossier-Shreveport and Mississippi.

How many would make the playoffs? Say six from each conference.

Just a guess.

Justin A. Cohn, pro sports coordinator for The Journal Gazette, has been covering the Fort Wayne Komets since 1997. His reporting includes game stories from home and away, features about the players and personalities associated with the Komets, plus coverage of issues affecting hockey at all levels. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cohn graduated from Emory University in Atlanta. He can be reached at 260-461-8429 or by email at jcohn@jg.net.

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