If I was king of college hockey

I got this idea from  Brain Sullivan's "If I ran the world" blog post on USCHO. The article was about all he things that he would change about the game, mainly conferences. So here is what I would change.

The skating 16

The 16 teams that make the NCAA tournament. I think  that 16 is a good number of teams but its where and how many games each of the 16 teams play is what I have a problem with.. As the NCAA tournament sits as of right now (and at lest until 2012) is a single elimination format. What should happen is the tournament would be spared out of the course of 3 weekends (instead of the current 2 weekends). The first weekend  would see the top 8 teams play a best of 3 series with the lower seeded 8 teams, at home. The following weekend the remaining 8 teams would be re-seeded and the top 4 teams would play the lower 4 teams, again on the higher seeded teams campus cite for a 3 game series. After that the final four teams left standing would pack their bags and head to the Frozen Four and play single elimination to find a true National Champion. 

This would also help TV ratings. More games = More money. Its quick cash for the NCAA, something they would take any day of the week.

This format is nothing new. Back in the late 08's and early 90's this is the format that the NCAA used.  

Rink Size

Every team should have to have the same size rink. The NHL standard in 200x90. So why should some schools like UNH have an Olympic size sheet and a school like Umass Lowell or Providence have a rink that looks the same size as some in people's back yards. In other words why should some arenas have a huge sheet and other places have a tiny sheet. Meet in the middle and go with what the pros have. So sorry Minnesota and all the other CCHA and WCHA teams that think you will host the Olympic games, keep dreaming because I don't think the Olympic comity is going to grant you the Games. The only team that should be aloud to have the big rink is Colorado College. Why? Because they play at World Arena, home to the USA Olympic center and USA Hockey.

So let me hear your comments and see what you would say and what you would do if you were the king of college hockey.