The Big Ten Conference is set to announce on Monday that the conference will add hockey as a sport beginning play in 2013-2014. Currently only five of the conference schools field a team in seperate conferences. The Minnesota Gophers & Wisconsin Badgers play in the WCHA with the Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans and Ohio State Buckeyes playing in the CCHA. The remaining schools either have a club team or no hockey available at all with the exception of the Penn State Nittany Lions which recently announced they will begin fielding mens and womens teams thanks to a generous donation. Penn States entry into hockey was the precursor for the formation of a Big 10 Hockey Conference.
The WCHA will remain strong with North Dakota, Denver, Colorado College, Minnesota-Duluth, Alaska-Anchorage, Minnesota State-Mankato, Bemidji State, Nebraska-Omaha, & Michigan Tech. Minnesota and Wisconsin have also agreed to continue playing WCHA schools on a regular basis in non-conference play which will provide some continuity and maintain old rivalries.
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