I don't know myself when, how, or even if that rule exists, but the
topic was brought up on his radio show with the thread that "if" Notre
Dame somehow joined the league, then the Big12Ten would be activated for
hockey.  I will see if I can find anything out further.
 
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>From:  Dr. Tim Newman[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Wednesday, April 08, 1998 8:04 PM
>Subject:       hockey in Big 10
>
>Terry Tuschen wrote:
>
>> Hi Anthony, your take on it is like mine.  And after thinking about it,
>> it  seems to me that Jeff Sauer brought the subject up because if Notre
>> Dame joins the Big10, then that conference would be activated for D1
>> hockey.
>
>
>When did the Big 10 establish that rule?  Before Penn State joined
>the Big 10, exactly 5 of the 10 schools played Division I hockey
>(Minn., Wisc., Mich. St., UMich, and Ohio St.).  Unless something
>else changed, Notre Dame in the Big 10/11/12 would mean 6 of the
>12 playing D-I hockey on a varsity basis - would a seventh team
>also have to start D-I hockey?
>
>
>Tim Newman
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