Patrick Fleming writes:
 
>Yes.  Notre Dame played in the WCHA through the 1980-81 season when the
>Irish, along with several Michigan schools, jumped to the CCHA in an
>effort to lower travel expenses.  I think (although I am very fuzzy on
>this) that the Michigan schools included Michigan, Michigan State and
>Michigan Tech.  I also am not sure when Notre Dame began competition in
>the WCHA, but I do know that the modern era of Notre Dame hockey began in
>1968 when the ACC was built across the street from the football stadium.
 
Notre Dame was a member of the WCHA from 1971/72 through 1980/81.  Michigan,
Michigan State, Michigan Tech, and Notre Dame left the WCHA and joined the
CCHA in 1981/82.  Michigan Tech returned, bringing along Northern Michigan
from the CCHA in 1984/85.
 
-- Erik
 
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