Phil says:
>WHOA!!!!!  AS far back as I can remember (I started at BGSU in 1971), ND was a
>member of the CCHA, NOT the WCHA!
 
Erik replies:
>Notre Dame was a member of the WCHA through the 1980/81 season.  After that
>season Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, and Michigan Tech left the WCHA.
>The three Michigan schools joined the CCHA, but I'm not sure if Notre Dame did
>before dropping hockey as a varsity sport.  Michigan Tech eventually returned
>to the WCHA, bringing Northern Michigan along with them.
 
    This is true.  The 89-90 College Hockey Record Manual has ND playing
    in the WCHA for 10 years, from 71-72 to 80-81.  The Irish had an
    overall record of 135-150-13 during that time.  Here's how they
    did each year:
 
    71-72   10-16-0  8th    14-20-0
    72-73   19-9-0   2nd    23-13-1
    73-74   11-16-1  8th    14-20-2
    74-75   10-19-3  7th    13-22-3
    75-76   15-15-2  5th    19-17-2
    76-77   19-10-3  2nd    22-13-3
    77-78   12-19-1  9th    15-20-1
    78-79   17-14-1  5th    18-19-1
    79-80   13-14-1  5th    18-20-1
    80-81    9-18-1  9th    13-21-2
 
    Erik is right about those four leaving the WCHA after 80-81,
    and they all did join the CCHA for the following season.
    ND remained a member of the CCHA for 2 seasons before dropping
    out.
 
    Also, Carol said:
>                                                             I also started
> watching Hockey in the early 70's and our league was the WIHL I think ...
 
    Record manual to the rescue again:
 
    The WCHA was known as the MIHL from 1951-52 through 1952-53, the
    WIHL from 1953-54 through 1957-58, and the WCHA from 1959-60 to the
    present.  The WIHL collapsed in March, 1958 due to recruiting and
    scheduling conflicts, and the teams for that year are listed
    as the "NCAA West Division I".  Some teams had played as many as
    22 league games and some had played as few as 11.
 
 
    - mike