And here's the announcement:

http://www.bigten.org/genrel/032111aab.html

<http://www.bigten.org/genrel/032111aab.html>The key points:
- 6 teams (Michigan, MSU, Minnesota, Wisconsin, OSU, Penn State), starting
in 2013-14.
- 20-game league schedule (everybody plays everybody else 4 times)
- Conference tournament to be held starting March 2014
- Teams would work to schedule NC games with the WCHA and CCHA.

It's not necessarily done yet, as the Presidents still have to approve it,
but I would be surprised if they didn't. If the release is correct, the
league is not required to sponsor the sport once six teams play it, it is an
option.

John

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Dave Geringer <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Writing in the Boston Herald yesterday, John Connly said that the
> announcement of a new Big Ten Hockey Conference is imminent.
>
> Here is the link:
>
> http://bostonherald.com/sports/college/hockey/view.bg?articleid=1324436
>



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