CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois remains on track to add a Division I men's hockey program, with athletic director Josh Whitman saying Tuesday the school has "come close on multiple occasions" to making it official.
During his end-of-year roundtable with the media, Whitman discussed at length the future of college hockey in Champaign-Urbana.
As recently as "a month or six weeks ago, we thought we were going to announce hockey," he said, referring to a fundraising event involving the campus' club group.
"There have been a few things that have popped up at the 11th hour .