What does this mean for Notre Dame's relationship with the rest of the conference? And should Indiana start a varsity ice hockey program as well?
College hockey (or #cawlidgehawkey as John Buccigross calls it) isn't something we often discuss here, for the obvious reason that Indiana doesn't have a Division 1 varsity program. But today, a development in the sport appeared that caught our attention.
Notre Dame is joining the relatively nascent Big Ten hockey conference, starting in the 2017-18 season.
Here's the press release:
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) March 23, 2016