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Big Ten conference expansion: Notre Dame is joining the B1G in 2017-18. But only for ice hockey.

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

So what does this mean for Notre Dame and the Big Ten for other sports?