A Michigan hockey player skates during an NCAA college hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
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University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there’s enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women’s hockey program that it’s only a matter of when, not if, it will happen.
“I think that the decision to have a DI team is positive, so that would be a yes,” Ilitch said by phone on Thursday. “I think now, it’s a matter of how do we get there.