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Originally Posted by Swaggs
This would seem to be very low on the totem pole, but I read that one of the attractions of UConn was that it already has a DI ice hockey team and that is one of the sports that the Big Ten (do they already have hockey as a Big Ten league?) and the BTNetwork want to feature prominently.
Seems a little shaky, as I'm sure Syracuse or Pitt or any one of a number of other schools could get a hockey program up and running, relatively quickly, if they have the Big Ten's media money to assist.
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Looks like most of the B10 schools (that have hockey) play in the CCHA.
2009-2010 Men's D-I Standings :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online
That's Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State.
Minnesota & Wisconsin are part of the WCHA.
Doesn't look like any of the other B10 schools play D1 hockey currently.
edit to add: Of the 5, only 2 finished in the top half of their respective league last year, while UConn was 7-27-3 playing in Atlantic Hockey. Maybe they're looking at a B10 conference playing as a conference & wanted a non-startup that wasn't really any better than what they already have playing?