It's going to happen, or at least all signs point that way

There has been a lot of talk about Penn State announcing their plans to add varsity hockey this week. Subsequently there has also been talk about the Big Ten creating a hockey conference. After reading an article from the Capital Times out of Madison, Wisconsin in which they interviewed Barry Alvarez Wisconsin's athletic directer, it seems like it is a done deal. Alvarez seems to be exploring what the time table is for leaving WCHA, "I don’t know the logistics — how long it takes to get out of a league, all of that — but I sense that we will move in that direction." This is the first big step in the process and Alvarez goes on to say that the hot topic will be on the agenda at the monthly Big Ten meeting. 


This seems like the first domino in the sequence of teams leaving the WCHA and CCHA to join a Big Ten conference which sources say could be the 2014-2015 season, if not earlier. In the last post I laid out multiple reasons how this could effect college hockey negatively.  Information will start to percolate after these quotes spread and information for the Big Ten's meeting is disclosed.


So get ready college hockey fans the Big Ten is coming to college hockey whether you think it's good or bad.


Also make sure to check out Ben Youd's Blog. He will be blogging exclusively for College Hockey Weekend all season long about the the Minnesota State Mavericks and also talking about his daily routines as a Division I hockey player.




~Marcus Taplin