The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN HOCKEY ted to Michigan currently will all be offered the chance to forego a U.S. college career and compete in the CHL. Solidly committed for now, each player will have to make a per‑ sonal decision choosing either the U.S. college route or the CHL with regard to development for a potential pro hockey career. BIG TEN HOCKEY CONFERENCE ENJOYS MEMORABLE FIRST YEAR From the initial announcement of the formation of the Big Ten Hockey Conference in March 2011 right up to the start of actual play in the 2013‑14 season, the anticipation of the new conference was matched by ques‑ tions about how it was really going to play out. Certainly, the announcement of the new conference threw the col‑ lege hockey world a twist that would play out in the formation of two new conferences (Big Ten and National Collegiate), serious change to one (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) and the demise of an‑ other (Central Collegiate Hockey Association). With a year 's history to draw on now, it should have been no surprise that the effects of the Big Ten Hockey Conference's inaugural campaign were a major topic of discussion at Junior forward Andrew Copp is among six current Wolverines that took part in USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL