MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Conference realignment is hitting college hockey.
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association said Thursday it has invited five new teams to join in two years — once changes settle in for the Big Ten and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
Current CCHA members Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State are joining WCHA programs Minnesota and Wisconsin and Penn State in the Big Ten in 2013-14.
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