The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved $14 million in improvements to Yost Ice Arena, home to the school’s hockey teams, as the school prepares for a transition to a Big Ten hockey conference. The improvements will mainly address fan comfort. At 6,637 seats, Yost Ice Arena will be one of the smaller venues […]
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Purdue, Indiana: No plans to field Big Ten hockey teams
The new Big Ten hockey league may be stuck at six teams for a long time, as athletic directors from Purdue University and Indiana University shoot down talk of upgraded hockey teams from their universities any time soon. The issues are many, say Purdue assistant athletic director Tom Schott and Indiana assistant athletic director J.D. […]
Penn State adding hockey, building arena
Penn State University is building a major on-campus arena to house a new men’s Division I hockey program, launching talk that the Big Ten could form a hockey conference by 2014. The move was fueled by an $88-million gift from Terrence M. and Kim Pegula to fund a new multi-purpose arena on campus. The University […]
