The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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inside michigan athletics member of the CCHA. "I'm sure the reason behind that is providing TV opportunities for the Big Ten Network, and that's a good thing," Bennett said. "The Big Ten has a national presence in terms of television, and anything that can showcase college hockey is great." Michigan is quite familiar with its Big Ten foes. The Wolverines and Spartans have met at least four times during the regular season since the 19992000 campaign and have faced off 289 times overall. Ohio State and U-M have been doing battle as CCHA rivals since the 1981-82 season. Minnesota and Wisconsin were previous WCHA foes — Michigan was in the WCHA from 1961-81 — and engaged the Maize and Blue in the College Hockey Showcase from 1993-2010. Only Penn State, which became a varsity program this past year, is new. "The last time we played in the Showcase was my freshman year, and we went to Wisconsin on a Friday night and Minnesota on a Sunday, and playing in those rinks, where the fans are so passionate, was cool," Bennett said. "Those series on the road will be it." 2013-14 Big Ten Ice Hockey Schedule DateOpponent Nov. 29 vs. Ohio State Dec. 2 at Ohio State at Wisconsin Jan. 10 Jan. 11 at Wisconsin at Michigan State Jan. 24 Jan. 25 vs. Michigan State# vs. Wisconsin Jan. 31 Feb. 1 vs. Wisconsin at Penn State Feb. 7 Feb. 8 at Penn State Feb. 13/15at Minnesota Feb. 14 at Minnesota Feb. 21 vs. Penn State Feb. 22 vs. Penn State Feb. 28 vs. Ohio State March 2/3 at Ohio State March 7 vs. Michigan State March 8 at Michigan State March 14 vs. Minnesota March 15 vs. Minnesota March 20 Big Ten Quarterfinals* March 21 Big Ten Semifinals* March 22 Big Ten Championship* * Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.; # at Joe Louis Arena Michigan Online Clearance Corner LIMITED QUANTITIES! 1-800-421-7751 VISIT OUR ONLINE STORE TheWolverineOnDemand.com