The University of Notre Dame announced this afternoon that it would be taking its "#1 ranked hockey road show" to the east coast in the fall of 2013 -- when the Irish join Hockey East. While I was selfishly hoping Notre Dame would join "THE NATIONAL" -- I can see the benefits associated with heading east to play the likes of Boston College, Boston U and others.
Frankly, I believe this league will provide a much easier path for ND to make the NCAA Tournament each year. And, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Hockey East (now that it has Notre Dame) will hold it's annual conference championship at Madison Square Garden... Here's a link to today's announcement:
LINK: IRISH JOIN HOCKEY EAST
LINK: COACH JACKSON -- TALKIN' HOCKEY EAST
LINK: COLLEGE HOCKEY NEWS
LINK: NHL
LINK: ESPN BLOG
