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The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) was one of the Big Four conferences in NCAA Men's Division I. The league existed from 1971 to 2013. The league was forced out of existence with the NCAA Division I men's hockey realignment of the 2010's. The formation of the Big Ten Conference in hockey caused the league to lose three members. The formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference had the league lose two more franchises. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association was decimated even worse being down to four teams after losses to the same two new conferences. The WCHA offered membership to the remaining membership of the CCHA in order to keep the conference with enough teams to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. All but Notre Dame accepted t

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  • The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) was one of the Big Four conferences in NCAA Men's Division I. The league existed from 1971 to 2013. The league was forced out of existence with the NCAA Division I men's hockey realignment of the 2010's. The formation of the Big Ten Conference in hockey caused the league to lose three members. The formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference had the league lose two more franchises. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association was decimated even worse being down to four teams after losses to the same two new conferences. The WCHA offered membership to the remaining membership of the CCHA in order to keep the conference with enough teams to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. All but Notre Dame accepted t
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  • The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) was one of the Big Four conferences in NCAA Men's Division I. The league existed from 1971 to 2013. The league was forced out of existence with the NCAA Division I men's hockey realignment of the 2010's. The formation of the Big Ten Conference in hockey caused the league to lose three members. The formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference had the league lose two more franchises. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association was decimated even worse being down to four teams after losses to the same two new conferences. The WCHA offered membership to the remaining membership of the CCHA in order to keep the conference with enough teams to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. All but Notre Dame accepted the offer join the WCHA. Notre Dame joined Hockey East. The member teams at the end were (and where they ended up) : * Alaska Nanooks (to WCHA) * Bowling Green Falcons (to WCHA) * Ferris State Bulldogs (to WCHA) * Lake Superior Lakers (to WCHA) * Miami RedHawks (to NCHC) * Michigan Wolverines (to Big 10) * Michigan State Spartans (to Big 10) * Northern Michigan Wildcats (to WCHA) * Notre Dame Fighting Irish (to Hockey East) * Ohio State Buckeyes (to Big 10) * Western Michigan Broncos (to NCHC)
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