The Big Ten Conference finally released the conference schedule for the 2022-23 hockey season on Monday morning.
Why do we care? Because the Blackhawks are going to have a handful of prospects playing in the conference this year, and watching those player on the ice might be as much fun as the NHL roster this year.
As a reminder, here are the Blackhawks’ prospects playing in the Big Ten this year (with their draft year):
Here are some games we’ll be watching in the Big Ten this season:
Wisconsin @ Ohio State — Oct. 7-8
Minnesota @ Ohio State — Oct. 27-28
Notre Dame @ Minnesota — Nov. 4-5
Michigan @ Notre Dame — Nov. 11-12
Michigan @ Wisconsin — Dec. 2-3
Notre Dame @ Wisconsin — Jan. 6-7
Minnesota @ Notre Dame — Jan. 13-14
Michigan @ Minnesota — Jan. 20-21
Wisconsin @ Notre Dame — Jan. 27-28
Michigan vs. Michigan State @ Little Caeser’s Arena (Detroit) — Feb. 11
Michigan vs. Ohio State @ FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland) — Feb. 18
Notre Dame @ Michigan — Feb. 24-25
Big Ten Tournament — begin March 3-5
Big Ten Championship Game — March 18