Big Ten Finally Drops Conference Hockey Schedule

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):

  • Notre Dame: Landon Slaggert (2020), Ryder Rolston
  • Michigan: Frank Nazar (2022)
  • Ohio State: Jake Wise (2018)
  • 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

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    Tab Bamford has been writing about the Chicago Blackhawks for almost two decades. He joined Bleacher Nation as the lead Blackhawks writer in May 2022. Tab is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is the author of two books about the Blackhawks: "100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" (Triumph Books) and "Chicago Blackhawks: An Illustrated Timeline" (Reedy Press, 2021). Find him on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads at @The1Tab

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