An exciting Big Ten battle is set for Saturday afternoon, as the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers take on a Michigan Wolverines team searching for an upset. Michigan Wolverines (5-4, 3-3 B1G) vs. #8 Indiana Hoosiers (9-0,

An important point of clarity for both the CHL and NCAA will be whether NCAA programs will only have access to players not signed to pro contracts, with those around the CHL arguing players signed to NHL deals should remain ineligible to play college hockey. Currently, NHL contracts can slide in the CHL but not the NCAA.

As of the release of this article, there is just one known NCAA commitment of the Western Hockey League and it is strictly verbal: Forward Braxton Whitehead of the Regina Pats. Whitehead made history on September 13 by verbally committing to Arizona State University,