Big Ten Conference | October 2, 2014 Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge slate announced Share ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Fourteen of the country’s most storied college hockey programs will compete this fall in the second Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge, it was announced on Thursday by the Big Ten Conference and the Hockey East Association. Nine of 12 Hockey East institutions will join five of the six Big Ten schools in 20 designated games to be played between October 10 and November 29, with 10 games scheduled in Hockey East arenas and 10 in Big Ten venues. A full schedule can be found below. “As we move into the second year of the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge, the event continues to offer student-athletes a great opportunity to play in high-level games against top competition,” Big Ten Associate Commissioner Jennifer Heppel said. “The event reinforces our excellent relationship with Hockey East and helps promote the game of college hockey across the nation.” “We enjoy a great relationship with the Big Ten and its institutions and we hope to grow those relationships through increased competition between our member schools,” Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna said. “We increased the number of games in the 'Challenge' this year and hope we can continue to interact as conferences.” A Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge Cup will be presented to the conference that records the most points from the 20 contests. Teams will earn two points for a win, one point for a tie and a bonus point will be awarded for a road win. Should a Big Ten school utilize a shootout in any of its home games, it will not factor into the result. The 18 schools within the two conferences have an unparalleled record of success, combining to claim 33 national championships during the 67 seasons that the NCAA has sponsored the sport. Of the 14 schools participating in this year’s Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge, six took part in last season’s NCAA championship Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge Schedule (All times ET and 7 p.m. unless noted) Friday, October 10 Providence at Ohio State Connecticut at Penn State Saturday, October 11 Providence at Ohio State Connecticut at Penn State (3 p.m.) Friday, October 17 New Hampshire at Michigan (7:30 p.m.) Massachusetts at Michigan State Saturday, October 18 New Hampshire at Michigan (7:30 p.m.) Massachusetts at Michigan State Friday, October 24 Michigan at Massachusetts-Lowell (NESN) Michigan State at Boston University (7:30 p.m.) Saturday, October 25 Michigan at Boston University Michigan State at Massachusetts-Lowell Friday, November 7 Michigan State at New Hampshire (7:30 p.m.) Notre Dame at Minnesota (BTN, 8 p.m.) Saturday, November 8 Michigan State at New Hampshire (WBIN) Sunday, November 9 Notre Dame at Minnesota (ESPNU, 5 p.m.) Friday, November 14 Penn State at Massachusetts-Lowell (7:15 p.m.) Saturday, November 15 Penn State at Massachusetts-Lowell Friday, November 28 Minnesota at Boston College (6 p.m.) Saturday, November 29 Minnesota at Northeastern 10 potential March Madness bid-stealers heading into conference championships, ranked 10 programs that could be potential March Madness bid-stealers heading into conference championships, ranked by NCAA.com's Andy Katz. READ MORE 10 NCAA tournament bubble teams to watch with 1 month left in the regular season These are the teams balanced on the NCAA tournament bubble as the 2020-21 men's college basketball season races toward March, ranked by NCAA.com's Andy Katz. READ MORE Kansas vs. Gonzaga predicted, the Maui Invitational winner and 5 more college basketball games to watch this week Andy Katz picks the winners for some of the best games to watch this week, including No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 6 Kansas and No. 14 Texas Tech vs. No. 17 Houston. READ MORE