Chuck Schwartz from
Bucky's 5th Quarter is reporting that University of North Dakota will continue to play University of
Wisconsin if the Nickname debacle is settled by the 2014-2015 season. I have no reason to doubt this information because Chuck is a reliable source of information.
Chuck Schwartz, Bucky's 5th Quarter --- Wisconsin also has a scheduling agreement to play North Dakota when
the teams split from the WCHA. The teams would not play in the first
year of the new conferences. The four year agreement between the schools
would start for the 2014-15 season, with rotating series between
Madison and Grand Forks every other year.
The agreement with North Dakota currently hinges on the status of
their Fighting Sioux nickname. The school resumed using the nickname
recently, which once again puts them in hot water with the NCAA.
Wisconsin, along with many other schools won't play North Dakota unless
they retire the nickname.
Assuming North Dakota works out their nickname issues, it seems
likely that the Badgers will continue to play Denver and North Dakota
one series per year for the foreseeable future
