Some of the six hockey teams in the Big Ten Conference are not ranked as high in the nation this March as many of their fans have come to expect.

Some fans say they miss some of the old Central Collegiate Hockey Association rivalries they came to expect over the years.

Less than half of the 14 institutions in the Big Ten participate in the sport.

But in its second year, with the conference hockey tournament beginning Thursday at Joe Louis Arena, coaches, administrators and television executives are proclaiming it a success, saying growing pains are occurring naturally and will be remedied with time.

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