Hockey East
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The <entity_2> Association, also known as <entity_2>, is a college <entity_3> conference which operates entirely in <entity_1>. It participates in the <entity_4>'s <entity_0> as a <entity_3>-only conference. <entity_2> came into existence in 1984 for men's <entity_3> when most of its current members split from what is today known as ECAC Hockey, after disagreements with the Ivy League members. On October 5, 2011, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (an ACC member outside football) announced they would be joining <entity_2> as the conference's first non-<entity_1> school in 2013 after the CCHA folded. On March 22, 2016, Notre Dame subsequently announced their men's <entity_3> team would leave <entity_2> for the Big Ten Conference at the start of the 2017-2018 season. On May 2, 2017, the College of the Holy Cross announced that it would join <entity_2> for women's <entity_3> only starting in 2018-19.
['ice hockey']