The UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey team is a non-varsity, non-NCAA college ice hockey program that represents the University of California, Los Angeles. They are a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division II level. The university sponsored varsity ice hockey from 1926 to 1941.

History Before the school was even called 'UCLA', the ice hockey program was formed, joining several other local teams including USC and Occidental. The team continued for several years despite the Great Depression being in full force. In the late 1930s a new arena was built for the Los Angeles programs but World War II forced all of the pacific coast teams to shutter their programs in the early '40s. When teams were reconstituted afterwards, UCLA was not among the programs to resurface and the new arena, the Tropical Ice Gardens, was demolished in 1949.

UCLA eventually returned to the ice in 1961 but only as a club sport. Until recently, it played against many of its former varsity opponents in the Pac-8.

Currently, UCLA plays in the West Coast Hockey Conference in the Tier 1 division against rivals like Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State, Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona, Arizona State, and others. They've made back to back appearances at the ACHA Men's D2 Western Region playoffs. They are currently coached by former player Griffin McCarty, son of the Detroit Red Wings legend Darren McCarty and Sean Allen, a former Hamilton College men's hockey player.

Historically, UCLA and USC have faced off in an annual 5-game series dubbed "The Crosstown Cup". Up until the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the games took place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Note: UCLA used the same color scheme as the University of California, Berkeley until 1949.

Statistics Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM 2019-2023 52 49 50 99 22 2021-2023 46 42 38 80 16 2014-2017 66 42 38 80 52 2008-2011 43 37 36 73 24 2006-2012 88 31 35 66 96 2018-2020 34 34 25 59 6 2007-2012 72 29 29 58 80 2015-2019 58 31 24 55 10 2013-2017 81 29 26 55 6 2007-2011 56 25 26 51 81

Team

Current roster as of November 19, 2023.

References

External links Official site