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UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey

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UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey
UCLA Bruins athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ConferenceWCHC
Tier 1 Division
First season1926–27
Head coachGriffin McCarty
2021 - Present season
Captain(s)Jonathan Alterman
John Ilvento
Alternate captain(s)Alex Setteducati
Owen Sweeney
ArenaThe Cube Ice and Entertainment Center, Santa Clarita, California
Los Angeles, California
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Conference Tournament championships
2024 WCHC Playoff Runner-ups
Conference regular season championships
2022-2023 WCHC Regular Season Champions

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

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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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Statistics

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Career points leaders

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Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Duke Fishman 2019-2023 52 49 50 99 22
John Ilvento 2021-2023 46 42 38 80 16
Nicholas Katzaroff 2014-2017 66 42 38 80 52
Daniel Vaynter 2008-2011 43 37 36 73 24
Michael Carder 2006-2012 88 31 35 66 96
Griffin McCarty 2018-2020 34 34 25 59 6
Mark Yost 2007-2012 72 29 29 58 80
Peter Katz 2015-2019 58 31 24 55 10
Po-Yun Hsiao 2013-2017 81 29 26 55 6
Abby Smith 2007-2011 56 25 26 51 81

Team

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Current Roster

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as of November 19, 2023.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Pennsylvania Max Oppenheim Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2005-02-10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Golden State Eagles 18U AA 1 (Midget AA)
3 California Jarod Miller Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-06-03 Chino Hills, California Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U AAA (Midget AAA, T1EHL)
5 California Daniel Parizek Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2001-09-07 Carlsbad, California Pacific Ridge School (USHS-CA)
7 California Holden Thayer-Gladstone Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2005-07-03 Venice Beach, California Empire Hockey Club 18U AA (Midget AA)
9 California Duke Fishman Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 276 lb (125 kg) 2000-08-30 Los Angeles, California The Frederick Gunn School (USHS-Prep)
10 New York (state) Thomas Wells Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-11-13 Brooklyn, New York New York City Cyclones 18U AA (Midget AA)
11 California John Ilvento (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-06-03 South Lake Tahoe, California Victory Honda 18U AAA (Midget AAA, T1EHL)
13 New Jersey Musashi Eto Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-06-16 Flemington, New Jersey Hunterdon Bears 18U AA (Midget AA)
14 Maryland Ishaan Sethi Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-07-13 Potomac, MD Landon School (USHS-MD)
16 California Joshua Yu Graduate F Sunnyvale, California
17 Ohio George Furey Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-09-02 Shaker Heights High School (USHS–OH)
19 California Anastasios "Tommy" Tasigeorgos Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2002-06-27 Tustin, California Beckman High School (USHS-CA)
20 California Steven Soos Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 2003-01-21 Altadena, California Long Beach Shredders (USPHL)
21 California Brendan Pelikh Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-09-04 Encino, California Groton School (USHS-Prep)
22 California Samir Panwar Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-08-10 Long Beach, California Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U AA (Midget AA)
23 California Geoffery Xu Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-01-05 San Diego, California Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U AAA (Midget AAA, T1EHL)
27 Illinois Alex Stensen Graduate F 1998-10-07 Chicago, Illinois
30 California Jake Kovinsky Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-11-28 North Hollywood, California Burbank Cougars (LAKHSHL)
31 California Brendan Klim Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-05-03 Lafayette, California Tri-Valley Blue Devils 18U AA (Midget AA)
32 California Andrew Lewis Senior G 2002-08-10 Villa Park, California Villa Park High School (USHS-CA)
34 California Owen Thompson Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-03-27 Los Gatos, California Bellarmine College Prep. (USHS-CA)
37 New York (state) Alexander "Alex" Setteducati (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-05-04 Buffalo, New York Canisius High School (USHS–NY)
43 California Jonathan Alterman (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-09-10 Newport Beach, California California Wave 18U AA 1 (Midget AA)
44 Ontario Noah Jamani Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-11 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Middlesex School (USHS-Prep)
50 California Dionysius "Danny" Tasigeorgos Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2002-06-27 Tustin, California Beckman High School (USHS-CA)
63 California Owen Sweeney (A) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-08-19 Redwood City, California San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U AAA (Midget AAA)
86 California Alexander Moroz Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-12-18 Mission Viejo, California Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U AA (Midget AA)
91 California Michael Shara Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-12-03 Laguna Niguel, California Merritt Centennials (BCHL)

References

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  1. ^ "Style Guide // UCLA Athletics for Print and Digital Applications" (PDF). UCLA Nike Jordan Style Guide. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "UCLA Men's Ice Hockey History". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pac-8 Hockey". Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Rose, Adma (August 27, 2008). "Wear blue, thank you". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Even if you don't wear the "official" game day shirt (we all know the well-loved, 10-year-old shirt is best anyway), just make sure to wear True Blue ... or Powder Blue, for you traditionalists.
  5. ^ "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UCLA Club Sports. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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