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1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season

The 1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.

1928–29 UCLA Bruins
men's ice hockey season
Home icePalais de Glace
Record
Overall0–3–0
Road0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachHarvey Tafe
Captain(s)Clarence Scott
UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Entering the season, UCLA joined several other schools in the Pacific Coast Conference, though ice hockey was not yet sponsored by the conference. They were also joined on the ice by two other California programs (California and Loyola) for their first official seasons. UCLA, however did have to content with several problems throughout the season. The first issue was a lack of a head coach for the team. Former team captain Harvey Tafe was brought in to keep the team afloat. The Bruins also had to scramble to find a place to practice and were only able to schedule three games on the year. The team didn't even meet until February 25 but, by the time they did, the program had been rescued from the abyss.[1] The reason the team was so late in starting was that the school's administration had decided to discontinue the program after the second season but a later meeting approved its renewal for the spring semester.[2]

After some wrangling, the team scheduled three games against USC with the first coming on March 12. Unsurprisingly, with the Trojans having been together for far longer than the Bruins, UCLA lost a lopsided affair to begin their season. Afterwards, UCLA played far better against Southern California. The return of Chester Englund between the pipes helped keep their final two games within one goal, though they lost both.[3] Jacobs served as team manager. Until 1949, UCLA used the same colors as University of California, Berkeley.[4]

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Donald Clow LW
Chester Englund Senior G
John Ford Sophomore
R. Guhl
  Alwin W. Johnson Senior D Minneapolis, Minnesota
G. Johnson RW
A. Jonsson
  William F. Keefe Sophomore G Inglewood, California
Piasek D
  Carl P. Schlicke Sophomore Los Angeles, California
  Clarence L. Scott (C) Sophomore C Los Angeles, California
  Rollin E. Staples Junior Los Angeles, California

Standings

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1928–29 Western Collegiate ice hockey standings
Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
California – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Loyola – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Marquette 11 7 4 0 .636 70 17 14 9 5 0 85 20
Michigan 14 4 9 1 .321 34 65 17 5 11 1 46 74
Michigan State 2 0 2 0 .000 3 17 7 3 3 1 23 19
Michigan Tech 8 1 4 3 .313 13 18 13 2 8 3 16 35
Minnesota 15 13 2 0 .867 57 12 17 14 2 1 62 13
North Dakota Agricultural – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wisconsin 13 5 6 2 .462 24 33 20 11 7 2 42 39
UCLA 3 0 3 0 .000 5 14 3 0 3 0 5 14
USC – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Schedule and Results

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
March 12 vs. USC* Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California L 2–9  0–1–0
March 19 vs. USC* Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California L 1–2  0–2–0
March 23 vs. USC* Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California L 2–3  0–3–0
*Non-conference game.

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Team Holds First Practice". The Daily Bruin. February 25, 1929. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Minutes of the Student Council". The Daily Bruin. February 25, 1929. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "UCLA 1929 Yearbook". UCLA. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Powder Keg Blue". powderkegblue.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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