1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season

1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies
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The 1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

Season

Fresh off of their first official season, and an undefeated one no less, UCLA was slated to play their first game against USC. The game was delayed, however, and the team played a familiar opponent to begin their season, Occidental.^[1] The team lost its first game in two years and followed that up with a second consecutive defeat, putting them in a poor position right at the start. With so few games on their schedule, UCLA couldn't afford to lose any more and the team recovered with a hard fought win in game 3.^[2] The two early losses, and USC's dominance over Occidental, meant that UCLA could only hope for a tie with the Trojans for the crown but that could only happen if the Grizzlies won each of their remaining 3 games.

In the pivotal game with Southern California, the Trojans got out to a 2-goal lead but UCLA was able to tie the game and make it look like they had a chance for a time. Unfortunately the attack from USC was to strong and the Grizzlies surrendered 6 goals, handing the city championship over to the Trojans.^[3] After a second loss to Occidental, the team's lineup was changed with Tafe dropping back to defense (where he had played the year before) and Al Johnson jumping up to the forward position.^[4] The game was delayed when USC got the date wrong and didn't show up to the game. The Grizzlies could have claimed a win on a forfeit but the team refused to do so. It was rescheduled for a week later but eventually cancelled.^[5]

Artemus Lane served as team manager.

Note: UCLA used the same colors as UC-Berkley until 1949.^[6]

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Chester Englund	Junior	G
		John Ford	Freshman	D
		Alwin W. Johnson	Junior	F/D				Minneapolis, Minnesota
		G. Johnson		F
		Kenneth Frogley		F
		Clarence L. Scott	Freshman	C				Los Angeles, California
		Harvey C. Tafe (C)	Senior	F/D				Cleveland, Ohio
		Everett Wendell	Junior	D
		Donald Wentzell		D
		Young		D

Standings

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	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Marquette	8	6	1	1	.813	25	12		14	12	1	1	62	23
Michigan	12	2	9	1	.208	12	27		13	2	10	1	12	31
Michigan State	4	1	3	0	.250	4	14		6	3	3	0	6	14
Michigan Tech	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6	5	1	0	–	–
Minnesota	13	9	2	2	.769	49	15		13	9	2	2	49	15
North Dakota Agricultural	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Occidental	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
UCLA	5	1	4	0	.200	10	17		5	1	4	0	10	17
USC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Wisconsin	12	3	6	3	.375	14	27		16	5	7	4	23	32

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
?	vs. Southwestern*	Big Bear Lake • Big Bear Lake, California (Exhibition)	W 8–0
March 10	vs. Occidental*	Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California	L 3–4	0–1–0
March 17	vs. USC*	Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California	L 0–2	0–2–0
March 21	vs. Occidental*	Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California	W 3–2	1–2–0
March ?	vs. Palais de Glace Club Team*	Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California (Exhibition)	W 6–5
April 1	vs. USC*	Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California	L 3–6	1–3–0
April 4	vs. Occidental*	Palais de Glace • Los Angeles, California	L 1–3	1–4–0
*Non-conference game.

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