ICE HOCKEY
President PETER DUKAKIS | pdukakis@gmail.com
Treasurer HUDSON GEHRKE | hgehrke@ucsd.edu
Vice President NICK GOUTZIOULIS | ngoutzioulis@ucsd.edu
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| @ucsdicehockey
UCSD Ice Hockey is a student-run ice hockey organization competing in the Men’s Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Join us on our journey as we take to the ice for our inaugural season in the PAC-8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference, alongside local division rivals San Diego State, UCLA, USC, and Arizona State. The loss of our 2020-21 season, unfortunately, saw seniors and longtime team veterans Dexter Hamilton and Kent Pinz, among other former Tritons, finish their degrees online without the proper send-off. We are excited to showcase a round of new first- and second-year prospects out on the ice.
UCSD is a four-time PCHA champion, winning the title in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006. The team has fully transitioned as an affiliate of the PAC-8 after stints in the National Collegiate Hockey Association and West Coast Hockey Conference. The regular season runs through the fall and winter quarters, from early October into late February. Prospective players should email ucsdhockey@gmail.com to inquire about skating with the team. Weekly commitment to the team is expected of all players, which consists of on-ice practice, off-ice team outings, and 1-2 games per weekend.
NEWS AND RESULTS
2/22/25 - UCSD @ SDSU
The Tritons struck first when Peter Dukakis, the club president, opened the scoring with a goal in the first period.... Read more>>
2/6/25 - Pac-8 Playoffs Round 1
UCSD was eliminated in its first game of the playoffs, losing 7-2 to UC Berkeley. Despite the lopsided final score, the game began on even terms, with neither team scoring in the first period... Read more>>
1/25/25 - Tritons Take a Tough Loss Against the Huskies
UCSD would be at a disadvantage from the starting puck drop with only 10 skaters. In spite of this, the Tritons would put up a strong defense against a full UW team, only allowing 2 goals in the first period and 2 goals in the second period. Read more>>
1/19/25 - UCSD vs. WWU #2
Unlike the night before, the first period remained scoreless, though the ice would be broken early in the 2nd by WWU. The second period would end 1-0 for WWU. Read more>>
1/18/25 - UCSD vs. WWU
The Tritons would start this game slow, letting 2 goals in the first period, both off of breaks that barely managed to get by... Read more>>
1/17/25 - UCSD vs. CSU Fullerton
The Tritons started a little slow, but scored first, with graduate student Andrew Chua scoring on the powerplay through a screen... Read more>>
1/10-11/25 - Tritons Win One and Lose One Against SJSU
Tritons started off strong in the first period with aggressive forechecking and attacking, outshooting SJSU 13 to 5... Read more>>
12/07/24 - Game vs UC Berkeley
Tritons would start this game off with a goal from sophomore Alex Nakashima on the first UCSD shot of the game only 40 seconds in... Read more>>
12/06/24 - UCSD vs. UC Irvine
Tritons started the 1st period down 2-0 due to an unlucky bounce and a breakaway. UCSD rallied in the second half of the period with a powerplay goal from 5th year Shu Inamura and two goals from 3rd year Jason Wang, scoring his first of the season, ending the period up 3-2. Read More>>
11/08/24 - PAC8 Showcase vs. EWU & WSU
After waking up at 3:00 am and traveling all day, the Tritons lost their first game badly (13-1), although freshman goaltender Matthew Mahlow played stellar in net. On Saturday night, the Tritons bounced back with a much more even game, losing only 4-2 against EWU, but with much stronger play. Read More>>
11/1/24 - UCSD @ CSU Long Beach
UCSD started off the game well, scoring the first goal of the game, but buckled during the 2nd and 3rd... Read More>>
10/26/24 - UCSD vs CSUF
The Tritons traveled up to Cal State Fullerton where they would play a close but hard fought game. The first period started very slow with not much offense coming from the Tritons. They would pick up steam in the second period with two goals from freshman Sean Miller and sophomore Logan Defrietas to go on top 2-0. Read more>>
10/12/24 - UCSD takes on CSULB
A dominant 5 goal second period, a strong performance in net by sophomore goalie Michael Haskins, and a hattrick by senior Reese Wissmueller led the Tritons to win 7-2 over CSU Long Beach. Read More>>
10/4/24 - UCSD Ice Hockey loses 4-2 @ Santa Clara
The Tritons played their second game of the weekend at SCU. It was a hard fought battle between 2 heavy hitting teams. Senior Reece Wissmueller and sophomore Alex Nakashima each scored and senior goalie Isaac Laddon kept the game close with a strong performance in net.
10/4/24 - Ice Hockey Tritons vs. UC Davis
The Tritons drove up to the Bay Area this weekend to first face UC Davis on Friday and Santa Clara University on Saturday. A pair of hat tricks from sophomore Alex Nakashima and freshman Luca Tartaglia, in his debut for Triton Hockey. Read more>>
3/3/24 - UCSD vs. University of San Diego
For the final game of the season, the Tritons take on the Toreros. As the last game of the season the Tritons held their Senior Night to honor the players that will move on from UCSD. UCSD maintained a commanding lead all game... Read More>>
2/14/24 - UCSD Alumni Game
The tritons invite UCSD Hockey Alumni to participate in the annual alumni game. This is the first alumni game since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More>>
2/16-18/24 - NorCal Trip #2
In the first game of UCSD hockey against UC Davis for the 2023-2024 season, UCSD was still missing some of their players who could not make the trip up the first day, resulting in a disappointing 7-8 loss for the Tritons... Read More>>
2/11/24 - USD Game #1
Starting off the first game of this crosstown rivalry, the UCSD Tritons faced off against the USD Toreros, excited to face this opponent again after they restarted their program. Read More>>
1/26-28/24 - Bellingham Weekend
The first game in Bellingham Washington saw UCSD play one of their closes games of the season thus far, putting up five goals. UCSD offense was clicking all night, getting chances frequently and capitalizing. Read More>>
1/19/24 - UCSD vs USC
The Tritons looked forward to facing their SoCal Rivals, the USC Trojans. Often a well-matched and competitive game between the two teams, UCSD was locked and loaded for a great game. Read More>>
1/14/24 - UCSD @ UC Santa Barbara
UCSD hits the road and travels up to Santa Barbra to take on the Gauchos. After a hard fought game, the Tritons faced a tough loss, complete with many scuffles and penalties from both sides. Read More>>
1/12-14/24 - UCSD Two Game Series Against Washington State University
In the first game of a home double-header, the Tritons faced off against the Cougars in a disappointing showing for the Tritons, who found themselves unable to put any up on the board. Read More>>
12/1-3/23 - UCSD vs UW
Game #1: The Tritons host the University of Washington Huskies for the last series of games before the holiday break. Read More>>
11/17-18/23 - UCSD vs EWU
Game #1: UCSD hosts Eastern Washington University for their first home game of the season. The first period saw three EWU goals, much to the dismay of the hometown crowd and the Tritons themselves. Read More>>
11/10/23 - UCSD vs CSULB
The Tritons take on CSULB at Lakewood Ice. The rink ambience was present for both teams, Long Beach with the presence of their cheerleaders in the stands amongst the fans, and UCSD... Read More>>
11/2-5/23 - UCSD takes on San Jose State University and UC Berkeley
The Tritons faced the Spartans in the first game of their 4 game NorCal roadtrip, hopeful at the prospect of their still burgeoning season, and looking forward to facing both San Jose State and Berkeley on this trip. Read More>>
10/20-22/23 - UCSD Ice Hockey @ University of Utah
UC San Diego Ice Hockey hits the road and takes on the University of Utah for the first league games of the year. With a younger team and only a few practices UCSD Ice Hockey took on the University of Utah, a powerhouse with a multiple team program. Read More>>
10/16/22 - UCSD vs EWU #1: First Spokane Showcase Showing
The first game of the four game weekend in Cheney, Washington saw UCSD fall to Eastern Washington University 11-4 in a chippy and physical game. The Tritons broke the ice with a goal ... Read More>>
9/30/22 - UCSD vs USC: First Game Positives
An unfortunate loss to start the UCSD hockey season against USC at KHS Ice Arena on Friday night. Despite remaining balanced in shots... Read More>>
2/5/22 - UCSD @ Cal Lutheran
Last game of the year for the UCSD Tritons, going on the road to take on Cal Lu. Isaac Laddon would be in net for the Tritons, freeing Connor Tabone to play his native defenseman position for the final game of his UCSD club ice hockey career. Read More>>
2/1/22 - UCSD vs. SDSU
This game was played on a Tuesday night, just 48 hours after the Tritons finished up a back to back road trip in Arizona. Coming back home to play SDSU is not an easy matchup under any circumstances, especially after coming home from a tough 2 game series. Read More>>
1/29/22 - UCSD @ ASU
On our winter road trip to Tempe, Arizona to take on ASU the team would have a shortened bench. Due to the shortage of tritons, in the first game... Read More>>
1/14/22 - UCSD vs. UC Davis
UCSD Tritons battled UC Davis in their first game back after winter break. The game was played after just one Tuesday practice. To start off... Read More>>
2/9/20 - UCSD vs Bakersfield
After a long drive to Bakersfield, the UCSD Tritons made it to the game. We were severely short-benched. It was UCSD’s final game and we came out with a positive attitude. Read More>>
2/1/20 - UCSD vs UCI
After an uplifting victory against USD the previous night, the UCSD Tritons started the game with a quick goal. Read More>>
1/31/20 - UCSD vs USD
The fourth game in the UCSD vs USD series commenced with a quick goal by Kevin Shiltz from UCSD, which set the tone for the game. UCSD was able to keep the lead during most of the game. The game was really close, neither team giving up a lead for too long. The 2nd period was rather uneventful, with neither team scoring Read More>>
1/25/20 - UCSD vs CSUB
The Tritons started out strong and was able to dominate most of the game leading into the 3rd period with a score 4-1. Read More>
1/19/20 - UCSD vs UCD
Having a few injuries on the UCSD team, the Tritons had to travel short-benched up to Simi Valley to face the UCDavis Aggies. Read More>
1/18/20 - UCSD vs UCI
Although being again short-benched, the Tritons were able to withhold the forces of the Anteaters for about a period. Eventually they got 4 against them. Read More>
1/17/20 - UCSD vs UC Davis
The Tritons came out with a pep in their step. Despite not having touched the ice for a month, each player played with a fervor that is seldom seen in the ACHA. Read More>
UCSD Falls To Cross-town Rival SDSU
UCSD took on Division leading SDSU in a cross-town rival match on the ice. Though the matchup was not in UCSD’s favor, they put up a good fight and avoided a blowout. They kept the game close and put the pressure on SDSU. Read More >
UCSD Storm Back Late Yet Again to Crush CSULB
The Tritons travelled to Bakersfield to take on the CSULB Roadrunners. Bakersfield jumped out to a 3-2 lead for a majority of the game. Read More >
UCSD Outhustles Chapman To Secure The Victory Against All Odds
The Tritons, despite being outnumbered 20 player to 8, managed to hold off Chapman’s forces. The game was 2-1 in Chapman's favor for most of the game. Read More >
Battle of the Twin Goalkeepers: UCSD Comes Up Short Against A Loaded UCSB Roster
The Tritons travelled to Santa Barbara to take on the Gauchos' enormous 20-man roster. They battled with their much shorter bench, but the Gauchos were able to maintain a 2 goal lead throughout most of the game. Read More >
Tritons Overcome An Early Deficit To Defeat The UC Davis Aggies
The Tritons took on the UC Davis Aggies for the first time this year on 11/10. The Aggies came on strong getting the first 2 goals of the game. The Tritons quickly turned things around and took the lead with 3 goals of their own.Read More >
Ice Hockey Puts Up A Fight
Now that team has had a couple of games and practices behind us, we came out ready. We quickly got a lead in game, and held off USD for a couple minutes until they managed to score a goal and tie up the game. Read More >
UCSD vs USD
UCSD dominated the majority of the game, thanks to getting 3 quick goals to take an early lead against USD. Throughout the battle in the second period the score remained the same. >Read more
UCSD vs USD
Due to only having one practice before the game, UCSD came out a bit slow. USD got a quick lead on us scoring 5 goals. Read More>
UCSD Falls to UC Davis 8-4
The Tritons had a good chance to snap a season long losing streak against UC Davis, but a slow start proved to be insurmountable. Defensive lapses quickly put San Diego in a hole, and continued shakiness had the game out of hand fairly quickly Read More>
Stellar Goaltending keeps Tritons in game, but they fall 1-2
Against one of the strongest teams in the division, the short-manned Tritons team displayed remarkable force of will alongside fantastic goaltending by Nolan Karma. While outshot heavily, the game never became out of hand, as the Tritons Read More>
UC San Diego comes out on top in second Battle of San Diego
In the most attended game of the year, UC San Diego came out of the gates strong and finished even stronger. Other than a few fluke goals by USD, the Tritons dominated the game throughout, with excellent goaltending, strong defense, and a dynamic Read More>
CSU Fullerton blows out UC San Diego
Looking to comeback after a few tough losses, the Tritons were fired up heading into the game against CSU Fullerton. Unfortunately, the loss streak would continue, as the game was never very close. A few goals early by Fullerton was all Read More>
UCSD comes out slow and can't quite comeback
UCSD Ice Hockey took on Santa Barbara, looking to pull out a win after a tough loss to LMU. Featuring a sibling goaltending matchup, between Nolan Karma of UCSD and his brother, both teams were excited heading in. Read More>
UCSD Concludes Alumni Weekend
UCSD Ice Hockey celebrated the clubs alumni over the weekend. Read More>
UCSD claims victory in years first Battle of San Diego
UCSD Ice Hockey beat the University of San Diego 2-1 on Saturday evening. Read More>
UCSD Claims Victory in Battle of San Diego
The Tritons came out of the gate strong against LMU. They scored two quick goals early, and strong goal-tending kept them up 2-0 through the first 30 minutes of the game, despite being out-shot heavily. Read More>
First Game of the Season
The ice hockey team kicked off the season on the road against Loyola Marymount University, who boasted a 4-0 record, at the Skating Edge Ice Arena in Torrence, Los Angeles. The game started off fast with LMU on offense taking numerous shots. Read More>
