Statement: Saturday's game vs. UCLA canceled

To our fans, and all hockey fans,

It is with regret that we must announce the cancellation of our game on Saturday, February 4 against UCLA.

The cancellation is due to the fact that the UCLA hockey team has been placed on an administrative suspension by their university, and is effective from February 1 to February 7. During this team, their team is not allowed to practice or play; however, this includes an exception to allow UCLA to play LMU on Friday, February 3.

The UCLA team has decided to file an appeal, and we are assisting them as much as we can, however the likelihood of a successful result is slim.

We thought it was prudent to inform our fans and family immediately of the change in schedule.

We share in your severe disappointment in this outcome, as Saturday's game was not only to determine the winner of the Crosstown Cup, but was also going to be our send off for our graduating seniors. As well, the last USC/UCLA matchup is always one of our most popular games of the season, and UCLA's suspension will severely affect USC Hockey both tangibly and intangibly.

Senior Night will now be rescheduled for our Friday, February 3 game against Cal State Fullerton (Facebook event page).

USC will also win this season's Crosstown Cup by forfeit. As a competitive team, we obviously would much prefer to win the Cup on the ice.

We will make announcements if and when further details are available.

We thank you for your continued support as we look towards our game on Friday against CSUF and to PAC 8s next weekend.

Fight On!

Johnny Nguyen

General Manager of Hockey Operations

USC Ice Hockey