They are a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division II level.

Before the school was even called 'UCLA', the ice hockey program was formed, joining several other local teams including USC and Occidental.

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.

[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.

Historically, UCLA and USC have faced off in an annual 5-game series dubbed "The Crosstown Cup".