Josh Deitell

March 7, 2012

Gauchos Capture West Coast League Title

By Josh Deitell

After going undefeated in six games against some of the strongest teams in the nation, it is official — the Gauchos are the 2011-12 West Coast Roller Hockey League champions. Santa Barbara beat all four other teams inv...

February 29, 2012

UCSB Enters Postseason As No. 1 Seed

By Josh Deitell

After a hard-fought season playing against arguably the most competitive group of teams in Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League history, the Gauchos enter March the favorites to win their division and poised to make a...

November 8, 2011

UCSB 4-0 Over Weekend Tourney

By Josh Deitell

Defending Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League champion UCSB went undefeated at a league event in Huntington Beach on Saturday and are currently ranked No. 1 overall in the conference. With just six active players on ...

October 25, 2011

Santa Barbara Loses, Ties in Home Weekend Doubleheader

By Josh Deitell

The UCSB men’s club ice hockey team returned to its home ice in Oxnard this past weekend with a loss against visiting Sacramento State on Saturday and a 5-5 tie against Santa Clara University on Sunday. On Saturday, th...

October 19, 2011

NHL Hits the Ice for Another Season

By Josh Deitell

Glorious, glorious NHL season, oh how I have missed you. What once was empty now seems full — life has meaning again. It’s early and there are injuries and trades to come, but let’s get right into it and talk about...

October 4, 2011

UCSB Maintains Early Lead, Tramples UCD in First Game at Home

By Josh Deitell

The Gauchos turned in an impressive performance in their home opener this past Saturday night, stomping visiting UC Davis in a 15-2 rout at the Oxnard Ice Skating Center to start the season on a high note. An undermanned...

April 13, 2011

Breaking Down the NHL’s Western Conference Quarterfinals

By Josh Deitell

It’s that time of year again: taxes, snappa and playoff hockey. The NHL playoffs are a succession of best-of-seven series matchups. It takes 16 wins to hoist the Stanley Cup. With the rules out of the way, here’s the...

January 19, 2011

Deity of the Ice: Why It’s a Great Month for Hockey

By Josh Deitell

Southern Californians may not have access to the multitude of hockey broadcasts available to cable subscribers in the northeastern part of the United States on a nightly basis, but you might be surprised at how many qual...

November 15, 2010

California Hockey on the Right Track: Part 1 of 3

By Josh Deitell

California is becoming one of North America’s hockey hotbeds. This is in spite of its location on the West Coast.

November 2, 2010

Deity of the Ice: Beating the Shit Out of People … for Good Reason

By Josh Deitell

There’s one misconception about hockey that bugs me. People think that you can drop the gloves at any time, beat the shit out of someone and not suffer any sort of recourse. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Y...

October 21, 2010

Deity of the Ice: The Case for Hockey in America

By Josh Deitell

To the people that see hockey as a discombobulated clusterfuck: Don’t let that deter you. In a place like California, it’s hard to see it any other way.