WCRHL Huntington Beach Division 2 Recap

This weekend was packed with all eight Division II teams, joined by Saddleback
College and two Division III teams, doing battle in Huntington Beach, CA.

None of the teams showed any sign of rink-rust after a lengthy winter break and
showed up ready to play.

This was the final event of the season for CSU Northridge and UC Irvine. UC Irvine
closed out the season going 2-2 at this event and finishing the season with twenty
points, good enough to temporarily hold first in the standings. UC Santa Cruz had an
excellent weekend going 4-1 winning two incredibly close games over Chico State
and USC. 

USC also had a great weekend going 4-1 with the help of their new grad student,
Kenny McCubbins. McCubbins spent the last four years playing for UC San Diego
and wasted no time showing his new USC teammates that he still has no problem
lighting the lamp. McCubbins finished the weekend with 24 points in only five
games.

Sonoma State was able to leap frog Chico State in the standings by winning three of
their four games this weekend. Chico State went 2-2, followed closely by UC Davis
going 1-3. CSU Northridge was the only team in attendance this weekend that didn’t
go home with a win. Saddleback College had a completely new roster and refused
to let that slow their progress down, compiling a 2-1 record for the weekend. Both
Claremont and Diamond Bar played a Division II schedule this weekend and both
compiled a 1-3 record.

With only four points separating first and sixth place in division two, the last event
of the regular season in Woodland is gong to be pivotal in determining the playoff
pairings for the WCRHL Regional Championship Tournament. Six Division II teams
will be selected for the Regional Championship Tournament.