U of A Icecat Hockey Club

Everyone in Tucson should try to attend an IceCats game because it’s a blast and it’s super affordable. Student tickets are ~$ 5 and regular admission tickets are under $ 20, and you get great seats. The TCC serves beer and that keeps the crowd happy and cheering!

Definitely one of the best [and underrated] live winter activities to attend in Tucson! Tickets are pretty affordable (typically $ 20 and under) and not only do you gain entertainment from the floor, but fans are a spectacle themselves-​particularly when they’ve had a little too much to drink. ;)

Fun Setting For Hockey

The UA Icecats bring exciting hockey to Tucson at the Tucson Convention Center. Although not part of the NCAA, the Icecats capture all the excitement of college hockey. This 2012 game was only the second Icecat game of my life; the first was long ago in high school on a very, very bad date. So this was very redeeming!
Our group picked up the better $ 17 seats and they were nearly dead center, so we could catch the Icecats on both sides. This was a big battle, taking on highly ranked ASU (of course a despised rivalry!). The action was great, with plenty of shots and blocks and great skating and lots of guys getting slammed up against the glass. Even the occasional fight. There was lots of entertainment between the game including the little kids taking the ice for a game.
This offers up a little of everything for young and old, and hockey fans all will delight. It’s never been my sport, but I won’t pass up a chance to watch U of A sports. I only wish they had a nicer place to play than the sad, declining TCC arena. Seriously, Tucson deserves a lot better than this eyesore.

Not quite seeing my Rangers at MSG but close enough out here in the desert!
Gotta love the student chants and the prices.

It’s unbelievable that there are aren’t more reviews for the Icecats on Unilocal!The Icecats have been going at it without University support for well over 20 yrs and play in the classy confines of the Tucson Convention Center. (Ok, it’s not classy, but it definitely adds to the charm of an Icecats outing.)
Freshly made donuts on demand, plentiful beer (though only one at a time after massive brawls broke out in the stands during one of last season’s matchups w/​ASU), and of course the ultra-​vulgar fans make for an experience like no other.
Also excellent is the Zamboni driver, Norm Renfrey. Norm says that no picture requests will be turned down, so head down to the Southwest corner of the arena and get your picture taken with him and the Zamboni!

It’s not that popular, but watching Icecats games is one of the most fun things there are to do in Tucson. They play at the TCC and it never fills up, tickets are $ 7.75. The student section is on the penalty box side towards the entrance and sitting in that area is sure to entertain you. The crowd never ceases to amaze and entertain me and the games are pretty fun to watch.