With colleges in the United States now back in full swing after the end of World War I, the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial College of Technology, or Clarkson for short, joined a growing list of schools who added ice hockey as a varsity sport.

[1] Students at Clarkson had organized a team before the war but it was not officially recognized by the school.

Their continued efforts, however, led the college to sign off on the 'minor' program for the 20–21 scholastic year.

[2] For their ice rink, the team was forced to wait for the weather to grow cold enough to freeze the water in and around Ives Park, a wooded area on the shore of Norwood Lake.

While its first season lasted just over a week, the team could take pride in being able to produce a winning record, albeit against relatively weak competition.