In its inaugural varsity season the team was coached by Steve Cady and played at the newly opened Miami Ice Arena.
[1] In their first season the Redskins remained in the Mid–Central Collegiate Hockey Association, a small collection of local club teams, mainly so it could field a full schedule.
Miami finished the regular season with a very good 12–3–1 record in conference, but lost all 10 games against the D-I teams.
Miami's up and down year came to an end with the MCCHA tournament, with the entire championship being played in its home arena.
[2] As Miami continued to transition into a full Division I schedule, the team knew it had a long way to go before it could compete with the rest of the big programs.