[2] Bishop's ice hockey team first appeared in the Intermediate Intercollegiate Series (second tier) in 1925.

The league grew in status throughout the 1950s and, by the time that the first University Cup was held, the OSLC champion was one of four teams invited to participate.

The Gaiters made the postseason most years, however, the team didn't win a single playoff game.

The lack of on-ice success convinced the school that the program was no longer worth supporting and they mothballed the team in 1982.

Almost 30 years later, Kevin Gagnon brought men's ice hockey back to Bishop's.