When the Gaiters joined the RSEQ, they became the first-Quebec based program not from the city of Montreal to compete in the conference.

John Abbott captured the championship, while Bishop's defeated Dawson College in double overtime for third place.

Gaiters assistant coaches Val Bois and Katia Clement-Heydra formed the Women's Hockey Institute in December 2020, a partnership with Bishop's University and Fonction Optimum, based at the Jane & Eric Molson Arena.

[6] The Gaiters joined the RSEQ conference for the 2021–22 season, becoming the 37th U SPORTS-level women's hockey university team in Canada.

[4] Their first game as an official member of the RSEQ conference is scheduled to take place on 22 October 2021, against the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program.