[2] Finding ice time was difficult without a local rink, however, there was enough interest from the student body that the school allowed a formal team to be formed two years later.

[3] Arranged and coached by then-Athletic Director Henry W. Clark, who was aided by Religious Studies professor Dale H. Moore, Lafayette played its first official game in February 1937.

[5] A successful campaign from the student body restored the team's varsity status in 1939 and was followed by the club's entry into a small conference.

While Lafayette now had a little more stability with its schedule, the biggest impediment for the club remained; it did not possess a home rink.

A lack of attention from the student body caused the number of prospective players to sharply decline after the team's first winning season and the program was mothballed in 1942.