In January 1896, Copp's Rink opened in Sackville, allowing ice hockey to come to Mount Allison for the first time.
After the team had joined its first conference in 1905, the administrators felt that too much time was being devoted to the sport and decided to ban ice hockey in favor of basketball.
World War I put the team on ice for a few years but the interest in the game seemed to have remained once Mount Allison returned in 1920.
After the war, Mount Allison sought to keep its spot as the best team of the region but they eventually found themselves slipping down the standings.
The Mounties last appearance in the postseason was 1983 and, even after expanding to eight teams, Mount Allison failed to reach the paloyffs by finishing last every year after 1989.