They were the first ice hockey team representing Canada to wear a red maple leaf on their uniform.

The team was founded in 1905, and was composed primarily of Canadian students from Oxford University attending with a Rhodes Scholarship.

[3] Great Britain won the tournament,[4] but the Oxford Canadians were accepted as European Champions owing to their success in the competition.

[5] The Oxford Canadians began wearing a red maple leaf on their uniforms, the first hockey club representing Canada to do so.

The Oxford Canadians were the only "non-European" participants in the tournament, in which they finished second behind Berliner Schlittschuhclub, who were representing Germany in the competition.