Three years later, when Saint Mary's had a chance for a second championship, the team was forbade from participating as the final game occurred during Lent.

Due to Ash Wednesday falling later in 1935, the Huskies were able to return to play for two years but again withdrew prior to the 1937 postseason since Lent began on February 10.

Now that it had persisted over the objections of its own administration, the ice hockey team then had to survive the difficulties brought upon by World War II.

The controversy had a chilling effect on the program and Saint Mary's spent the next several years wallowing at the bottom of the standings.

The Saint Mary's ice hockey program didn't really recover until the close of the 20th century when it won its first regular season title in over 20 years.

Since then, Saint Mary's has maintained a regular position near the top of the conference standings and made several more trips to the national tournament.