The team played in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for parts of two seasons, using Carlin's Iceland for home games.

[2][3] The Cutters were coached by Mel Harwood, a former goaltender for the Orioles,[4] and a former NHL referee known for officiating game four of the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals.

[3] The team was accompanied by their own version of the United States Coast Guard Band, that played the “Semper Paratus march," whenever the Cutters scored a goal.

[5] The Cutters played the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in an exhibition game on January 6, 1943 in Baltimore, losing 8–3.

[10] Five Cutters players were inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Frank Brimsek,[11] Bob Dill,[12] John Mariucci,[13] Hub Nelson,[14] and Eddie Olson.