The Wayne State Warriors men's ice hockey team competed in NCAA's Division I in the College Hockey America (CHA) conference representing Wayne State University.

Before their first season the Warriors signed Bill Wilkinson as their first coach, hoping that his 20-year track record at Western Michigan would help bring in recruits and build the program quickly.

After a year as an Independent, Wayne State was invited to join College Hockey America, a conference made entirely of newly D-I programs.

[3] This combined with the Warriors inability to play other regional teams led to waning interest in the program despite being located in the hockey-friendly city of Detroit.

Four years after its dissolution, ice hockey returned to Wayne State as a club sport.