The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on November 14, 2020, and concluded with the Frozen Four on April 10, 2021. Due to the cancellation of the previous year's tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic, this was the 73rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and was US college hockey's 127th year overall.

Due to concerns related to the pandemic, the start of the season was delayed until what would have normally been the 8th week of play. Despite having to contend with contend with cancellations and delays due to the pandemic, the season was completed. Massachusetts won their first national championship, ending the 4-year run of NCHC teams.

Polls

Regular season

Due to difficulties in scheduling, Arizona State entered into a scheduling alliance with the Big Ten while LIU did the same with Atlantic Hockey. Both teams remained independent programs and will not be considered for conference championships.[1]

Standings

2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 American International †*12111010032.88947181915406740
Army15104131130.66742332215617148
Robert Morris15105021029.64458482415908569
Canisius1385011024.61542341711605946
RIT1375100123.5904340209926870
Sacred Heart1366112020.51335381861024359
Mercyhurst1678111123.47954502181216467
Bentley15411015016.35635481651104251
Niagara1539302115.33339532271235770
Air Force133912109.23132491431013556
Holy Cross123902007.19422381641203052
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2020–21 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Wisconsin †24176111052.7229252312010111880
#7 Minnesota *22166000048.727694431247011764
#9 Michigan20119010032.550694526151019151
#17 Notre Dame241210212241.542655329141328478
Penn State18711021020.389486822101206581
Ohio State22616002020.273398227719153101
Michigan State22516120015.25032702771824077
Championship: March 16, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2020–21 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Arizona State26716368106
Long Island1331002355
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac †18104411337.685543429178410059
#20 Clarkson1464412225.59529252211746252
St. Lawrence *1448211115.3573037176834045
Colgate1859410116.35234512261154866
Brown0----------0-----
Cornell0----------0-----
Dartmouth0----------0-----
Harvard0----------0-----
Princeton0----------0-----
Rensselaer0----------0-----
Union0----------0-----
Yale0----------0-----
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2020–21 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW HEPI GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Boston College21164132058.6182462417619158
#11 Boston University14103131156.3649371610515245
#1 Massachusetts *22135411155.44764229205410348
Connecticut221010214252.01696323101127069
#16 Providence23108500250.8063612511957167
Northeastern2098310349.946860219936964
#19 Massachusetts–Lowell1678111048.0046532010915963
Maine15310201246.6641611631124368
Merrimack18511201045.3847661851124766
New Hampshire21513332243.6651832361436088
Vermont1219200038.0217371311022042
Championship: March 20, 2021[2]
No Regular Season Champion Awarded[3]
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2020–21 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota †*24185121054.750944729226111457
#2 St. Cloud State24159033045.6257864312011010184
#3 Minnesota Duluth24139212143.597725428151128466
#13 Omaha24149140140.556796926141118581
Denver22912102131.470616024111316766
Western Michigan241011310133.458738425101237789
Colorado College22416202218.27335772341723679
Miami24517201018.25046832551824889
Championship: March 16, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2020–21 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Minnesota State †14131011039561527225110046
#14 Lake Superior State *149502202739342919738663
#18 Bowling Green14851020274634312010110867
#10 Bemidji State1485132024423429161038270
Michigan Tech1477010020383530171217863
Northern Michigan14671221204047291117179103
Alabama–Huntsville143110100818492231813180
Ferris State1401310113285925123155103
Alaska0---------0-----
Alaska Anchorage0---------0-----
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

PairWise Rankings

The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA tournament. Although the NCAA selection committee does not use the PWR as presented by USCHO, the PWR has been accurate in predicting which teams will make the tournament field.

For Division I men, all teams are included in comparisons starting in the 2013–14 season (formerly, only teams with a Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or above, or teams under consideration, were included). The PWR method compares each team with every other such team, with the winner of each “comparison” earning one PWR point. After all comparisons are made, the points are totaled up and rankings listed accordingly.

With 61 Division I men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 60, winning the comparison with every other team. Meanwhile, a team that lost all of its comparisons would have no PWR points.

Teams are then ranked by PWR point total, with ties broken by the teams’ RPI ratings, which starting in 2013-14 is weighted for home and road games and includes a quality wins bonus (QWB) for beating teams in the top 20 of the RPI (it also is weighted for home and road).

When it comes to comparing teams, the PWR uses three criteria which are combined to make a comparison: RPI, record against common opponents and head-to-head competition. Starting in 2013–14, the comparison of record against teams under consideration was dropped because all teams are now under comparison.[4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most teams played a very small selection of intraconference games, if any at all. As a result, the PairWise rankings would not be used as the primary measuring tool for determining which teams would receive at-large bids for the NCAA tournament. The ranking would only be used to differentiate between teams within their own conferences.[5] The PWR will likely be used as the primary ranking system once a full NCAA season is played.

NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Final PairWise Rankings[6]
Rank Team PWR RPI Conference
1Minnesota State 60.6037*WCHA
2North Dakota 59.5769NCHC
3American International 57.5765*Atlantic Hockey
3Minnesota 57.5751Big Ten
5Boston College 56.5672Hockey East
6Massachusetts 55.5613*Hockey East
7Lake Superior State 54.5593WCHA
8Wisconsin 53.5510Big Ten
9Bowling Green 52.5476WCHA
10Bemidji State 51.5463WCHA
11Canisius 50.5430Atlantic Hockey
12Army 49.5426Atlantic Hockey
12Quinnipiac 49.5413ECAC Hockey
14Boston University 47.5391Hockey East
15St. Cloud State 46.5375NCHC
16Clarkson 45.5364ECAC Hockey
17Michigan 44.5311Big Ten
18Michigan Tech 43.5303WCHA
19Minnesota Duluth 42.5233NCHC
20Robert Morris 41.5137Atlantic Hockey
21Connecticut 40.5136Hockey East
22Providence 39.5123Hockey East
23Omaha 38.5100NCHC
24Massachusetts–Lowell 37.5096Hockey East
25Notre Dame 36.5092Big Ten
26Denver 35.5086NCHC
27RIT 34.5026Atlantic Hockey
28St. Lawrence 33.4976ECAC Hockey
29Northeastern 32.4934Hockey East
30Arizona State 30.4920Independent
30Northern Michigan 30.4914WCHA
32Western Michigan 29.4825NCHC
33Sacred Heart 28.4814Atlantic Hockey
34Mercyhurst 27.4784Atlantic Hockey
35Niagara 26.4782Atlantic Hockey
35Penn State 26.4725Big Ten
37Colgate 24.4701ECAC Hockey
38Merrimack 22.4669Hockey East
38Bentley 22.4669Atlantic Hockey
40New Hampshire 21.4513Hockey East
41Maine 20.4559Hockey East
42Ohio State 19.4495Big Ten
43Colorado College 18.4435NCHC
44Michigan State 17.4396Big Ten
45Miami 16.4375NCHC
46Long Island 15.4331Independent
47Air Force 14.4260Atlantic Hockey
48Holy Cross 13.4198Atlantic Hockey
49Alabama–Huntsville 12.4139WCHA
50Vermont 11.4014Hockey East
51Ferris State 10.4007WCHA
52Alaska 0.0000WCHA
52Alaska Anchorage 0.0000WCHA
52Brown 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Cornell 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Dartmouth 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Harvard 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Princeton 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Rensselaer 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Union 0.0000ECAC Hockey
52Yale 0.0000ECAC Hockey
*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent
Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA tournament
Final PairWise Rankings

Player stats

Scoring leaders

[7]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Cole CaufieldSophomoreWisconsin313022524
Odeen TuftoSeniorQuinnipiac298394722
Linus WeissbachSeniorWisconsin311229412
Jordan KawaguchiSeniorNorth Dakota2810263624
Dylan HollowaySophomoreWisconsin2311243519
Collin AdamsSeniorNorth Dakota2914203410
Bobby TrivignoJuniorMassachusetts2911233412
Brandon KruseSeniorBowling Green3111233426
Joseph NardiSeniorNorthern Michigan291221330
Shane PintoSophomoreNorth Dakota281517324
Alex SteevesJuniorNotre Dame291517328

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average, minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played.[7]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Filip LindbergJuniorMassachusetts15918:431014195.9491.24
Dryden McKayJuniorMinnesota State261522:0721403910.9241.54
Adam ScheelJuniorNorth Dakota261590:382041464.9311.74
Jack LaFontaineSeniorMinnesota291705:522270515.9341.79
Blake PietilaSophomoreMichigan Tech241393:581490423.9341.81
Strauss MannJuniorMichigan211205:001191385.9301.89
Keith PetruzzelliSeniorQuinnipiac291715:451784545.9261.89
Trevin KozlowskiSeniorArmy201253:291441402.9221.91
Mareks MitensSeniorLake Superior State251380:551463452.9301.96
Matt MurraySeniorMassachusetts14850:571040283.9171.97

Tournament bracket

Regional semifinals
March 26–27 		Regional Finals
March 27–28 		Semifinals
April 8 		Championship
April 10
            
1 North Dakota (1) 5
4 American International 1
1 North Dakota (1) 2
Midwest – Fargo – Fri/Sat
3 Minnesota Duluth 3*****
2 Michigan† –
3 Minnesota Duluth –
MW3 Minnesota Duluth 2
E2 Massachusetts 3*
1 Wisconsin (4) 3
4 Bemidji State 6
4 Bemidji State 0
East – Bridgeport – Fri/Sat
2 Massachusetts 4
2 Massachusetts 5
3 Lake Superior State 1
E2 Massachusetts 5
NE2 St. Cloud State 0
1 Minnesota (3) 7
4 Omaha 2
1 Minnesota (3) 0
West – Loveland – Sat/Sun
2 Minnesota State 4
2 Minnesota State 4*
3 Quinnipiac 3
W2 Minnesota State 4
NE2 St. Cloud State 5
1 Boston College (2) –
4 Notre Dame† –
1 Boston College (2) 1
Northeast – Albany – Sat/Sun
2 St. Cloud State 4
2 St. Cloud State 6
3 Boston University 2

* denotes overtime period
† Michigan and Notre Dame were removed from the tournament due to positive COVID-19 test results.[8][9]

Awards

Atlantic Hockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
11Owen PowerMichiganBig TenBuffalo Sabres
12Matty BeniersMichiganBig TenSeattle Kraken
14Luke Hughes †MichiganBig TenNew Jersey Devils
15Kent JohnsonMichiganBig TenColumbus Blue Jackets
110Tyler Boucher †Boston UniversityHockey EastOttawa Senators
113Matthew Coronato †HarvardECAC HockeyCalgary Flames
118Chaz Lucius †MinnesotaBig TenWinnipeg Jets
124Mackie Samoskevich †MichiganBig TenFlorida Panthers
125Corson Ceulemans †WisconsinBig TenColumbus Blue Jackets
236Shai Buium †DenverNCHCDetroit Red Wings
237Josh Doan †Arizona StateIndependentArizona Coyotes
240Scott Morrow †MassachusettsHockey EastCarolina Hurricanes
254Jack Peart †St. Cloud StateNCHCMinnesota Wild
257Matthew Knies †MinnesotaBig TenToronto Maple Leafs
258Tristan Broz †MinnesotaBig TenPittsburgh Penguins
261Sean Behrens †DenverNCHCColorado Avalanche
366Sasha Pastujov †Notre DameBig TenAnaheim Ducks
370Carter Mazur †DenverNCHCDetroit Red Wings
373Ayrton Martino †ClarksonECAC HockeyDallas Stars
379Justin Ertel †CornellECAC HockeyDallas Stars
380Brent Johnson †North DakotaNCHCWashington Capitals
388Stiven Sardarian †New HampshireHockey EastBuffalo Sabres
391Taige Harding †ProvidenceHockey EastChicago Blackhawks
392Andrei Buyalsky †VermontHockey EastColorado Avalanche
394Aidan Hreschuk †Boston CollegeHockey EastCarolina Hurricanes
498Josh LopinaMassachusettsHockey EastAnaheim Ducks
4101Guillaume Richard †ProvidenceHockey EastWashington Capitals
4104Brody Lamb †MinnesotaBig TenNew York Rangers
4109Jackson Blake †North DakotaNCHCCarolina Hurricanes
4114Red Savage †MiamiNCHCDetroit Red Wings
4115Ryan Ufko †MassachusettsHockey EastNashville Predators
4119Joaquim Lemay †OmahaNCHCWashington Capitals
4125Cameron Berg †OmahaNCHCNew York Islanders
4126Dylan Duke †MichiganBig TenTampa Bay Lightning
5137Aku Koskenvuo †HarvardECAC HockeyVancouver Canucks
5138Jack Bar †HarvardECAC HockeyDallas Stars
5158Ty Murchison †Arizona StateIndependentPhiladelphia Flyers
6162Kyle Kukkonen †Michigan TechCCHAAnaheim Ducks
6164Viktor Hurtig †Michigan StateBig TenNew Jersey Devils
6171Cal Thomas †VermontHockey EastArizona Coyotes
6182Nate Benoit †North DakotaNCHCMinnesota Wild
6183Chase Clark †QuinnipiacECAC HockeyWashington Capitals
6186Shane Lachance †Boston UniversityHockey EastEdmonton Oilers
6192Alex Gagne †New HampshireHockey EastTampa Bay Lightning
7195Justin Janicke †Notre DameBig TenSeattle Kraken
7204Connor KelleyMinnesota DuluthNCHCChicago Blackhawks
7205Arsenii Sergeev †ConnecticutHockey EastCalgary Flames
7206Owen McLaughlin †Penn StateBig TenPhiladelphia Flyers
7208Hank Kempf †CornellECAC HockeyNew York Rangers
7211Robert Flinton †DartmouthECAC HockeyTampa Bay Lightning
7213Andre Gasseau †Boston CollegeHockey EastBoston Bruins
7215Daniel Laatsch †WisconsinBig TenPittsburgh Penguins
7216Ty Gallagher †Boston UniversityHockey EastBoston Bruins
7220Taylor Makar †MassachusettsHockey EastColorado Avalanche
7223Samuel Lipkin †QuinnipiacECAC HockeyArizona Coyotes

† incoming freshman [25]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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  5. ↑ "PairWise won't answer these NCAA bubble and seeding questions". Star Tribune. February 24, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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