The 2020–21 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 81st season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Tigers represented Colorado College and were coached by Mike Haviland, in his 7th season.

Season As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Colorado College's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.

Colorado College began the season playing a series of games in Omaha, Nebraska. The team started poorly but improved when freshman goaltender Dominic Basse was moved into the starting role. After the initial glut of games in December, CC's record stood at 2–4–2 with the team looking like it could improve with their bevy of new players. After splitting a weekend with then-ranked Denver at the start of January, the offense fell apart. Over the final two months of the shortened season, the Tigers never scored more than 2 goals in a game and they won once in 14 games. The team still managed to finish above last place in the conference and almost levered their position into a shocking upset of St. Cloud State in the conference quarterfinals but the team's paltry offense could not keep them in the game and they weren't able to hold onto their lead.

After the season, head coach Mike Haviland resigned from his position. The move wasn't surprising considering both the overall lack of success under his tenure and the virtually non-existent offense of this season.

Jake Begley, Jackson Ross and Casey Staum sat out the season

Departures Alex Berardinelli Forward Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder) Kristian Blumenschein Defenseman Graduation Bailey Conger Forward Left program Jon Flakne Goaltender Left program Andrew Gaus Forward Graduation Nick Halloran Forward Graduation (Signed with Ontario Reign) Erik Middendorf Forward Returned to juniors (Chicago Steel) Alex Pernitsky Defenseman Graduate transfer to MacEwan Sam Renlund Forward Returned to juniors (Des Moines Buccaneers) Ryan Ruck Goaltender Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem) Brady Smith Defenseman Returned to juniors (Lone Star Brahmas) Chris Versich Forward Left program Chris Wilkie Forward Graduation (Signed with Rockford IceHogs)

Recruiting Nicklas Andrews Defenseman 19 Canton, MI Dominic Basse Goaltender 19 Alexandria, VA; selected 167th overall in 2019 Jake Begley Goaltender 21 Mahtomedi, MN Jordan Biro Forward 20 Sherwood Park, AB Hugo Blixt Defenseman 22 Västerås, SWE; transfer from Boston University Ray Christy Forward 21 Saint Paul, MN Tyler Coffey Forward 20 Hamilton, NJ Chase Foley Defenseman 21 West St. Paul, MN Matthew Gleason Forward 19 Saint Paul, MN Brian Hawkinson Forward 22 Kailua, HI; transfer from Miami Jackson Jutting Forward 19 Savage, MN Hunter McKown Forward 18 San Jose, CA Jack Millar Defenseman 19 Westminster, CO Marc Pasemko Forward 21 Edmonton, AB Logan Will Forward 20 Ames, IA

Roster As of March 1, 2021.

Standings

Schedule and results

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Scoring Statistics LW 22 5 8 13 4 C 22 4 7 11 18 C 16 8 2 10 4 D 23 2 4 6 8 RW 23 2 4 6 16 F 22 2 3 5 6 RW 22 1 4 5 2 F 23 3 1 4 12 D 23 1 3 4 59 RW 23 2 1 3 4 F 19 1 2 3 4 D 22 1 2 3 22 D 15 0 3 3 2 D 19 1 1 2 2 D 22 1 1 2 21 C 18 0 2 2 2 D 22 0 2 2 37 D 2 1 0 1 0 C 7 1 0 1 8 F 12 0 1 1 0 C 23 0 1 1 8 D 2 0 0 0 0 C 4 0 0 0 0 G 10 0 0 0 0 F 10 0 0 0 2 G 17 0 0 0 0 F 18 0 0 0 2 Bench - - - - - 6 Total 36 52 88 245

Goaltending statistics 17 942 4 11 1 50 425 0 .895 3.18 10 449 0 6 1 28 180 0 .865 3.74 Empty Net - 5 - - - 1 - - - - Total 23 1396 4 17 2 79 605 0 .885 3.39

Rankings

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Awards and honors Grant Cruikshank NCHC Third Team

References