# 2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season would have been the 115th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represent Dartmouth College.

## Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Dartmouth and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive. Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Dartmouth's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February. The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.
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 Dartmouth'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. Because of this, players who would have been members of Dartmouth for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Ryan Blankemeier | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Adrian Clark | Goaltender | Canada | Graduation |
| Ben DiMaio | Defenseman | United States | Graduation |
| Will Graber | Forward/Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears) |
| Clay Han | Defenseman | United States | Graduation |
| Drew O'Connor | Forward | United States | Signed Professional Contract (Pittsburgh Penguins) |
| Dean Shatzer | Goaltender | United States | Graduation |
| Cam Strong | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Daniel Warpecha | Forward | United States | Graduation |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Tyler Borsch$^†$ | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Maple Grove, MN |
| Troy Burkhart | Goaltender | United States | 19 | Tampa, FL |
| Luke House$^†$ | Forward | United States | 20 | Chicago, IL |
| Ryan Lovett | Forward | United States | 20 | Franklin, MA |
| Joey Musa | Goaltender | United States | 19 | Orange Park, FL |
| Ryan Sorkin$^†$ | Forward | United States | 19 | Chicago, IL |
| Clay Stevenson | Goaltender | Canada | 21 | Chilliwack, BC |
| Nick Unruh | Forward | Canada | 20 | Fort McMurray, AB |
| Josh Waters$^†$ | Forward | United States | 20 | Collegeville, PA |
† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

## Roster

As of September 11, 2020.

## Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #11 Quinnipiac † | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | .685 | 54 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 59 |
| #20 Clarkson | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .595 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 52 |
| St. Lawrence * | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .357 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 45 |
| Colgate | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .352 | 34 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 66 |
| Brown | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cornell | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dartmouth | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harvard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Princeton | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rensselaer | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yale | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

Season Cancelled

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2021 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 7 | 211 | Robert Flinton$^†$ | Tampa Bay Lightning |
† incoming freshman