2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season

The 2020-21 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season was the 17th season of play for the program and the 11th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Colonials represent Robert Morris University and were coached by Derek Schooley, in his 17th 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 Canisius' 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. 
Robert Morris began the season well and continued their strong play for most of the year. The team was buoyed by the addition of two freshman, Randy Hernández and Noah West, who made major contributions to the offense and defense respectively. By mid-January RMU found themselves ranked in the top 20 with an 11–3 record and a chance to make the NCAA Tournament without having to win their conference tournament, a rarity for Atlantic Hockey. Unfortunately, the team was hit by several COVID cancellations and ended up losing 4 of their final 7 games entering the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was still possible for the Colonials to make the tournament without an Atlantic Hockey Championship, but any chance the team had was washed away when the offense faltered against Niagara and the team was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
Aiden Beck sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Jake Coleman 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Mike Coyne 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Sean Giles 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Aidan Girduckis 	Defenseman	 	Transferred to Chatham
Kip Hoffmann 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Illinois
Justin Kapelmaster	Goaltender	 	Graduation (Signed with Allen Americans)
Luke Lynch 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Daniel Mantenuto 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Asiago Hockey 1935)
Alexander Robert 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Matthew Guerra 	Forward 	 	21 	Sanford, FL
Gavin Gulash 	Forward 	 	21 	Red Bank, NJ
Kyler Head 	Forward 	 	21 	Malone, NY
Randy Hernández	Forward 	 	21 	Miami, FL
Matt Hutton 	Forward 	 	21 	Carmel, IN
Brian Kramer 	Defenseman	 	20 	Wexford, PA
David Lafrance 	Defenseman	 	19 	Ottawa, ON; returned to juniors (Rockland Nationals)
Jordan Timmons 	Forward 	 	21 	Bridgeville, PA; transfer from Connecticut
Noah West 	Goaltender	 	19 	Pittsboro, IN
==Roster==
As of December 31, 2020.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	RW 	24 	11 	14 	25 	2
 	F 	24 	7 	18 	25 	12
 	C 	24 	8 	15 	23 	18
 	D 	24 	6 	13 	19 	4
 	RW 	21 	8 	7 	15 	53
 	D 	24 	4 	11 	15 	8
 	C/RW 	21 	5 	9 	14 	6
 	RW 	24 	6 	7 	13 	6
 	D 	22 	0 	12 	12 	32
 	F 	13 	9 	2 	11 	4
 	F 	24 	5 	6 	11 	6
 	F 	16 	3 	4 	7 	12
 	D 	24 	2 	5 	7 	12
 	RW 	15 	3 	3 	6 	6
 	F 	23 	2 	4 	6 	17
 	F 	22 	1 	4 	5 	12
 	D 	14 	1 	3 	4 	0
 	RW 	24 	0 	4 	4 	4
 	F 	22 	2 	1 	3 	6
 	D 	15 	0 	3 	3 	4
 	C 	15 	2 	0 	2 	19
 	D 	6 	0 	2 	2 	0
 	RW 	10 	0 	2 	2 	19
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	10
Total	 	 	85 	149 	234 	272
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	19 	1082 	9 	7 	0 	48 	520 	1 	.915	2.66
 	7 	313 	5 	2 	0 	14 	131 	0 	.903	2.68
 	2 	71 	1 	0 	0 	4 	22 	0 	.846	3.35
Empty Net	- 	14 	- 	- 	- 	3 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	24 	1480 	15 	9 	0 	69 	673 	1 	.907	2.80
==Rankings==
Poll 	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week 	Week	Week	Week
Poll 	Pre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 (Final)	 	 	
USCHO.com	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	20 	NR 	NR 	20 	17 	17 	NR 	19 	19 	19 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	- 	NR 	 	 	
USA Today	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	 	 	
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.
==Awards and honors==
Player 	Award 	Ref
Nick Prkusic 	Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year 	
Randy Hernández 	Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year 	
Nick Jenny 	Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman 	
Nick Jenny 	Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award	
Derek Schooley 	Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year 	
Nick Jenny 	Atlantic Hockey First Team 	
Nick Prkusic 	Atlantic Hockey First Team 	
Noah West 	Atlantic Hockey Second Team 	
Brendan Michaelian	Atlantic Hockey Second Team 	
Randy Hernández 	Atlantic Hockey Second Team 	
Noah West 	Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team 	
Brian Kramer 	Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team 	
Randy Hernández 	Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team 	
==References==
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