2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 93rd season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers represented Boston University and were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his 3rd 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 Boston University'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.
Due to COVID-19, the start to BU's season was delayed until even later than most schools. The Terriers weren't able to play their first game until January 8, but once they did make it onto the ice, Boston University preformed very well. The Terriers won 9 out of 11 games and shot up the Hockey East standings despite playing much fewer games than their colleagues. As the team progressed BU was also hit by the injury bug. Ty Amonte, who missed the entire previous season due to an injury, was lost after just 2 games. During the season two of the team's top players, Drew Commesso and David Farrance, both were lost for several games but BU continued to find a way to win.
Further cancellations and delays limited the team to just 14 games in the regular season. In spite of their limited schedule, BU finished the season second place in Hockey East and was ranked in the middle of the top-20. The program was all but guaranteed a berth into the NCAA Tournament with their 10–3–1 record, which proved fortunate as the team lost its opening game in the conference quarterfinals. The Terriers were rather lackluster in the playoff match, recording just 17 shots on goal for the game and losing 1–2.
As predicted, Boston University was selected for the tournament. They were given the 3-seed in the Northeast region and set to face St. Cloud State in the opening round. BU managed to kill off a 5-minute major in the first period to keep the game scoreless and then opened the second with a goal after just 8 seconds. The Huskies responded with two goals in rapid succession but Boston University tied the game less than two minutes later. St. Cloud got a second lead before the period was out and the two entered the final frame with both still very much in contention. Despite a push by the Terriers, the team was unable to get any of their 16 shots into the net while St. Cloud State scored three more times and ended with a 6–2 victory over BU.
John Copeland sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Hugo Blixt 	Defenseman	 	Transferred to Colorado College
Alex Brink 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Gabe Chabot 	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Cam Crotty 	Defenseman	 	Signed professional contract (Arizona Coyotes)
Patrick Curry 	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Patrick Harper 	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Nashville Predators)
Kasper Kotkansalo	Defenseman	 	Signed professional contract (Ässät)
Nico Lynch 	Goaltender	 	Graduation
Vinnie Purpura 	Goaltender	 	Transferred to Long Island
Sam Tucker 	Goaltender	 	Graduation
Trevor Zegras 	Forward 	 	Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks)
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Joseph Campolieto	Defenseman	 	22 	Eynon, PA; transfer from Union
Drew Commesso 	Goaltender	 	18 	Norwell, MA; selected 46th overall in 2020
Vincent Duplessis	Goaltender	 	21 	Quebec City, QC
Thomas Jarman 	Defenseman	 	19 	Pittsburgh, PA
Max Kaufman 	Forward 	 	24 	Pittsford, NY; graduate transfer from Vermont
Jay O'Brien 	Forward 	 	19 	Hingham, MA; transfer from Providence; selected 19th overall in 2018
Dylan Peterson 	Forward 	 	18 	Roseville, CA; selected 86th overall in 2020
Luke Tuch 	Forward 	 	18 	Baldwinsville, NY; selected 47th overall in 2020
Cade Webber 	Defenseman	 	18 	Meadville, PA; selected 99th overall in 2019
Nick Zabaneh 	Forward 	 	19 	Toronto, ON
==Roster==
As of February 12, 2021.
|}
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
|-
!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
|- 
!colspan=12 style=";" | 
|-
!colspan=12 ! style=""; | 
==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	C 	16 	8 	8 	16 	8
 	D 	11 	5 	11 	16 	4
 	LW 	16 	6 	5 	11 	12
 	LW/RW 	12 	5 	5 	10 	6
 	C 	14 	4 	4 	8 	2
 	C/LW 	15 	3 	5 	8 	6
 	F 	16 	3 	5 	8 	10
 	D 	16 	2 	6 	8 	16
 	F 	15 	1 	7 	8 	4
 	F 	16 	0 	7 	7 	4
 	C 	16 	3 	3 	6 	25
 	RW 	15 	4 	1 	5 	4
 	F 	16 	2 	1 	3 	4
 	C 	7 	1 	2 	3 	0
 	LW 	16 	1 	2 	3 	6
 	RW 	2 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	C 	5 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	D 	12 	1 	1 	2 	8
 	F 	11 	0 	2 	2 	2
 	D 	14 	0 	2 	2 	15
 	D 	16 	0 	2 	2 	10
 	D 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
 	C/RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	G 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16 	0 	0 	0 	4
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	10
Total	 	 	52 	81 	133 	174
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	5 	253 	4 	1 	0 	7 	107 	1 	.939	1.66
 	11 	641 	6 	3 	1 	32 	346 	0 	.915	2.99
 	2 	77 	0 	1 	0 	5 	38 	0 	.884	3.89
Empty Net	- 	23 	- 	- 	- 	3 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	16 	974 	10 	5 	1 	45 	491 	1 	.916	2.77
==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 	20 	20 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	15 	15 	13 	11 	8 	10 	9 	11 	10 	- 	 	 	 	
USA Today	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	15 	15 	13 	12 	8 	11 	10 	11 	11 	12 	 	 	 	
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.
==Awards and honors==
Player 	Award 	Ref
David Farrance	AHCA East First Team All-American	
David Farrance	Hockey East First Team 	
Drew Commesso 	Hockey East Rookie Team 	
Luke Tuch 	Hockey East Rookie Team 	
==References==
2020–21
Category:2020–21 Hockey East men's ice hockey season
Category:2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by team
Category:2020–21 in American ice hockey by team