2020–21 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program, the 16th at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology and were coached by Wayne Wilson, in his 22nd 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 RIT'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. 
Throughout the entire season, RIT was a Jekyll and Hyde team, playing far better at home than they did on the road. Despite having no home fans for the entire season, as a result of COVID protocols, RIT won 7 of their 9 home games, including a sweep of then-ranked Robert Morris. Once the team hit the road the offense quieted down and the defense turned into a sieve. Their only two road wins came early in the season, both against a lowly Niagara team, and the resulting imbalance in play caused the Tigers to hover around the .500 mark for most of the season. RIT finished 5th in the conference and caused the team to travel for their quarterfinal meeting with Canisius. The result was nearly predictable and the Tigers were outscored 4–11 in the two games, ending their abbreviated season.
Daniel Chenard sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Darren Brady 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem)
Adam Brubacher	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Shawn Cameron 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Ryan Kruper 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Thomas Maia 	Forward 	 	Returned to juniors (Nanaimo Clippers)
Chris McKay 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Jordan Peacock	Forward 	 	Graduation
Zach Salloum 	Defenseman	 	Left program
Brody Valette 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Calvon Boots 	Defenseman	 	22 	Fairbanks, AK; transfer from American International
Daniel Chenard 	Goaltender	 	20 	Waterloo, ON
Diarmad DiMurro 	Defenseman	 	21 	Highland Mills, NY
Aiden Hansen-Bukata 	Defenseman	 	21 	Delta, BC
Cody Laskosky 	Forward 	 	21 	New Norway, AB
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis	Defenseman	 	21 	Aurora, ON
==Roster==
As of September 15, 2020.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	C 	18 	12 	13 	25 	25
 	C/RW 	20 	9 	13 	22 	22
 	LW 	20 	7 	14 	21 	4
 	D 	20 	4 	14 	18 	8
 	F 	18 	4 	12 	16 	14
 	F 	17 	6 	8 	14 	4
 	F 	19 	6 	6 	12 	2
 	C/RW 	15 	6 	4 	10 	8
 	RW 	20 	5 	4 	9 	0
 	D 	16 	1 	5 	6 	12
 	D 	18 	0 	5 	5 	15
 	F 	20 	0 	5 	5 	28
 	F 	18 	2 	2 	4 	8
 	C 	19 	3 	0 	3 	10
 	D 	12 	2 	1 	3 	6
 	D 	19 	1 	2 	3 	4
 	D 	18 	0 	3 	3 	8
 	D 	20 	0 	2 	2 	2
 	D 	14 	0 	1 	1 	4
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	G 	13 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	13 	0 	0 	0 	2
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	2
Total	 	 	68 	114 	182 	173
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	6 	328 	3 	3 	0 	16 	160 	0 	.909	2.92
 	2 	119 	1 	1 	0 	6 	61 	0 	.910	3.01
 	13 	748 	5 	5 	2 	43 	286 	0 	.869	3.45
Empty Net	- 	13 	- 	- 	- 	5 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	20 	1210 	9 	9 	2 	70 	577 	0 	.879	3.47
==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 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	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
Will Calverley	AHCA East Second Team All-American 	
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year 	
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward 	
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Scoring Trophy	
Dan Willett 	Atlantic Hockey First Team 	
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey First Team 	
==References==
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