2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 44th season competing at the Division I level, and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Red Gendron, in his 8th season as their head coach. 
==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 Maine'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.
Maine played all of its regular season games on the road. Despite there being no crowds in any of the buildings, travelling for all of their games did no favors for the team and Maine won only three of their contests all season. Due to the difficulty of their schedule, Maine was ranked 8th in the Hockey East Power Index and was able to finally play at home in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament. The home site didn't change the team's fortunes, however, and Maine lost 2–7 to New Hampshire, ending their season.
Kevin Hock and Keenan Suthers sat out the season.
Shortly after the end of the season, head coach Red Gendron died following a medical episode while on a golf course. He was 63.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Tim Doherty 	Forward 	 	Graduate transfer to Penn State
Mitch Fossier 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Rockford IceHogs)
Adrián Holešinský	Forward 	 	Signed professional contract (HK Nitra)
Stephen Mundinger	Goaltender	 	Graduate transfer to Long Island
Sam Rennaker 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Patrick Shea 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Ryan Smith 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem)
Jeremy Swayman 	Goaltender	 	Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins)
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Connor Androlewicz 	Goaltender	 	19 	St. Louis, MO
Zach Aughe 	Forward 	 	20 	Clarkston, MI
Lynden Breen 	Forward 	 	19 	Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
Kabore Dunn 	Defenseman	 	18 	Mill Bay, BC
Donovan Houle-Villeneuve	Forward 	 	20 	Montréal, QC
Brad Morrissey 	Forward 	 	19 	Tignish, PE
Jonny Mulera 	Forward 	 	21 	Rockville, MD
Victor Östman 	Goaltender	 	19 	Danderyd, SWE
Tristan Poissant 	Forward 	 	20 	Les Coteaux, QC
Keenan Suthers 	Forward 	 	21 	Tecumseh, ON; transfer from St. Lawrence
==Roster==
As of February 12, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	C/RW 	16 	5 	9 	14 	23
 	C 	16 	3 	8 	11 	6
 	D 	16 	1 	10 	11 	4
 	C/LW 	12 	6 	4 	10 	26
 	LW/RW 	16 	4 	5 	9 	14
 	RW 	11 	3 	6 	9 	10
 	F 	16 	4 	4 	8 	19
 	D 	16 	2 	4 	6 	6
 	D 	14 	2 	3 	5 	28
 	RW 	16 	2 	2 	4 	2
 	F 	9 	0 	4 	4 	4
 	RW 	8 	3 	0 	3 	8
 	F 	14 	2 	1 	3 	2
 	D 	14 	0 	3 	3 	6
 	D 	7 	2 	0 	2 	2
 	F 	13 	2 	0 	2 	6
 	F 	14 	1 	1 	2 	8
 	D 	7 	0 	2 	2 	4
 	D 	10 	0 	2 	2 	6
 	D 	16 	0 	2 	2 	35
 	C 	16 	0 	2 	2 	14
 	C 	8 	1 	0 	1 	2
 	D 	8 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	G 	8 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	G 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bench	- 	16 	- 	- 	- 	4
Total	 	 	43 	74 	117 	245
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	11 	604 	3 	6 	1 	38 	348 	0 	.902	3.77
 	8 	354 	0 	5 	1 	25 	180 	0 	.878	4.23
Empty Net	- 	11 	- 	- 	- 	5 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	14 	971 	3 	11 	2 	68 	528 	0 	.886	4.20
==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.
==References==
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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