2020–21 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season

The 2020-21 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 66th season of play for the program, the 32nd at the Division I level, and the 32nd season in the Hockey East conference. The Warriors represented Merrimack College and were coached by Scott Borek, 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 Merrimack'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 cancellations and rescheduling Merrimack began the season playing ranked teams in eight consecutive games. As a result, the team's record was a paltry 1–7. Despite the losses, the team was able to keep the score close in most games and used the experience to improve in the second half of the season. Merrimack ended the regular season on a 4–4–2 run, not a particularly stellar record, but a vast improvement over their start. The Warriors had risen to 9th in the conference and were getting ready to play Vermont on the final week of the regular season. Unfortunately, several members of the team entered COVID-19 protocols on March 4. As a result, not only was the Vermont series cancelled but, since the team could not feasibly receive a clean bill of health before the Hockey East Tournament began on March 10, Merrimack had to withdraw from postseason play and end their season.
James Corcoran and Jordan Seyfert sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position	Nationality	Cause
Joey Cassetti 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Miami
Tyler Drevitch 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Tyler Irvine 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Binghamton Devils)
Griff Jeszka 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Worcester Railers)
Sami Tavernier 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Syracuse Crunch)
August Von Ungern-Sternberg	Forward 	 	Signed professional contract (Rostock Piranhas)
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Zachary Borgiel 	Goaltender	 	20 	Fort Gratiot, MI
Alex Jefferies 	Forward 	 	18 	Lunenburg, MA; selected 121st overall in 2020
Filip Karlsson-Tägtström	Forward 	 	21 	Stockholm, SWE
Jakob Lee 	Forward 	 	21 	Owen Sound, ON
Conor Lovett 	Forward 	 	19 	Franklin, MA
Mick Messner 	Forward 	 	21 	Madison, WI; transfer from Wisconsin
Max Newton 	Forward 	 	22 	Vancouver, BC; transfer from Alaska
Kevin Sadovski 	Defenseman	 	21 	Palm Coast, FL
==Roster==
As of February 12, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	LW/RW 	18 	4 	9 	13 	16
 	LW 	17 	7 	5 	12 	10
 	LW 	12 	4 	6 	10 	2
 	D 	14 	2 	8 	10 	10
 	LW 	12 	3 	6 	9 	12
 	D 	16 	3 	6 	9 	6
 	D 	18 	3 	6 	9 	22
 	F 	15 	4 	4 	8 	10
 	F 	16 	4 	4 	8 	2
 	F 	9 	3 	4 	7 	4
 	D 	14 	1 	6 	7 	8
 	D 	14 	1 	6 	7 	2
 	LW 	16 	3 	3 	6 	2
 	F 	15 	3 	2 	5 	23
 	C 	17 	0 	5 	5 	10
 	C 	13 	1 	1 	2 	6
 	F 	13 	0 	2 	2 	8
 	LW 	14 	0 	2 	2 	2
 	D 	15 	1 	0 	1 	4
 	F 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	C 	9 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	10 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	12 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	C 	13 	0 	0 	0 	10
 	G 	15 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bench	- 	18 	- 	- 	- 	4
Total	 	 	47 	86 	133 	185
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	3 	141 	1 	0 	0 	7 	67 	0 	.905	2.97
 	15 	792 	4 	8 	2 	41 	310 	0 	.883	3.10
 	3 	147 	0 	3 	0 	14 	73 	0 	.839	5.72
Empty Net	- 	11 	- 	- 	- 	4 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	18 	1092 	5 	11 	2 	66 	450 	0 	.872	3.63
==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
Alex Jefferies	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