2020-21 NCHA Men's Season

This is the 2020-21 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Men's season.
The conference announced on August 6th that conference play will not begin until the 2021 calendar year and that members are free to schedule non-conference games as conditions allow.https://nchahockey.org/sports/mice/2019-20/articles/6aug2020statement
On December 21st the St. Norbert College announced that the St. Norbert Green Knights men's ice hockey team and St. Norbert Green Knights women's ice hockey team won't be playing for the 2020-21 playing season as its main conference had already cancelled fall and winter sports.https://www.uscho.com/2020/12/21/st-norbert-announces-school-will-not-play-mens-womens-hockey-during-2020-21-season-due-to-covid-19/
==Membership Changes==
*On May 27, 2020 the College of St. Scholsatica announced that the St. Scholastica Saints men's ice hockey and St. Scholastica Saints women's ice hockey teams would be joining the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2021-22 playing season replacing the St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) men's ice hockey and St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) women's ice hockey teams respectively.https://www.uscho.com/2020/05/27/st-scholastica-mens-womens-hockey-teams-moving-from-ncha-to-miac-effective-21-22-season/
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Adrian Bulldogs 	Adrian, Michigan 	Arrington Ice Arena
Aurora Spartans 	Aurora, Illinois 	Fox Valley Ice Arena
Concordia Falcons 	Mequon, Wisconsin 	Ozaukee Ice Center
Finlandia Lions 	Hancock, Michigan 	Houghton County Arena
Lake Forest Foresters 	Lake Forest, Illinois 	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lawrence Vikings 	Appleton, Wisconsin 	Appleton Arena
Marian Sabres 	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Blue Line Ice Center
Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Kern Center
St. Norbert Green Knights 	De Pere, Wisconsin 	Cornerstone Community Center
St. Scholastica Saints 	Duluth, Minnesota 	MARS Lakeview Arena
Trine Thunder 	Angola, Indiana 	Thunder Ice Arena
==Standings==
South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Adrian Bulldogs 	8 	8 	0 	0 	46 	10 	24 	23 	16 	6 	1 	100 	53
Aurora Spartans 	8 	4 	4 	0 	23 	24 	12 	11 	5 	6 	0 	36 	34
Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders	8 	3 	4 	1 	21 	21 	9 	19 	10 	7 	2 	52 	47
Trine Thunder 	6 	1 	4 	1 	13 	34 	6 	14 	3 	10 	1 	31 	68
Lake Forest Foresters 	6 	1 	5 	0 	7 	21 	3 	6 	1 	5 	0 	7 	21
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	 	
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	 	
Concordia Falcons 	8 	6 	2 	0 	29 	19 	18 	21 	9 	12 	0 	69 	77 	 	
Marian Sabres 	8 	5 	3 	0 	27 	20 	15 	19 	12 	7 	0 	63 	54 	 	
Lawrence Vikings 	8 	4 	4 	0 	32 	27 	13 	9 	4 	5 	0 	33 	30 	 	
St. Scholastica Saints 	8 	4 	4 	0 	36 	28 	12 	15 	7 	8 	0 	62 	57 	 	
Finlandia Lions 	8 	1 	7 	0 	16 	46 	2 	8 	1 	7 	0 	16 	46 	 	
St. Norbert Green Knights	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of 2020-21 playing season due to COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Two games between Lake Forest and Trine were cancelled on the February 12th and 13th due to COVID-19 protocols. Due to rules put in place for the season these games were declared no contests and do not appear in either teams records (league and overall) for the season.
==Harris Cup Playoffs==
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinals are best-of-three and the semifinal and final rounds are single game with the winner of the tournament earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. However, the tournament would be cancelled early in 2021.
===Quarterfinals===
*Adrian Bulldogs defeated Trine Thunder 4-1 
*Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders defeated Aurora Spartans 2-1 
*St. Scholastica Saints defeated Concordia Falcons 5-4 (ot)
*Marian Sabres defeated Lawrence Vikings 3-1
===Semifinals===
*Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders defeated Adrian Bulldogs 3 points to 1
*Marian Sabres defeated St. Scholastica Saints 2 games to none
===Final===
*Marian Sabres defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders 2 games to none
==References==
Category:2021 in ice hockey
Category:NCHA Seasons