2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season was the 95th season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Mike Souza, 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 New Hampshire'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.
After a good start to the season, UNH was bit by the injury bug. The team lost several key upperclassmen for extended periods, including team captain Charlie Kelleher. The Wildcats were able to play well in some of their games but the team went through an 8-game stretch where they couldn't win a single match. By the end of the season the team had gotten healthy again, but they sat 10th in the conference. UNH came alive in the Hockey East Tournament, knocking off long-time rival Maine 7–2 in the opening round. The Wildcats then took on the top team in the nation, Boston College and came close to pulling off a stunning upset, falling 2–3 in their final game of the year.
Jeremy Forman sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Liam Blackburn 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with ERSC Amberg)
Matthew Dawson 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Justin Fregona 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Max Gildon 	Defenseman	 	Signed professional contract (Florida Panthers)
Robby Griffin 	Forward 	 	Left program
Joey Lazzaro 	Goaltender	 	Graduation
Nolan McElhaney	Defenseman	 	Transferred to Long Island
Joe Sacco 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Anthony Wyse 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Indy Fuel)
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Nick Cafarelli 	Forward 	 	18 	Middleton, MA
Jeremy Forman 	Goaltender	 	21 	Northbrook, IL
Cameron Gendron	Forward 	 	21 	Wilmington, MA
Nikolai Jenson 	Defenseman	 	20 	Cold Spring, MN
Joe Nagle 	Defenseman	 	21 	Weymouth, MA
Luke Reid 	Defenseman	 	19 	Geneva, IL; 166th selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Carsen Richels 	Forward 	 	18 	Ham Lake, MN
Alec Semandel 	Defenseman	 	19 	Waunakee, WI; transfer from Lake Superior State
Tyler Ward 	Forward 	 	21 	Kamloops, BC; transfer from Denver
==Roster==
As of February 12, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	F 	23 	9 	16 	25 	4
 	LW 	20 	9 	9 	18 	4
 	D 	23 	6 	12 	18 	2
 	C 	23 	7 	8 	15 	2
 	C 	22 	6 	5 	11 	21
 	RW 	16 	5 	5 	10 	31
 	D 	23 	2 	8 	10 	24
 	D 	22 	3 	5 	8 	12
 	LW 	22 	1 	7 	8 	33
 	F 	17 	3 	4 	7 	4
 	LW 	21 	3 	4 	7 	6
 	F 	16 	2 	4 	6 	6
 	F 	14 	1 	5 	6 	4
 	D 	22 	0 	5 	5 	20
 	D 	20 	2 	2 	4 	4
 	RW 	13 	0 	4 	4 	10
 	F 	13 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	D 	20 	0 	2 	2 	12
 	C 	12 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	LW 	17 	0 	1 	1 	20
 	LW 	22 	0 	1 	1 	8
 	F 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	D 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	19 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	21 	0 	0 	0 	2
Bench	- 	23 	- 	- 	- 	10
Total	 	 	60 	109 	169 	251
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	21 	1227 	5 	12 	3 	69 	511 	0 	.881	3.37
 	5 	165 	1 	2 	0 	17 	69 	0 	.802	6.16
Empty Net	- 	10 	- 	- 	- 	2 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	23 	1403 	6 	14 	3 	88 	580 	0 	.868	3.76
==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
Patrick Grasso 	Len Ceglarski Award 	
Jackson Pierson 	Hockey East Second Team	
Angus Crookshank	Hockey East Third Team 	
==References==
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