2020–21 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 58th season of play for the program, the 48th at the Division I level, and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Todd Woodcroft, in his 1st 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 Vermont'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.
Vermont's first season under Todd Woodcroft could hardly have gone worse. Aside from the problems caused by the pandemic, the team's offense was nearly invisible for most of the year. The Catamounts only once scored more than 3 goals per game (their only win on the season), and were shut out on three separate occasions, a little less than a quarter of their games. One silver lining was that most of the teams they faces were ranked and Vermont is in the process of rebuilding after an abysmal season the year before.
Azzaro Tinling and Whim Stålberg sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Matt Alvaro 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Tom Beretta 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Norfolk Admirals)
Joey Cipollone 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Johnny DeRoche 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Northeastern
Max Kaufman 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Boston University
Stefanos Lekkas 	Goaltender	 	Graduation (Signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Derek Lodermeier 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Riley McCutcheon 	Forward 	 	Left program
Corey Moriarty 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Matthew O'Donnell	Defenseman	 	Graduation
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Mickey Burns 	Forward 	 	20 	Wayne, NJ
Gabe Carriere 	Goaltender	 	19 	Orleans, ON
Noah Jordan 	Forward 	 	23 	Toronto, ON; transfer from Miami
Jordan Kaplan 	Forward 	 	23 	Bridgewater, NJ; transfer from Sacred Heart
Tristan Mullin	Forward 	 	23 	Cartwright, MB; transfer from Cornell
Cody Schiavon 	Defenseman	 	20 	West Kelowna, BC
Whim Stålberg 	Forward 	 	21 	Göteborg, SWE
Azzaro Tinling	Forward 	 	20 	Pointe-Claire, QC
Dovar Tinling 	Forward 	 	17 	Pointe-Claire, QC
Ray Vītoliņš 	Forward 	 	18 	Ogre, LAT
Will Zapernick	Forward 	 	20 	Edmonton, AB
==Roster==
As of February 12, 2021.
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==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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==Scoring statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	D 	13 	4 	3 	7 	14
 	F 	12 	1 	5 	6 	4
 	F 	11 	4 	1 	5 	4
 	C 	12 	2 	3 	5 	2
 	F 	13 	1 	4 	5 	18
 	D/F 	13 	1 	3 	4 	12
 	C 	13 	1 	2 	3 	0
 	RW 	13 	1 	2 	3 	10
 	RW 	7 	2 	0 	2 	0
 	F 	9 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	C/LW 	12 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	D 	13 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	D 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	6 	0 	1 	1 	8
 	G 	10 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	C/LW 	11 	0 	1 	1 	6
 	D 	13 	0 	1 	1 	6
 	LW 	13 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12 	0 	0 	0 	15
 	C/RW 	12 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	D 	13 	0 	0 	0 	4
Bench	- 	13 	- 	- 	- 	6
Total	 	 	20 	32 	52 	127
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1.000	0.00
 	6 	284 	0 	5 	0 	12 	147 	0 	.925 	2.53
 	10 	498 	1 	5 	2 	28 	267 	0 	.905 	3.37
Empty Net	- 	6 	- 	- 	- 	2 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	13 	790 	1 	10 	2 	42 	415 	0 	.908 	3.19
==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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