2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 91st season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented the Colgate University and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena, and were coached by Don Vaughan, in his 27th 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 Colgate'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.
The start to Colgate's season was a bit rough as the team won 1 of their first six games. They recovered afterwards and nearly reached a .500 record by early February but the team flagged afterwards and ended the season last in the conference. The Raiders met St. Lawrence in the ECAC Tournament and outplayed the Saints but still managed to lose 4–5 in overtime. The poor finish should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as eight of the twelve ECAC teams had cancelled their seasons. This resulted in Colgate playing 21 out of 22 games against Clarkson, Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence, two of which were ranked throughout the season. The only real takeaway from the season for Colgate was that the team has some work to do if they want to compete against Clarkson and Quinnipiac.
Mitchel Benson, William Friend and Henry Marshall sat out the season.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Jared Cockrell	Forward 	 	Graduate transfer to St. Cloud State
Ross Craig 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Bobby McMann 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder)
Paul Meyer 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Jacob Panetta 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (Signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Tyler Penner 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Birmingham Bulls)
Nick Quillan 	Defenseman	 	Left program
Ben Sharf 	Forward 	 	Graduation
John Snodgrass	Forward 	 	Graduation
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Nick Anderson 	Defenseman	 	21 	Wayzata, MN
Pierson Brandon 	Defenseman	 	20 	Irvington, NY
P. J. Garrett 	Defenseman	 	20 	Duxbury, MA
Levi Glasman 	Forward 	 	21 	Lacombe, AB
Carter Gylander 	Goaltender	 	19 	Beaumont, AB; Selected 191st overall in 2019
Elliott McDermott	Defenseman	 	20 	Kingston, ON
Ross Mitton 	Forward 	 	20 	Copiague, NY
Alex Young 	Forward 	 	19 	Calgary, AB; Selected 196th overall in 2020
==Roster==
As of December 17, 2020.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	F 	22 	7 	6 	13 	12
 	C 	21 	6 	7 	13 	17
 	C/RW 	22 	4 	6 	10 	14
 	F 	22 	3 	7 	10 	14
 	D 	22 	0 	10 	10 	16
 	LW 	22 	3 	5 	8 	6
 	C 	22 	3 	5 	8 	10
 	D 	21 	2 	6 	8 	10
 	C 	22 	4 	2 	6 	10
 	C/W 	20 	2 	4 	6 	6
 	D 	22 	2 	4 	6 	10
 	F/D 	18 	1 	5 	6 	8
 	F 	22 	3 	2 	5 	2
 	C 	17 	2 	3 	5 	4
 	D 	22 	3 	1 	4 	10
 	LW 	20 	1 	3 	4 	8
 	F 	21 	1 	3 	4 	38
 	F 	21 	1 	2 	3 	4
 	D 	22 	0 	1 	1 	6
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	G 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	8
Total	 	 	48 	82 	130 	219
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	19 	1048 	6 	9 	4 	47 	428 	1 	.901	2.69
 	8 	296 	0 	2 	1 	18 	113 	0 	.863	3.64
Empty Net	- 	13 	- 	- 	- 	1 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	22 	1358 	6 	11 	5 	66 	541 	1 	.891	2.91
==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
Pierson Brandon	ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman	
Josh McKechney 	ECAC Hockey First Team 	
Pierson Brandon	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 	
Alex Young 	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 	
==References==
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