2020–21 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2020-21 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season would have been the 126th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference.
==Season==
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Yale and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the team had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Bulldog players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive. Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Yale's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February. The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.
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 Yale'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. Because of this, players who would have been members of Yale for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and play for another university.
While all Ivy League teams were shut down, the cancellation of Yale's ice hockey season was particularly galling. World Wars, the Great Depression and even their own home rink burning down had never completely hindered the Elis before but, for the first time in 125 years, Yale University would not play an official ice hockey game due to COVID-19.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Will D'Orsi 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Robbie DeMontis 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Corbin Kaczperski 	Goaltender	 	Graduate Transfer (Denver)
Chandler Lindstrand	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Evan Smith 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Mitchell Smith 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Luke Stevens 	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Billy Sweezey 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Niklas Allain 	Forward 	 	21 	North Branford, CT
Ian Carpentier	Forward 	 	20 	Worcester, MA
Reilly Connors	Forward 	 	20 	Madison, CT
Ryan Conroy† 	Defenseman	 	19 	Chestermere, AB
Nathan Reid† 	Goaltender	 	20 	Madison, WI
Ryan Stevens† 	Forward 	 	20 	Duxbury, MA
Henry Wagner† 	Forward 	 	19 	St. Louis, MO
† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.
==Roster==
As of September 1, 2020.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
Season Cancelled
==References==
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