2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season was the 43rd season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The RedHawks represented Miami University and were coached by Chris Bergeron, in his 2nd 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 Miami'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.
Miami, along with several other NCHC teams, began the season in Omaha, Nebraska and played a sizable number of games in December. In an effort to create a pseudo-bubble and protect the teams from COVID-19, the RedHawks played 10 games over a three week period. Miami began with a goalie rotation, having Ben Kraws and Ludvid Persson alternating starts, but by the end of the month, the team had settled on Persson as their starting netminder. At the beginning of January the team sat near the bottom of the conference, winning just two of those ten games. When play returned to home campus sites, there was a brief glimmer of hope for the RedHawks as the team won back-to-back games at Western Michigan but then the bottom dropped out. Miami played just three teams the rest of the regular season and ended up losing 10 of their final 12 games. Miami finished last in the NCHC and were easily bounced from the conference tournament. The only saving grace for the program was Persson's performance which could help the team moving forward.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Karch Bachman 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Grant Frederic 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Gordie Green 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Toronto Marlies)
Brian Hawkinson	Forward 	 	Transferred to Colorado College
Carter Johnson 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Noah Jordan 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Vermont
Ryan Larkin 	Goaltender	 	Graduation
Christian Mohs 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Chaz Switzer 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Matthew Barbolini	Forward 	 	20 	Williamsville, NY
Joey Cassetti 	Forward 	 	21 	Pleasanton, CA; transfer from Merrimack
Robby Drazner 	Defenseman	 	20 	Buffalo Grove, IL
Mike Holland 	Forward 	 	20 	Charlotte, NC
Dylan Moulton 	Defenseman	 	19 	Nolensville, TN
Jack Olmstead 	Forward 	 	22 	Troy, MI; transfer from Michigan
Ludvig Persson 	Goaltender	 	20 	Göteborg, SWE
Hampus Rydqvist 	Defenseman	 	21 	Göteborg, SWE
Caleb Rule 	Forward 	 	21 	Lansing, MI; transfer from Providence
Brian Silver 	Forward 	 	19 	Lake Bluff, IL
==Roster==
As of March 1, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	F 	25 	2 	15 	17 	6
 	C 	23 	4 	11 	15 	16
 	F 	25 	5 	9 	14 	14
 	D 	25 	4 	8 	12 	6
 	C/LW 	25 	3 	6 	9 	10
 	D 	24 	3 	4 	7 	10
 	C 	17 	1 	5 	6 	2
 	D 	15 	3 	2 	5 	12
 	RW 	14 	2 	3 	5 	6
 	F 	23 	2 	3 	5 	6
 	F 	25 	3 	1 	4 	17
 	LW 	11 	2 	2 	4 	6
 	F 	20 	1 	3 	4 	12
 	D 	17 	2 	1 	3 	10
 	C 	21 	2 	1 	3 	2
 	D 	24 	2 	1 	3 	10
 	D 	25 	2 	1 	3 	6
 	C 	20 	1 	2 	3 	12
 	D 	15 	2 	0 	2 	4
 	D 	15 	0 	2 	2 	8
 	F 	14 	1 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	15 	1 	0 	1 	6
 	D 	13 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	9 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	F 	15 	0 	0 	0 	8
 	G 	18 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	4
Total	 	 	48 	81 	129 	209
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	18 	986 	5 	11 	2 	43 	533 	2 	.925	2.62
 	2 	82 	0 	1 	0 	5 	40 	0 	.889	3.66
 	8 	427 	0 	6 	0 	32 	223 	0 	.875	4.49
Empty Net	- 	14 	- 	- 	- 	9 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	25 	1510 	5 	18 	2 	89 	796 	2 	.899	3.54
==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
Ludvig Persson	NCHC Three Stars Award	
Ludvig Persson	NCHC Second Team 	
Ludvig Persson	NCHC Rookie Team 	
==References==
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