2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.

As of December 17, 2020.^[3]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Mitch Benson	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-11-18	Windsor, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
2		Pierson Brandon	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-26	Irvington, New York	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
3		Anthony Stark	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-04-09	New York, New York	Madison (USHL)	—
4		Elliott McDermott	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1999-02-03	Kingston, Ontario	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
5		Paul McAvoy (C)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1996-09-17	Richmond, Kentucky	Surrey (BCHL)	—
7		Josh McKechney (A)	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-05-29	Calgary, Alberta	Brooks (AJHL)	—
8		P. J. Garrett	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-01-17	Duxbury, Massachusetts	Powell River (BCHL)	—
10		Arnaud Vachon	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1998-05-13	Ajax, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
11		Nick Austin	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-11-17	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	—
12		Colton Young	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-08-23	Calgary, Alberta	Canmore (AJHL)	—
13		Matt Verboon	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-02-23	Geneva, Switzerland	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
14		Ethan Manderville	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-07-01	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa (CCHL)	—
15		Jack Hoey	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-11-03	Fairfield, Connecticut	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)	—
16		Griffin Lunn	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-11-15	Lockport, New York	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
17		Ross Mitton	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-05	Copiague Harbor, New York	Omaha (USHL)	—
19		Henry Marshall	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-01-09	New Canaan, Connecticut	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
20		Levi Glasman	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1999-07-31	Lacombe, Alberta	Powell River (BCHL)	—
21		Alex Young	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-22	Calgary, Alberta	Canmore (AJHL)	SJS, 196th overall 2020
22		Tyler Jeanson (A)	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-09-16	Carman, Manitoba	Minot (NAHL)	—
23		Jeff Stewart	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-02-23	Surrey, British Columbia	Surrey (BCHL)	—
24		Trevor Cosgrove (A)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1997-06-04	Exeter, New Hampshire	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
25		Evan Tschumi	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-04-25	Calgary, Alberta	Whitecourt (AJHL)	—
26		Liam Watson-Brawn	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-06	Vancouver, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
27		Nick Anderson	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-01-04	Independence, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
31		Andrew Farrier	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-10-01	Montreal, Quebec	Kingston (OJHL)	—
32		Will Friend	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-08-02	South Hamilton, Massachusetts	Governor's Academy (USHS–MA)	—
37		Carter Gylander	Freshman	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-06-05	Beaumont, Alberta	Sherwood Park (AJHL)	DET, 191st overall 2019

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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.^[6]