The 2020–21 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season would have been the 72nd season of play for the program, the 37th at the Division I level and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Nanooks represented the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Season Due to health concerns as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska notified the WCHA on December 11, shortly before it was scheduled to begin its season, that the university had decided to suspend its program for the season. The NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year. Less than a week after Alaska's announcement, the NCAA 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 Alaska for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.
Departures Brennan Blaszczak Forward Signed Professional Contract (Pensacola Ice Flyers) Tyler Cline Forward Graduation Logan Coomes Forward Graduation (signed with Marseille) James LaDouce Defenseman Graduation Emil Gransøe Goaltender Retired Kylar Hope Forward Graduation Steven Jandric Forward Transfer (Denver) Colton Leiter Forward/Defenseman Graduation (signed with Visby/Roma HK) Kyle Marino Forward Graduation Anton Martinsson Goaltender Graduate Transfer (Providence) Max Newton Forward Transfer (Merrimack) Tristan Thompson Defenseman Graduation (signed with Marseille) Troy Van Tetering Forward Graduation Jack Weiss Defenseman Graduation Justin Young Forward Transfer (American International)
Recruiting Daniel Allin† Goaltender 20 Edmonton, AB Roberts Bļugers Forward 22 Riga, LAT; transfer from Lake Superior State Jakob Breault Forward 20 Acton Vale, PQ Antonio Di Paolo Defenseman 21 La Ronge, SK Harrison Israels Forward 21 Mississauga, ON Matt Koethe Forward 21 Minnetonka, MN Riley Murphy Forward 20 Rockford, MI Brayden Nicholetts Forward 21 Spruce Grove, AB Brady Risk Forward 21 Spruce Grove, AB Anton Rubtsov Forward 21 St. Petersburg, RUS Austin Ryman† Forward 19 Fairbanks, AK † played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.
Roster As of January 31, 2021.
Standings
Schedule and results Season Cancelled
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