2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
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The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-seventh season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.
2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season | |
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NCAA Tournament, Regional final | |
Conference | 1st Hockey East |
Home ice | Kelley Rink |
Rankings | |
USCHO.com | #6 (Final) |
USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | #6 (Final) |
Record | |
Overall | 17–6–1 |
Conference | 16–4–1 |
Home | 10–3–1 |
Road | 7–2–0 |
Neutral | 0–1–0 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Jerry York |
Assistant coaches | Mike Ayers Brendan Buckley Brooks Orpik |
Captain(s) | Marc McLaughlin |
Alternate captain(s) | Logan Hutsko Michael Karow Patrick Giles |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no out-of-conference games were scheduled for the regular season, nor any traditional mid-season tournaments. As a result, the Eagles did not compete in any tournaments, including the annual Beanpot championship, which would have been in its 69th year of competition.
The Eagles finished the season 17–6–1, and 16–4–1 in conference play, good for 1st place in Hockey East, however, no regular season title was officially awarded due to disparate scheduling among the conference. They advanced to the semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they lost 5–6 in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Boston College returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016, as the top seed of the Northeast Regional hosted in Albany, New York. Their first round meeting with Notre Dame was ruled a no-contest as the Fighting Irish were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols, and the Eagles advanced to the Regional final via forfeit. There, they were defeated by the St. Cloud State Huskies by a score of 1–4.