2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season explained

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.[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]

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

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

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.[3]

Schedule and Results

|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | [4]

Scoring statistics

25 2 15 17 6
23 4 11 15 16
25 5 9 14 14
25 4 8 12 6
25 3 6 9 10
24 3 4 7 10
17 1 5 6 2
15 3 2 5 12
14 2 3 5 6
23 2 3 5 6
25 3 1 4 17
11 2 2 4 6
20 1 3 4 12
17 2 1 3 10
21 2 1 3 2
24 2 1 3 10
25 2 1 3 6
20 1 2 3 12
15 2 0 2 4
15 0 2 2 8
14 1 0 1 0
15 1 0 1 6
13 0 1 1 2
2 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0
9 0 0 0 6
15 0 0 0 8
18 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total 48 81 129 209
[5]

Goaltending statistics

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

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

PollWeek
Pre123456789101112131415161718192021 (Final)
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USA TodayNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Awards and honors

Ludvig PerssonNCHC Three Stars Award[7]
Ludvig PerssonNCHC Second Team[8]
Ludvig PerssonNCHC Rookie Team[9]

Players drafted into the NHL

2021 NHL Entry Draft

4 114 Redmond Savage† Detroit Red Wings
† incoming freshman[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility . CBS Sports . August 21, 2020. January 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately . NCAA . December 16, 2020. January 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020–21 Hockey Roster . Miami University RedHawks Official Athletic Site . July 17, 2018.
  4. Web site: Miami RedHawks (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results . College Hockey Stats . December 5, 2019.
  5. News: Miami Univ. (Ohio) 2020-2021 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . July 16, 2020.
  6. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  7. Web site: Persson Nabs Three Stars Award from NCHC . Miami RedHawks . March 9, 2021 . April 12, 2021.
  8. Web site: North Dakota Paces 2020-21 NCHC All-Conference Teams . nchchockey.com . March 8, 2021 . April 5, 2021 . April 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422091622/https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1150999 . dead .
  9. Web site: Five Teams Represented on 2020-21 NCHC All-Rookie Team . nchchockey.com . March 8, 2021 . April 5, 2021 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412222102/https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1150886 . dead .
  10. News: NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft . USCHO.com . July 24, 2021.

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