2020–21 Bemidji State Beavers 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 Bemidji State'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]

Bemidji State's start to the season was a bit rocky but the team started playing better by the beginning of January and took 3 out of four games from a highly ranked Bowling Green squad. After flirting with a ranking of their own for a few weeks, the Beavers put a string of wins together towards the end of the regular season that placed them firmly in the top 20. The team's performance against the top teams in the WCHA made it possible that BSU would make the NCAA tournament without a conference title, but sweeping Michigan Tech in the quarterfinals all but guaranteed them a spot.

The Beavers were ranked 13th by the NCAA selection committee and were placed opposite Wisconsin for the first tournament game. The Beavers played well from the start, recording 16 shots and taking an early lead after the first period. After the Badgers cut their lead in half the game tightened up but BSU continued to fire the puck on goal and regained their two-goal lead late in the second. A gaffe by Wisconsin's netminder allowed Owen Sillinger to score the team's fourth goal and the Beavers added another early in the third. Wisconsin fought back to score twice in the final frame but the Beavers' lead was too great and an empty net goal with less than 2 seconds remaining sent Bemidji State to the regional final. The Beavers' performance in their second game was nightmarish for the team. BSU ended up recording just 18 shots all game and were unable to score on any of their six power play opportunities, which included a five-minute major. To make matters worse, Massachusetts opened the scoring with a short-handed goal and never let the Beavers onto the game, winning the match 4–0.

Austin Jouppi and Nick Leitner sat out the season.

As of December 31, 2020^[3]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Gavin Enright	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1999-08-26	Farmington, MN	Green Bay (USHL)	—
2		Austin Jouppi	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-18	Duluth, MN	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
3		Jack Powell	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-11	Alexandria, MN	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
4		Will Zmolek	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1999-04-02	Rochester, MN	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
5		Nick Leitner	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-04-17	Bemidji, MN	Green Bay (USHL)	—
6		Sam Solenský	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1998-08-25	Michalovce, Slovakia	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
7		Kyle Looft	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1998-06-27	Mankato, MN	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
8		Darby Gula	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-01-08	Steinbach, MB	Steinbach (MJHL)	—
9		Ethan Somoza (C)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1996-05-17	Simi Valley, CA	Bloomington (USHL)	—
11		Eric Martin	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	2000-06-05	Calgary, AB	Drumheller (AJHL)	—
12		Owen Sillinger (A)	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1997-09-23	Regina, SK	Penticton (BCHL)	—
13		Carter Jones	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-05-15	Hillyard, WA	Trail (BCHL)	—
14		Alex Ierullo	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1997-07-30	Woodbridge, ON	Newmarket (OJHL)	—
15		Tyler Jubenvill	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1999-11-30	Gilbert Plains, MB	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
16		Aaron Miller	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1995-12-20	Superior, WI	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
17		Ross Armour	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1998-02-07	Trail, BC	Trail (BCHL)	—
18		Brad Johnson (A)	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1996-01-23	Chesterfield, MO	Fargo (USHL)	—
19		Brad Belisle	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1998-01-26	Thunder Bay, ON	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
20		Lukas Sillinger	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-09-14	Regina, SK	Penticton (BCHL)	—
21		Brendan Harris	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1996-07-10	Henderson, NV	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
22		Tyler Vold (A)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1996-09-01	Andover, MN	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
23		Aaron Myers	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-09-28	Thief River Falls, MN	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
25		Alex Adams	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1997-12-30	Grand Rapids, MN	Minot (NAHL)	—
26		Nick Cardelli	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1997-06-06	Wood Dale, IL	Youngstown (USHL)	—
27		Tyler Kirkup	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1998-04-03	Virden, MB	Virden (MJHL)	—
28		Elias Rosén	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-01-04	Mora, Sweden	Tri-City (USHL)	—
29		Ethan Grauer	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-12-23	Farmington, MN	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
33		Zach Driscoll	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1997-02-25	Apple Valley, MN	Omaha (USHL)	—
35		Mike Carr	Freshman (RS)	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1998-06-08	Columbus, OH	Cornwall (CCHL)	—

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