2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Dartmouth and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.^[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Dartmouth's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.^[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

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 Dartmouth's players would lose a season of play.^[3] 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.^[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Dartmouth for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Tyler Borsch†	Defenseman	United States	20	Maple Grove, MN
Troy Burkhart	Goaltender	United States	19	Tampa, FL
Luke House†	Forward	United States	20	Chicago, IL
Ryan Lovett	Forward	United States	20	Franklin, MA
Joey Musa	Goaltender	United States	19	Orange Park, FL
Ryan Sorkin†	Forward	United States	19	Chicago, IL
Clay Stevenson	Goaltender	Canada	21	Chilliwack, BC
Nick Unruh	Forward	Canada	20	Fort McMurray, AB
Josh Waters†	Forward	United States	20	Collegeville, PA

† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

As of September 11, 2020.^[5]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Harrison Markell	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-02-12	Andover, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
3		Joey Matthews	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-06-24	Columbia, Illinois	Sioux City (NAHL)	—
4		Tyler Borsch	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-27	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Jersey (NCDC)	—
5		Brock Paul	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-11-10	Carmel, Indiana	Waterloo (USHL)	—
6		Tanner Palocsik	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-05-26	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania	Jersey (NCDC)	—
7		Jack Cameron	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-18	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
8		Joey Musa	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-06-11	Orange Park, Florida	Langley (BCHL)	—
9		Collin Rutherford	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-12-29	Tonawanda, New York	Des Moines (USHL)	—
10		Ryan Sorkin	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-06-13	Chicago, Illinois	New Jersey (NCDC)	—
11		Mark Gallant	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-01	Concord, Massachusetts	Langley (BCHL)	—
12		Nick Unruh	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-04-03	Fort McMurray, Alberta	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
14		Matt Baker	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-02-21	Barrie, Ontario	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
16		Tyler Campbell	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-10-01	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Brooks (AJHL)	—
17		Quin Foreman	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1996-05-25	Needham, Massachusetts	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
18		Josh Waters	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-23	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Jersey (NCDC)	—
19		Luke House	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-08	Chicago, Illinois	New Jersey (NCDC)	—
20		Erik Urbank	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-03-28	Orchard Park, New York	Chicago (USHL)	—
21		Christian LeSueur	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-01-07	Greenwich, Connecticut	Brunswick (USHS–CT)	—
22		Sam Hesler	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-06-06	Boxborough, Massachusetts	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
24		Brendan Less	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-04-24	Kinnelon, New Jersey	Jersey (USPHL)	—
26		Jeff Losurdo	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-03-09	Elmhurst, Illinois	Jersey (NCDC)	—
27		Brendan Demler (C)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-08-18	Lebanon, Ohio	Des Moines (USHL)	—
28		Ryan Lovett	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-06	Franklin, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
29		Sean Keohan	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-09	Milton, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
30		Troy Burkhart	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-03-20	Tampa, Florida	Plant (USHS–FL)	—
31		Justin Ferguson	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-08-06	Hudson, New Hampshire	Islanders (NCDC)	—
35		Clay Stevenson	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-03-03	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—

Season Cancelled

† incoming freshman^[6]