2020–21 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–5th WCHA
Home ice	MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	17–12–1
Conference	7–7–0–1–0–0
Home	9–4–0
Road	8–8–1
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Joe Shawhan
Assistant coaches	Chris Brooks Dallas Steward Jamie Phillips
Captain(s)	Alec Broetzman
Alternate captain(s)	Trenton Bliss Eric Gotz Colin Swoyer
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The 2020–21 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 100th season of play for the program and the 59th in the WCHA conference. The Huskies represented Michigan Technological University and were coached by Joe Shawhan, in his 4th 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 Michigan Tech'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]

Michigan Tech got off to a bumpy start but quickly recovered and pulled themselves into the top-20 by late January. As sophomore netminder Blake Pietila was establishing himself as the team's starter, the Huskies were able to play a majority of their games without interruptions from COVID-19. Tech lost its ranking after getting swept at the end of the month but then reeled off seven consecutive wins. The only downside was that their opponents in six of those games were some of the worse teams in college hockey in 2021, so MTU could only get up to 18th in the rankings. When they did play good teams, the Huskies were able to compete on defense but the scoring was reduced to a paltry amount. In their final 8 games against teams that were in the top-20 at some point, MTU scored more than 1 goal twice and lost all but one contest. As a result of their failures against good teams, the Huskies had only a slim chance to make the NCAA Tournament without a WCHA championship. Being swept in the quarterfinals effectively ended the Huskies' campaign.

Cayden Bailey, Jed Pietila and Marcus Russell sat out the season.

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Robbie Beydoun	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Wisconsin
Ray Brice	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Macon Mayhem)
Seamus Donohue	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to St. Cloud State
Keegan Ford	Defenseman	United States	Left program
Matt Jurusik	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Texas Stars)
Todd Kiilunen	Defenseman	United States	Graduation
Mitch Meek	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to Long Island
Zach Noble	Forward	United States	Left program
Alex Smith	Forward/Defenseman	Canada	Graduation

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Tristan Ashbrook	Forward	United States	22	Manistique, MI; transfer from Rensselaer
Cayden Bailey	Goaltender	United States	21	Estero, FL
Carson Bantle	Forward	United States	20	Onalaska, WI; Selected 142nd overall in 2020
Arvid Caderoth	Forward	Sweden	20	Göteborg, SWE
Rylan Mosley	Forward	Canada	20	Arnprior, ON
Nick Nardella	Forward	United States	21	Rosemont, IL
Jed Pietila	Defenseman	United States	21	Howell, MI
Blais Richartz	Forward	United States	20	Menomonie, WI
Mark Sinclair	Goaltender	Canada	21	Hamilton, ON; transfer from Alabama–Huntsville
Brett Thorne	Defenseman	Canada	21	Brampton, ON

As of January 20, 2021.^[3]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Ryland Mosley	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-15	Arnprior, Ontario	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
3		Tyrell Buckley	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-03-01	Penticton, British Columbia	Merritt (BCHL)	—
4		Chris Lipe	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-11-23	Rockford, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
5		Brenden Datema	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1999-03-18	Sterling Heights, Michigan	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
6		Cooper Watson	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996-04-18	Appleton, Wisconsin	Vernon (BCHL)	—
7		Nick Nardella	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-02-09	Rosemont, Illinois	Janesville (NAHL)	—
8		David Raisanen	Senior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1998-01-17	Cokato, Minnesota	Minot (NAHL)	—
9		Tommy Parrottino	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-03-03	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Youngstown (USHL)	—
10		Jake Crespi	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-12-10	Brighton, Michigan	Tri-City (USHL)	—
11		Carson Bantle	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2002-01-22	Onalaska, Wisconsin	Madison (USHL)	ARI, 142nd overall 2020
12		Brian Halonen	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1999-01-11	Delano, Minnesota	Des Moines (USHL)	—
13		Logan Pietila	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-01-27	Howell, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
14		Logan Ganie	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-06-28	Irma, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
15		Parker Saretsky	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-04-23	Wainwright, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
16		T.J. Polglaze	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-02-17	Beloit, Wisconsin	Janesville (NAHL)	—
17		Justin Misiak	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1996-04-25	St. Clair Shores, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
18		Greyson Reitmeier	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1996-05-16	Nakusp, British Columbia	Flin Flon (SJHL)	—
19		Eric Gotz (A)	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1998-04-23	Hermantown, Minnesota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
20		Arvid Caderoth	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-05-14	Askim, Sweden	Frölunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)	—
21		Blais Richartz	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2000-06-23	Menomonie, Wisconsin	Lincoln (USHL)	—
22		Tyler Rockwell	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1996-06-27	San Jose, California	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
23		Trenton Bliss (A)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1998-03-16	Appleton, Wisconsin	Green Bay (USHL)	—
24		Colin Swoyer (A)	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-03-31	Hinsdale, Illinois	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
25		Jed Pietila	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-01-13	Howell, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
26		Marcus Russell	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1996-03-06	Traverse City, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
27		Brett Thorne	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-03-15	Bedford, Nova Scotia	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
28		Tristan Ashbrook	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-07-16	Manistique, Michigan	RPI (ECAC)	—
29		Alec Broetzman (C)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-02-05	Hudson, Wisconsin	Madison (USHL)	—
30		Mark Sinclair	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-03-08	Dundas, Ontario	Alabama–Huntsville (WCHA)	—
31		Blake Pietila	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	2000-01-27	Howell, Michigan	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
35		Cayden Bailey	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-21	Estero, Florida	Lone Star (NAHL)	—

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

† incoming freshman ^[8]