The 1920–21 Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.

Due to on-campus improvements, particularly on the stretch of land where the team's rink had been the previous year, The school made plans to build a new rink on the nearby river delta.^[1] Quite literally, the biggest change that resulted from this was the larger skating surface that would result. The new rink would measure 180' by 90' and, though it was still smaller than a standard rink size, it was more than double the area that the Hyde Hall Rink had provided.^[2] The team put together a schedule of 8 games, however, warm weather caused the match on January 6 to be cancelled.^[3] The weather did not cool off over the next week so the team's first official contest against Tufts had to be played on the Portland Country Club Rink. The rainy conditions led to a 0–0 final score as both squads could hardly move the puck from puddle to puddle in only 30 minutes of game time.^[4]

Conditions were better for the next game but the result was worse. In spite of the addition of Stonemetz and Palmer to the lineup, the later of which scored the first goal of the season for Bowdoin, the Polar Bears lost 1–4.^[5] The team's first game on the Delta Rink ended without a single Bowdoin goal and they lost to rival Bates 0–4. During the exam break, Portland C.C. came to the Delta for a rematch but the time off didn't appear to help Bowdoin as they allowed 8 goals to their opponents. Morrell's move to wing helped spark the offense but caused the defense to turn into a sieve.

Warm weather forced the cancellation of several more games and Bowdoin wasn't able to get back on the ice until the 19th. This time, however, they were able to skate away in triumph after defeating the Association of St. Dominiques.^[6] The next two games came in short order and, with Morrell back on defense, the team was unable to score. Bowdoin managed just one goal in the two games and ended the season on a sour note.^[7]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
		Romeo A. Beliveau	Senior	R/C/LW			1896-08-21	Lewiston, Maine
		Malcolm W. Burr	Sophomore	R/RW			1901-07-29	Boston, Massachusetts
		L. Arthur Daviau	Sophomore	R/C			1901-03-12	Waterville, Maine
		John F. Handy	Sophomore	G/D			1895-12-05	Worcester, Massachusetts
		Alonzo B. Holmes	Senior	D/F			1896-09-30	Avon, Maine
		Arthur J. D. Miguel	Freshman	G			1901-08-29	Cambridge, Massachusetts
		Allen E. Morrell (C)	Junior	D/RW			1897-07-07	Hyde Park, Massachusetts
		Stephen Palmer	Sophomore	RW			1900-12-21	Newton, Massachusetts
		Adolphe J. Provost	Freshman	R/LW			1898-10-20	Auburn, Maine
		Preston M. Putnam	Freshman	D			1902-08-20	Danvers, Massachusetts
		Raymond G. Putnam	Junior	D/LW			1900-05-05	Danvers, Massachusetts
		Harold T. Stonemetz	Sophomore	D/C			1901-01-26	Newton, Massachusetts
		Elmer N. Swinglehurst	Sophomore	RW			1901-10-27	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
		Victor S. Whitman	Sophomore	R/W			1901-04-05	Canton, Maine
		Merritt L. Willson	Sophomore	D			1899-09-27	Sussex, New Jersey
		Douglas W. Young	Freshman	RW			1903-12-04	Boston, Massachusetts

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† Bates records have the score of the game as 1–2 in their favor. ^[9]

Note: The scorer of the second goal in the game on January 24 was not recorded.
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