The 2020–21 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 99th season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers represented Boston University and were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his 3rd 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 Boston University'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]

Due to COVID-19, the start to BU's season was delayed until even later than most schools. The Terriers weren't able to play their first game until January 8, but once they did make it onto the ice, Boston University performed very well. The Terriers won 9 out of 11 games and shot up the Hockey East standings despite playing much fewer games than their colleagues. As the team progressed BU was also hit by the injury bug. Ty Amonte, who missed the entire previous season due to an injury, was lost after just 2 games.^[3] During the season two of the team's top players, Drew Commesso and David Farrance, both were lost for several games but BU continued to find a way to win.^[4]

Further cancellations and delays limited the team to just 14 games in the regular season.^[5] In spite of their limited schedule, BU finished the season second place in Hockey East and was ranked in the middle of the top-20. The program was all but guaranteed a berth into the NCAA Tournament with their 10–3–1 record, which proved fortunate as the team lost its opening game in the conference quarterfinals. The Terriers were rather lackluster in the playoff match, recording just 17 shots on goal for the game and losing 1–2.

As predicted,^[6] Boston University was selected for the tournament. They were given the 3-seed in the Northeast region and set to face St. Cloud State in the opening round. BU managed to kill off a 5-minute major in the first period to keep the game scoreless and then opened the second with a goal after just 8 seconds. The Huskies responded with two goals in rapid succession but Boston University tied the game less than two minutes later. St. Cloud got a second lead before the period was out and the two entered the final frame with both still very much in contention. Despite a push by the Terriers, the team was unable to get any of their 16 shots into the net while St. Cloud State scored three more times and ended with a 6–2 victory over BU.

John Copeland sat out the season.

As of February 12, 2021.^[7]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Case McCarthy	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2001-01-09	Clarence Center, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	NJD, 118th overall 2019
3		Ty Amonte (A)	Junior (RS)	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-01-11	Norwell, Massachusetts	Penticton (BCHL)	—
4		David Farrance (A)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-06-23	Victor, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	NSH, 92nd overall 2017
5		Thomas Jarman	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-04-09	Gibsonia, Pennsylvania	Maryland (NAHL)	—
7		Alex Vlasic	Sophomore	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	2001-06-05	Wilmette, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	CHI, 43rd overall 2019
8		Cade Webber	Freshman	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-01-05	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Penticton (BCHL)	CAR, 99th overall 2019
9		Logan Cockerill (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-03-03	Brighton, Michigan	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 201st overall 2017
10		Nick Zabaneh	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2001-03-27	Toronto, Ontario	Green Bay (USHL)	—
11		Luke Tuch	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2002-03-07	Baldwinsville, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	MTL, 47th overall 2020
12		Jamie Armstrong	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1998-08-07	Warwick, Rhode Island	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
13		Dylan Peterson	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-01-08	Roseville, California	USNTDP (USHL)	STL, 86th overall 2020
14		Sean Driscoll	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1998-07-02	Mequon, Wisconsin	Janesville (NAHL)	—
15		Markus Boguslavsky	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-05-15	Calgary, Alberta	Drumheller (AJHL)	—
16		Robert Mastrosimone	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-01-24	East Islip, New York	Chicago (USHL)	DET, 54th overall 2019
17		Jake Wise	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-02-28	Reading, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	CHI, 69th overall 2018
18		Jay O'Brien	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1999-11-04	Hingham, Massachusetts	Penticton (BCHL)	PHI, 19th overall 2018
19		Jack DeBoer	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2000-08-17	Madison, New Jersey	USNTDP (USHL)	—
20		Matthew Quercia	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1999-02-24	Andover, Massachusetts	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
21		Max Kaufman	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1996-06-26	Rochester, New York	Vermont (HEA)	—
22		Jake Witkowski	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1996-08-28	Melrose, Massachusetts	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
23		Domenick Fensore	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-09-07	Thornwood, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	CAR, 90th overall 2019
25		Sam Stevens	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2000-04-27	Montreal, Quebec	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
26		Joseph Campolieto	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-04-29	Eynon, Pennsylvania	Union (ECAC)	—
27		John Copeland	Sophomore	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-03	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
28		Ethan Phillips	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-05-07	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	Sioux Falls (USHL)	DET, 97th overall 2019
29		Drew Commesso	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-07-19	Norwell, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	CHI, 46th overall 2020
30		Ashton Abel	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-10-22	Fort McMurray, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
31		Vinny Duplessis	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-03-19	Quebec City, Quebec	Whitecourt (AJHL)	—
32		Wilmer Skoog	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1999-07-17	Tyresö, Sweden	Maryland (NAHL)	—

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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.^[12]