The 2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season was the 95th season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Mike Souza, 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 New Hampshire'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]

After a good start to the season, UNH was bit by the injury bug. The team lost several key upperclassmen for extended periods, including team captain Charlie Kelleher.^[3] The Wildcats were able to play well in some of their games but the team went through an 8-game stretch where they couldn't win a single match. By the end of the season the team had gotten healthy again, but they sat 10th in the conference. UNH came alive in the Hockey East Tournament, knocking off long-time rival Maine 7–2 in the opening round. The Wildcats then took on the top team in the nation, Boston College and came close to pulling off a stunning upset, falling 2–3 in their final game of the year.

Jeremy Forman sat out the season.

As of February 12, 2021.^[4]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Jeremy Forman	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1999-09-22	Northbrook, Illinois	Corpus Christi (NAHL)	—
2		Drew Hickey	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1997-10-28	New Canaan, Connecticut	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
3		Ryan Verrier	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1998-11-19	Reading, Massachusetts	Green Bay (USHL)	—
5		Will MacKinnon	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2000-04-13	Plymouth, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
6		Lucas Herrmann	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-08-01	Lancaster, New York	Madison (USHL)	—
7		Alec Semandel	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-23	Waunakee, Wisconsin	Lake Superior State (WCHA)	—
8		Nikolai Jenson	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-28	Cold Spring, Minnesota	Youngstown (USHL)	—
9		Angus Crookshank	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1999-10-02	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)	OTT, 126th overall 2018
10		Kalle Eriksson	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1999-09-15	Leksand, Sweden	Madison (USHL)	—
11		Jackson Pierson	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1999-09-10	Zionsville, Indiana	Culver (Midget AAA)	—
12		Eric Esposito	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1998-08-24	West Haven, Connecticut	Youngstown (USHL)	—
13		Nick Cafarelli	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2001-12-31	Middleton, Massachusetts	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
14		Tyler Ward	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1999-08-19	Kamloops, British Columbia	Denver (NCHC)	—
15		Chase Stevenson	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-01-13	West Kelowna, British Columbia	Trail (BCHL)	—
16		Filip Engarås	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	1999-05-16	Stockholm, Sweden	Skellefteå (J20 SuperElit)	EDM, 169th overall 2020
17		Carsen Richels	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-10-03	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Blaine (USHS–MN)	—
18		Kohei Sato	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-09-26	Nishitōkyō, Japan	Northeast (NAHL)	—
19		Eric MacAdams (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1997-04-29	Salem, Massachusetts	Dubuque (USHL)	—
20		Patrick Grasso (A)	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1996-05-29	Ankeny, Iowa	Des Moines (USHL)	—
21		Cam Gendron	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-05	Hampstead, New Hampshire	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
22		Joe Hankinson	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1999-06-15	Hopkins, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
23		Charlie Kelleher (C)	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1997-02-04	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Sioux City (USHL)	—
25		Joe Nagle	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1999-05-17	Weymouth, Massachusetts	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
27		Luke Reid	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-09-26	Warman, Saskatchewan	Chicago (USHL)	NSH, 166th overall 2020
28		Benton Maass (A)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-11-25	Elk River, Minnesota	Elk River (USHS–MN)	WSH, 182nd overall 2017
29		Joseph Cipollone	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-03-29	Purchase, New York	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
31		Mike Robinson	Senior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1997-03-27	Bedford, New Hampshire	Springfield (NAHL)	SJS, 86th overall 2015
35		Ty Taylor	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-05	Richmond, British Columbia	Vernon (BCHL)	TBL, 214th overall 2018

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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.^[9]