The 2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season was the 24th season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Mavericks represented the University of Nebraska Omaha and were coached by Mike Gabinet, 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 Omaha'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 ongoing COVID-19 concerns, The entire NCHC conference began the season playing in Omaha, Nebraska.^[3] Despite playing all of these game in their home building, the Mavericks didn't officially play a home game in December. All games were considered 'neutral site' matches but Omaha was still able to use the familiar surroundings to get off to a good start. It took the Mavs a few games to get used to the compressed schedule but, by the end of the third week of play, the team had shot up into the middle of the top-20 rankings. UNO would hover around that point for the remainder of the regular season and, despite losing 3 out of 4 to North Dakota at the end, Omaha was projected to make the NCAA Tournament under normal circumstances.^[4]

When their conference tournament began, Omaha was hoping it could at least improve its standing and get a better matchup in late March. However, the team was outplayed by Denver for most of the contest and lost the quarterfinal 4–5. As a result, Omaha was ranked 14th by the selection committee and placed opposite to Minnesota in the regional semifinals. The Mavericks never really were in the game, surrendering the first three goals before ending the first down 1–3. The Gophers scored an additional trio in the second and then skated to a rather easy 7–2 win over Omaha.

Jacob Zab sat out the season.

As of March 1, 2021.^[5]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Jason Smallidge	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1998-05-20	Eagan, Minnesota	Youngstown (USHL)	—
3		Kirby Proctor	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2001-04-20	Okotoks, Alberta	Des Moines (USHL)	—
4		Brandon Scanlin	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1999-06-02	Hamilton, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
5		John Schuldt	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	1997-02-10	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
7		Nate Knoepke (A)	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-04-08	Farmington, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	—
9		Ryan Brushett	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-06-14	Verdun, Quebec	Powell River (BCHL)	—
10		Kevin Conley (C)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1997-02-17	Wausau, Wisconsin	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
11		Nolan Sullivan (A)	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1999-05-21	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
12		Nolan Krenzen	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-07-13	Duluth, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	—
13		Chayse Primeau	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-09-15	Margate City, New Jersey	Dubuque (USHL)	—
16		Martin Sundberg	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1996-12-04	Linköping, Sweden	Fargo (USHL)	—
17		Taylor Ward (A)	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1998-03-31	Kelowna, British Columbia	Penticton (BCHL)	—
20		Jonny Tychonick	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2000-03-03	Calgary, Alberta	North Dakota (NCHC)	OTT, 48th overall 2018
21		Noah Prokop	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2000-01-15	Littleton, Colorado	Green Bay (USHL)	—
22		Jordan Klehr	Graduate	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1997-03-18	Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA)	—
23		Travis Kothenbeutel	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1997-01-10	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota	Austin (NAHL)	—
24		Jimmy Glynn	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2000-02-24	Lemont, Illinois	Dubuque (USHL)	—
26		Brock Bremer	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	1999-08-26	Forest Lake, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
27		Matt Miller	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1999-09-04	Leo, Indiana	Lincoln (USHL)	—
28		Jack Randl	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-05-07	Carpentersville, Illinois	Omaha (USHL)	—
29		Kaden Bohlsen	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-01-10	Willmar, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
31		Isaiah Saville	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2000-09-21	Anchorage, Alaska	Tri-City (USHL)	VGK, 135th overall 2019
35		Jacob Zab	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-04-12	Mentor, Ohio	Pittsburgh (USPHL)	—
36		Austin Roden	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1998-04-30	Victoria, British Columbia	Merritt (BCHL)	—
40		Tyler Weiss	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	2000-01-03	Raleigh, North Carolina	USNTDP (USHL)	COL, 109th overall 2018
44		Jake Harrison	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1999-04-13	Kelowna, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
45		Joey Abate	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1998-09-26	Bloomingdale, Illinois	Youngstown (USHL)	—
47		Alex Roy	Sophomore	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1998-09-21	Beaumont, Quebec	Jamestown (NAHL)	—
48		Josh Boyer	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-10-07	Wasilla, Alaska	Sioux City (USHL)	—

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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.^[8]