The 2020–21 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season would have been the 121st season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Crimson represent Harvard University.

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Harvard and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.^[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Harvard's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.^[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

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 Harvard's players would lose a season of play.^[3] 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.^[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Harvard for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

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Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ryan Drkulec†	Forward	United States	20	Frisco, TX
Sean Farrell†	Forward	United States	18	Hopkinton, MA; Selected 124th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
John Fusco†	Defenseman	United States	19	Westwood, MA; Selected 189th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Alex Laferriere†	Defenseman	United States	18	Chatham, NJ; Selected 83rd overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Max Miller	Goaltender	United States	19	Ann Arbor, MI
Derek Mullahy†	Goaltender	United States	19	Scituate, MA

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† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

As of June 28, 2020.^[5]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
5		Nick Azar	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-01-13	Grosse Pointe, Michigan	Tri-City (USHL)	—
7		R. J. Murphy	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-10-02	Needham, Massachusetts	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
8		Benjamin Foley	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1996-11-30	Edina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
9		Mitchell Perrault	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-09-03	Findlay, Ohio	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
11		Benjamin Solin	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-07-21	Madison, Connecticut	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
12		Jackson Hartje	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1996-08-08	Detroit, Michigan	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
14		Jace Foskey	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-06-01	Southlake, Texas	Madison (USHL)	—
15		John Murray	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-18	Dorchester, Massachusetts	Nobles (USHS–MA)	—
16		Nick Abruzzese	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-06-04	Slate Hill, New York	Chicago (USHL)	TOR, 124th overall 2019
17		John Farinacci	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-14	Red Bank, New Jersey	Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA)	ARI, 76th overall 2019
22		Ryan Siedem	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-02-25	Madison, New Jersey	Central Illinois (USHL)	—
23		Baker Shore	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-08-20	Englewood, Colorado	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
24		Buddy Mrowka	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-23	Duxbury, Massachusetts	Milton Academy (USHS–MA)	—
27		Austin Wong	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-08-26	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	WPG, 215th overall 2018
30		Derek Schaedig	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-05-13	Chelsea, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	—
44		Mitchell Gibson	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-06-25	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Central Illinois (USHL)	WSH, 124th overall 2018
46		Marshall Rifai	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-03-16	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Des Moines (USHL)	—
47		Casey Dornbach	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-07-07	Edina, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
77		Henry Thrun	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-03-12	Southborough, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	ANA, 101st overall 2019
		Ryan Drkulec	Freshman	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2000-09-22	Mansfield, Texas	Des Moines (USHL)	—
		Sean Farrell	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-11-02	Hopkinton, Massachusetts	Chicago (USHL)	MTL, 124th overall 2020
		John Fusco	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-06-13	Westwood, Massachusetts	Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA)	TOR, 189th overall 2020
		Alex Laferriere	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-10-28	Chatham, New Jersey	Des Moines (USHL)	LAK, 83rd overall 2020
		Max Miller	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-02	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Janesville (NAHL)	—
		Derek Mullahy	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-20	Scituate, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—

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Season Cancelled