2020-21 NCHC Season

This is the 2020-21 National Collegiate Hockey Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the league's 8th season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league is beginning play in a pod in Omaha, Nebraska. The plan is for the teams to play ten games each over three weeks against the teams playing teams in the other pod with Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, St. Cloud St., and Western Michigan making up the east pod and Colorado College, Denver, North Dakota, and Omaha making up the west pod. The teams will end up playing each of the other members of the conference home and home over the rest of the season to make up the schedule.

Membership changes

• none

Membership

Institution	Location	Nickname	Arena
Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Tigers	Colorado Springs World Arena
University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Pioneers	Magness Arena
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	RedHawks	Goggin Ice Center
University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	Bulldogs	AMSOIL Arena
University of Nebraska Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	Mavericks	Baxter Arena
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Fighting Hawks	Ralph Engelstad Arena
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Huskies	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Broncos	Lawson Ice Arena
Conference Tournament	St. Paul, Minnesota	Frozen Faceoff	Xcel Energy Center

Standings

To be added after completion of the season.

Conference Tournament

Format

The 2021 conference tournament will involve all teams playing in a best-of-three quarterfinal series with the winners advancing to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The teams are re-seeded prior to the semifinals. The semifinal winners meet in the championship game for the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The semifinal losers will meet in the consolation game. The semifinal, championship, and consolation games will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.