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.

[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 Brown's players would lose a season of play.

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