The 2020–21 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began on February 5, 2021 and concluded on March 14 of the same year.
This was the 39th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Northeast-10 Conference announced in July that all league activities would be suspended through the end of the 2020 calendar year.
[1] As all Division II programs played in the Northeast-10, this put the entire D-II season in jeopardy.
Franklin Pierce soldiered on by themselves, playing just six games against three opponents (all Division III).