The 2020–21 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season would have been the 72nd season of play for the program, the 37th at the Division I level and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Nanooks represented the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Due to health concerns as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska notified the WCHA on December 11, shortly before it was scheduled to begin its season, that the university had decided to suspend its program for the season.[1] The NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year.[2] Less than a week after Alaska's announcement, the NCAA 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.[3] Because of this, players who would have been members of Alaska for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.
| Brennan Blaszczak | Forward | Signed Professional Contract (Pensacola Ice Flyers) | ||
| Tyler Cline | Forward | Graduation | ||
| Logan Coomes | Forward | Graduation (signed with Marseille) | ||
| James LaDouce | Defenseman | Graduation | ||
| Emil Gransøe | Goaltender | Retired | ||
| Kylar Hope | Forward | Graduation | ||
| Steven Jandric | Forward | Transfer (Denver) | ||
| Colton Leiter | Forward/Defenseman | Graduation (signed with Visby/Roma HK) | ||
| Kyle Marino | Forward | Graduation | ||
| Anton Martinsson | Goaltender | Graduate Transfer (Providence) | ||
| Max Newton | Forward | Transfer (Merrimack) | ||
| Tristan Thompson | Defenseman | Graduation (signed with Marseille) | ||
| Troy Van Tetering | Forward | Graduation | ||
| Jack Weiss | Defenseman | Graduation | ||
| Justin Young | Forward | Transfer (American International) |
| Daniel Allin† | Goaltender | 20 | Edmonton, AB | ||
| Roberts Bļugers | Forward | 22 | Riga, LAT
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| Jakob Breault | Forward | 20 | Acton Vale, PQ | ||
| Antonio Di Paolo | Defenseman | 21 | La Ronge, SK | ||
| Harrison Israels | Forward | 21 | Mississauga, ON | ||
| Matt Koethe | Forward | 21 | Minnetonka, MN | ||
| Riley Murphy | Forward | 20 | Rockford, MI | ||
| Brayden Nicholetts | Forward | 21 | Spruce Grove, AB | ||
| Brady Risk | Forward | 21 | Spruce Grove, AB | ||
| Anton Rubtsov | Forward | 21 | St. Petersburg, RUS | ||
| Austin Ryman† | Forward | 19 | Fairbanks, AK |
As of January 31, 2021.[4]
Season Cancelled