Going into this season, everyone in college hockey pretty much knew it would be a weird year. The realities of the pandemic made it such that concessions were going to have to be made, creative thinking was going to be necessary, and a certain suspension of disbelief was going to be needed in order to have a proper season.
And, for the most part, college hockey has done that. The NCAA appears to have made proper adjustments in acknowledgement of the realities of the season, bonafide plans have been made for the tournament, and a number of stakeholders have moved towards changes that accommodate without sacrificing integrity.