2021–22 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program. The Sharks represented Long Island University and were coached by Brett Riley, in his 2nd season.

2021–22 LIU Sharks
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceNorthwell Health Ice Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall10–21–3
Home5–3–1
Road5–18–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrett Riley
Assistant coachesWill Messa
Joe Gilhooly
Bobby Goepfert
LIU Sharks men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the program's first season, LIU was able to pay its first full campaign in 2022. Partly due to the recent addition of the team to the Division I ranks, Long Island scheduled several games against Division II teams during the season. While none of these games helped the Sharks in improving their standing (only games against D-I teams are included in PairWise rankings), they won each match comfortably. Against their contemporaries, the Sharks were less successful but the team did show some flashes of potential throughout the year.

During the first half of the season, LIU played 14 games against D-I opponents and the team won once against lowly Miami. While this was hardly surprising as the team was just two years old, the Sharks compounded their difficulty by scheduling many ranked opponents, several of whom would make the NCAA tournament. The schedule didn't get much easier in the second half but LIU was able to earn a season split with fellow independent Alaska to give some heft to their win total.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Mathew Harris Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Brett Humberstone Defenseman   Canada Transferred to Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Mitch Meek Defenseman   Canada Graduation (retired)
Garrett Metcalf Goaltender   United States Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Stephen Mundinger Goaltender   United States Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)
Christian Rajic Forward   Canada Graduation (retired)
Arseni Smekhnov Forward   Russia Returned to juniors (Janesville Jets)
Tanner Schachle Forward   United States Left mid-season (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Madoka Suzuki Forward   Japan Transferred to Carleton
Connor Szmul Forward   United States Transferred to Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Garrett Worth Forward   United States Left program (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Kristofer Carlson Goaltender   United States 24 Centreville, VA; graduate transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Spencer Cox Defenseman   United States 20 West Chester, PA
Isaiah Fox Forward   Canada 21 Pierrefonds, QC
John Gormley Defenseman   United States 21 Bronx, NY
Billy Jerry Forward   United States 23 River Falls, WI; graduate transfer from Rensselaer
P. J. Marrocco Forward   Canada 24 Edmonton, AB; transfer from Arizona State
Ethan Martini Defenseman   Canada 20 Trail, BC
Carson Musser Defenseman   United States 24 Grand Rapids, MI; graduate transfer from Bowling Green
Zack Nazzarett Forward   United States 21 Cheektowaga, NY; transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Dylan Schuett Forward   Canada 20 Medicine Hat, AB
Jake Stevens Defenseman   United States 24 Naperville, IL; graduate transfer from St. Lawrence
Justin Thompson Forward   United States 21 Maplewood, MN
Jordan Timmons Forward   United States 22 Bridgeville, PA; transfer from Robert Morris
Tyler Welsh Forward   Canada 24 Whistler, BC; graduate transfer from Yale

Roster

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As of September 21, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Kris Carlson Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1997-08-19 Centreville, Virginia Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
2   Nolan McElhaney Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-22 Natick, Massachusetts New Hampshire (HEA)
3   Carson Musser Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-04-21 Grand Rapids, Michigan Bowling Green (WCHA)
4   Spencer Cox Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-07 Powell, Ohio Chippewa (NAHL)
5   Jordan Timmons Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-10-25 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Robert Morris (AHA)
6   Tanner Hopps Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-02 Delta, British Columbia Drayton Valley (AJHL)
7   Jordan Di Cicco Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-03-17 London, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
8   Isaiah Fox Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2000-07-05 Pierrefonds, Quebec Maine (NAHL)
9   Zack Bross Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-03-11 St. Louis, Missouri UMass Boston (NEHC)
10   Tanner Schachle Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-06-20 Wasilla, Alaska Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
11   Max Balinson Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-10-05 Ancaster, Ontario Arizona State (NCAA)
12   Zack Nazzarett Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-08-25 Cheektowaga, New York New Jersey (NAHL)
13   Jacob Franczak Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-13 Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL)
14   Aaron White Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-03 Toledo, Ohio Amarillo (NAHL)
15   Carter Ekberg Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-05-14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Air Force (AHA)
16   Marty Westhaver Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-15 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
17   Nolan Welsh Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-06-23 Burnaby, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
18   Derek Osik Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-03-30 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts UMass Lowell (HEA)
19   Jack Quinn Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-28 Lancaster, Massachusetts Kenai River (NAHL)
20   Gustav Müller Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-04-23 Hudiksvall, Sweden Madison (USHL)
21   Tyler Welsh Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-03-07 Whistler, British Columbia Yale (ECAC)
22   Rob McCollum Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-04 Thunder Bay, Ontario Muskegon (USHL)
23   Ethan Martini Freshman D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-10-04 Trail, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL)
25   Preston Brodziak Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-29 Estevan, Saskatchewan Prince George (BCHL)
26   Daine Dubois Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-09-11 Williams Lake, British Columbia Bonnyville (AJHL)
27   Billy Jerry Graduate F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-21 River Falls, Wisconsin RPI (ECAC)
28   P. J. Marrocco Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-08-27 Edmonton, Alberta Arizona State (NCAA)
29   Vincent Purpura Senior G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-29 Lemont, Illinois Boston University (HEA)
35   Brandon Perrone Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-26 Hauppauge, New York Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
42   Justin Thompson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-14 Maplewood, Minnesota Janesville (NAHL)
44   Jake Stevens Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-12-06 Naperville, Illinois St. Lawrence (ECAC)
55   Dylan Schuett Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2000-09-24 Medicine Hat, Alberta Northeast (NAHL)

Standings

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Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska 34 14 18 2 87 95
Arizona State 35 17 17 1 116 121
Long Island 34 10 21 3 87 120
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 3 3:00 PM at Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Carlson L 1–3  5,795 0–1–0
October 4 7:00 PM at Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Carlson L 2–5  5,592 0–2–0
October 9 6:00 PM at #19 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSRN, SNY Purpura L 2–5  3,156 0–3–0
October 22 7:45 PM Assumption* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Carlson W 7–0  689 1–3–0
October 23 2:00 PM Post* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Perrone W 6–1  106 2–3–0
October 29 8:07 PM at #10 Omaha* Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Carlson L 0–6  4,369 2–4–0
October 30 8:07 PM at #10 Omaha* Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Purpura L 1–7  3,654 2–5–0
November 3 7:15 PM at #19 Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   Carlson T 3–3  2,633 2–5–1
November 12 3:00 PM Princeton* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Carlson L 1–2  134 2–6–1
November 13 4:00 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey   Carlson T 4–4 OT 1,288 2–6–2
November 19 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York   Carlson L 2–7  404 2–7–2
November 20 8:00 PM Rensselaer* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Carlson T 2–2 OT 137 2–7–3
November 23 7:00 PM at Saint Anselm* Thomas F. Sullivan ArenaGoffstown, New Hampshire   Purpura W 4–0  251 3–7–3
November 26 7:05 PM at Miami* Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Carlson W 7–4  1,009 4–7–3
November 27 5:05 PM at Miami* Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Carlson L 1–4  906 4–8–3
December 10 7:00 PM #2 Quinnipiac* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Purpura L 1–4  672 4–9–3
December 11 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac* People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Perrone L 0–5  2,890 4–10–3
December 31 7:05 PM at #17 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Purpura L 0–6  2,958 4–11–3
January 1 7:05 PM at #17 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Carlson L 2–7  2,621 4–12–3
January 7 7:00 PM at #11 Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN Purpura L 0–1  0 4–13–3
January 8 7:00 PM at #11 Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Purpura L 0–6  0 4–14–3
January 21 7:45 PM Saint Anselm* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Purpura W 8–1  345 5–14–3
January 22 2:00 PM Saint Anselm* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Carlson W 7–0  279 6–14–3
January 30 4:00 PM at Brown* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Purpura W 4–3  170 7–14–3
February 1 7:00 PM at Union* Times Union CenterAlbany, New York   Purpura W 4–1  1,252 8–14–3
February 4 7:00 PM at #10 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   Purpura L 3–6  3,274 8–15–3
February 5 7:00 PM at #10 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   Carlson L 1–3  3,410 8–16–3
February 18 3:00 PM Alaska* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Carlson W 4–1  114 9–16–3
February 19 2:00 PM Alaska* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York   Purpura L 3–4  32 9–17–3
February 25 7:05 PM at #16 Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   Carlson L 1–5  3,512 9–18–3
March 4 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Purpura W 3–2  2,134 10–18–3
March 5 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Carlson L 1–3  2,297 10–19–3
March 11 9:05 PM at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   Purpura L 1–2  920 10–20–3
March 12 6:05 PM at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   Carlson L 2–5  920 10–21–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Billy Jerry C 34 14 17 31 10
Tyler Welsh F 27 7 18 25 26
Spencer Cox D 34 7 13 20 47
Jake Stevens D 34 4 13 17 19
Jordan Timmons F 29 8 8 16 33
Nolan Welsh F 33 5 8 13 12
P. J. Marrocco F 32 7 4 11 19
Carson Musser D 31 4 7 11 36
Jack Quinn F 28 4 5 9 21
Zack Bross F 31 4 5 9 14
Jordan Di Cicco D 29 1 8 9 12
Max Balinson D 17 4 4 8 19
Isaiah Fox F 28 4 4 8 58
Marty Westhaver F 24 2 6 8 6
Preston Brodziak F 23 3 3 6 19
Zack Nazzarett LW 22 2 3 5 12
Gustav Müller F 26 2 3 5 8
Derek Osik LW 14 1 4 5 4
Carter Ekberg D 27 0 5 5 14
Daine Dubois F 14 2 1 3 2
John Gormley D 21 0 3 3 6
Nolan McElhaney D 4 1 1 2 2
Dylan Schuett C 21 1 1 2 25
Jacob Franczak C 6 0 2 2 4
Ethan Martini D 23 0 2 2 48
Tanner Hopps F 5 0 1 1 0
Rob McCollum D 9 0 1 1 16
Tanner Schachle LW 5 0 0 0 19
Brandon Perrone G 5 0 0 0 0
Justin Thompson F 10 0 0 0 21
Vinnie Purpura G 17 0 0 0 0
Kris Carlson G 18 0 0 0 12
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 87 150 237 554

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Brandon Perrone 5 129 1 1 0 7 43 0 .860 3.25
Vincent Purpura 17 866 5 9 0 47 389 1 .892 3.26
Kris Carlson 18 1049 4 11 3 62 485 2 .887 3.55
Empty Net - 10 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 35 2054 10 21 3 120 917 3 .884 3.51

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". LIU Sharks. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Long Island 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Long Island Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.