2020–21 LIU Sharks
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceIslanders Iceworks
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall3–10–0
Road3–10–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrett Riley
Assistant coachesWill Messa
Joe Gilhooly
Bobby Goepfert
LIU Sharks men's ice hockey seasons
 2021–22 »

The 2020–21 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program at the Division I level. The Sharks represented Long Island University and were coached by Brett Riley, in his 1st season.

Season

Prior to the season, LIU entered into a scheduling partnership with Atlantic Hockey. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LIU would schedule games against members of Atlantic Hockey but would not be eligible for the conference tournament.[1] In August, the NCAA granted a blanket waiver for all winter sports, not counting the 2020–21 season against eligibility.[2] This gave all LIU players an additional year of college hockey.

Recruiting

Due to LIU not possessing a club team the previous season, the entire varsity roster was assembled from scratch. Eleven transfers from other college programs were used as the framework for the inaugural team roster while 15 freshman were part of LIU's first recruiting class. At first, it was expected that the six non-graduate transfer players would not play for LIU in its first season.[3] However, in December the NCAA changed its transfer rules, dropping the requirement that students had to sit out a year when changing schools.[4]

Roster

As of October 8, 2020.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Utah Garrett Metcalf Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-03-05 Salt Lake City, Utah Mercyhurst (AHA) ANA, 179th overall 2015
2 Massachusetts Nolan McElhaney Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-22 Natick, Massachusetts New Hampshire (HEA)
3 Massachusetts Mat Harris Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-07-14 Sudbury, Massachusetts RPI (ECAC)
5 Minnesota Garrett Worth Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-08-03 Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
6 British Columbia Tanner Hopps Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-02 Delta, British Columbia Drayton Valley (AJHL)
7 Ontario Jordan DiCicco Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-03-17 London, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
8 Missouri Zack Bross Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-03-11 St. Louis, Missouri UMass Boston (NEHC)
9 Ontario Christian Rajic Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-02-06 Oakville, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
10 British Columbia Mitchell Meek Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-08-21 Victoria, British Columbia Michigan Tech (WCHA)
11 Ontario Max Balinson Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-10-05 Ancaster, Ontario Arizona State (NCAA)
12 Ontario Brett Humberstone Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-17 Napanee, Ontario Wellington (OJHL)
13 Alberta Jacob Franczak Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-13 Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL)
14 Ohio Aaron White Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-03 Toledo, Ohio Amarillo (NAHL)
15 Pennsylvania Carter Ekberg Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-05-14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Air Force (AHA)
16 British Columbia Marty Westhaver Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-15 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
17 British Columbia Nolan Welsh Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-06-23 Burnaby, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
18 Massachusetts Derek Osik Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-03-30 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts UMass Lowell (HEA)
19 Massachusetts Jack Quinn Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-28 Lancaster, Massachusetts Kenai River (NAHL)
20 Sweden Gustav Müller Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-04-23 Hudiksvall, Sweden Madison (USHL)
21 Colorado Connor Szmul Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-09-08 Castle Rock, Colorado Chippewa (NAHL)
22 Ontario Rob McCollum Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-04 Thunder Bay, Ontario Muskegon (USHL)
23 Russia Arseni Smekhnov Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-01-28 Kirov, Russia Janesville (NAHL)
24 Alaska Tanner Schachle Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-06-20 Wasilla, Alaska Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
25 Saskatchewan Preston Brodziak Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-29 Estevan, Saskatchewan Prince George (BCHL)
26 British Columbia Daine Dubois Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-09-11 Williams Lake, British Columbia Bonnyville (AJHL)
27 Japan Madoka Suzuki Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2000-01-14 Kanagawa, Japan Kemptville (CCHL)
29 Illinois Vincent Purpura Junior G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-29 Lemont, Illinois Boston University (HEA)
33 New York (state) Stephen Mundinger Graduate G 6' 8" (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1995-04-26 Smithtown, New York Maine (HEA)
New York (state) Brandon Perrone Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-26 Hauppauge, New York Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)

Standings

Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Arizona State26716368106
Long Island1331002355
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
November 19 10:37 AM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts  Metcalf W 3–2 OT 0 1–0–0
November 22 4:00 PM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts  Metcalf L 2–5  0 1–1–0
December 11 5:00 PM at RIT* MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Metcalf W 4–3  0 2–1–0
December 12 5:00 PM at RIT* MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Mundinger L 1–5  0 2–2–0
January 2 2:05 PM at #20 American International* MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Metcalf L 1–2  0 2–3–0
January 13 2:05 PM at #20 American International* MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Metcalf L 2–5  0 2–4–0
January 15 5:00 PM at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New York  Metcalf L 2–5  0 2–5–0
January 16 7:00 PM at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New York  Purpura W 3–2 OT 0 3–5–0
January 22 7:00 PM at Liberty* Lahaye Ice Center • Lynchburg, Virginia (Exhibition)    L 1–2   
January 23 3:30 PM at Liberty* Lahaye Ice Center • Lynchburg, Virginia (Exhibition)    W 4–0   
February 4 7:00 PM at #19 Robert Morris* Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania  Purpura L 1–4  0 3–6–0
February 5 3:00 PM at #19 Robert Morris* Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania  Purpura L 0–4  0 3–7–0
February 22 6:00 PM at #12 Quinnipiac* People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut  Metcalf L 1–7  0 3–8–0
February 26 5:00 PM at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New York  Metcalf L 0–5  24 3–9–0
February 27 7:00 PM at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New York  Metcalf L 3–6  86 3–10–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[6]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Nolan WelshF123474
Zack BrossF1142631
Mitch MeekD113364
Christian RajicC1023524
Max BalinsonD111458
Gustav MüllerF123144
Jordan Di CiccoD133146
Jack QuinnF131342
Jacob FranczakC122024
Preston BrodziakF81124
Arseni SmekhnovC100224
Brett HumberstoneD1102219
Mat HarrisD130226
Garrett WorthF80112
Madoka SuzukiLW80112
Tanner SchachleLW901124
Nolan McElhaneyD120118
Derek OsikF130110
Stephen MundingerG10000
Vincent PurpuraG40000
Tanner HoppsF60002
Carter EkbergD70008
Garrett MetcalfG90000
Aaron WhiteF90000
Connor SzmulF90000
Rob McCollumD1000010
Bench-----6
Total233356182

[7]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Vincent Purpura4211120121110.9023.40
Garrett Metcalf9537270363290.9014.02
Stephen Mundinger1290103120.8006.08
Empty Net-7---4----
Total137863100554520.8924.20

Rankings

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com 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

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[8]

References

  1. "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner". LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. "LIU Adds Two Hockey East Goalies From Transfer Portal". Neutral Zone. June 17, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". LIU Sharks. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. "Long Island University (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  7. "Long Island Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  8. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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