# 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.

## Season

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

| 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

| 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

As of September 21, 2021.

## Standings

2021–22 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | 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

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 3 | 3:00 PM | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Carlson | L 1–3 | 5,795 | 0–1–0 |
| October 4 | 7:00 PM | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Carlson | L 2–5 | 5,592 | 0–2–0 |
| October 9 | 6:00 PM | at #19 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSRN, SNY | Purpura | L 2–5 | 3,156 | 0–3–0 |
| October 22 | 7:45 PM | Assumption* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Carlson | W 7–0 | 689 | 1–3–0 |
| October 23 | 2:00 PM | Post* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Perrone | W 6–1 | 106 | 2–3–0 |
| October 29 | 8:07 PM | at #10 Omaha* | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Carlson | L 0–6 | 4,369 | 2–4–0 |
| October 30 | 8:07 PM | at #10 Omaha* | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Purpura | L 1–7 | 3,654 | 2–5–0 |
| November 3 | 7:15 PM | at #19 Massachusetts Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Carlson | T 3–3 | 2,633 | 2–5–1 |
| November 12 | 3:00 PM | Princeton* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Carlson | L 1–2 | 134 | 2–6–1 |
| November 13 | 4:00 PM | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Carlson | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,288 | 2–6–2 |
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Carlson | L 2–7 | 404 | 2–7–2 |
| November 20 | 8:00 PM | Rensselaer* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Carlson | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 137 | 2–7–3 |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | at Saint Anselm* | Thomas F. Sullivan Arena • Goffstown, New Hampshire | | Purpura | W 4–0 | 251 | 3–7–3 |
| November 26 | 7:05 PM | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Carlson | W 7–4 | 1,009 | 4–7–3 |
| November 27 | 5:05 PM | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Carlson | L 1–4 | 906 | 4–8–3 |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Purpura | L 1–4 | 672 | 4–9–3 |
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac* | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Perrone | L 0–5 | 2,890 | 4–10–3 |
| December 31 | 7:05 PM | at #17 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Purpura | L 0–6 | 2,958 | 4–11–3 |
| January 1 | 7:05 PM | at #17 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Carlson | L 2–7 | 2,621 | 4–12–3 |
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | at #11 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Purpura | L 0–1 | 0 | 4–13–3 |
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | at #11 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Purpura | L 0–6 | 0 | 4–14–3 |
| January 21 | 7:45 PM | Saint Anselm* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Purpura | W 8–1 | 345 | 5–14–3 |
| January 22 | 2:00 PM | Saint Anselm* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Carlson | W 7–0 | 279 | 6–14–3 |
| January 30 | 4:00 PM | at Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Purpura | W 4–3 | 170 | 7–14–3 |
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at Union* | Times Union Center • Albany, New York | | Purpura | W 4–1 | 1,252 | 8–14–3 |
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Purpura | L 3–6 | 3,274 | 8–15–3 |
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Carlson | L 1–3 | 3,410 | 8–16–3 |
| February 18 | 3:00 PM | Alaska* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Carlson | W 4–1 | 114 | 9–16–3 |
| February 19 | 2:00 PM | Alaska* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | | Purpura | L 3–4 | 32 | 9–17–3 |
| February 25 | 7:05 PM | at #16 Massachusetts Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Carlson | L 1–5 | 3,512 | 9–18–3 |
| March 4 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | | Purpura | W 3–2 | 2,134 | 10–18–3 |
| March 5 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | | Carlson | L 1–3 | 2,297 | 10–19–3 |
| March 11 | 9:05 PM | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Purpura | L 1–2 | 920 | 10–20–3 |
| March 12 | 6:05 PM | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Carlson | L 2–5 | 920 | 10–21–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| 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 |

## Goaltending statistics

| 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

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 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.