2020–21 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season Season in Ice Hockey
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] [ 2]
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] [ 4]
Roster
As of October 8, 2020. [ 5]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Garrett Metcalf Graduate
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-03-05
Salt Lake City, Utah Mercyhurst (AHA ANA 2015
2
Nolan McElhaney Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-04-22
Natick, Massachusetts New Hampshire (HEA —
3
Mat Harris Graduate
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-07-14
Sudbury, Massachusetts RPI (ECAC —
5
Garrett Worth Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-08-03
Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
6
Tanner Hopps Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-01-02
Delta, British Columbia Drayton Valley (AJHL —
7
Jordan DiCicco Freshman
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1999-03-17
London, Ontario Brooks (AJHL —
8
Zack Bross Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-03-11
St. Louis, Missouri UMass Boston (NEHC )—
9
Christian Rajic Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1997-02-06
Oakville, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA —
10
Mitchell Meek Graduate
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-08-21
Victoria, British Columbia Michigan Tech (WCHA —
11
Max Balinson Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1996-10-05
Ancaster, Ontario Arizona State (NCAA )—
12
Brett Humberstone Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-03-17
Napanee, Ontario Wellington (OJHL —
13
Jacob Franczak Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-06-13
Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL —
14
Aaron White Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
1999-06-03
Toledo, Ohio Amarillo (NAHL —
15
Carter Ekberg Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-05-14
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Air Force (AHA —
16
Marty Westhaver Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-03-15
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL —
17
Nolan Welsh Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
1999-06-23
Burnaby, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL —
18
Derek Osik Graduate
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-03-30
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts UMass Lowell (HEA —
19
Jack Quinn Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1999-12-28
Lancaster, Massachusetts Kenai River (NAHL —
20
Gustav Müller Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1999-04-23
Hudiksvall, Sweden Madison (USHL —
21
Connor Szmul Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
1999-09-08
Castle Rock, Colorado Chippewa (NAHL —
22
Rob McCollum Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1999-11-04
Thunder Bay, Ontario Muskegon (USHL —
23
Arseni Smekhnov Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2001-01-28
Kirov, Russia Janesville (NAHL —
24
Tanner Schachle Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1997-06-20
Wasilla, Alaska Alaska Anchorage (WCHA —
25
Preston Brodziak Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-06-29
Estevan, Saskatchewan Prince George (BCHL —
26
Daine Dubois Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-09-11
Williams Lake, British Columbia Bonnyville (AJHL —
27
Madoka Suzuki Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
2000-01-14
Kanagawa, Japan Kemptville (CCHL —
29
Vincent Purpura Junior
G 6' 6" (1.98 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1998-10-29
Lemont, Illinois Boston University (HEA —
33
Stephen Mundinger Graduate
G 6' 8" (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1995-04-26
Smithtown, New York Maine (HEA —
Brandon Perrone Sophomore
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-10-26
Hauppauge, New York Alaska Anchorage (WCHA —
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
November 19
10:37 AM
at Holy Cross *
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Metcalf
W 3–2 OT
0
1–0–0
November 22
4:00 PM
at Holy Cross *
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 2–5 0
1–1–0
December 11
5:00 PM
at RIT *
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Metcalf
W 4–3 0
2–1–0
December 12
5:00 PM
at RIT *
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Mundinger
L 1–5 0
2–2–0
January 2
2:05 PM
at #20 American International *
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 1–2 0
2–3–0
January 13
2:05 PM
at #20 American International *
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 2–5 0
2–4–0
January 15
5:00 PM
at Army *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Metcalf
L 2–5 0
2–5–0
January 16
7:00 PM
at Army *
Tate Rink • West 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 Arena • Neville Township , Pennsylvania
Purpura
L 1–4 0
3–6–0
February 5
3:00 PM
at #19 Robert Morris *
Colonials Arena • Neville Township , Pennsylvania
Purpura
L 0–4 0
3–7–0
February 22
6:00 PM
at #12 Quinnipiac *
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Metcalf
L 1–7 0
3–8–0
February 26
5:00 PM
at Army *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Metcalf
L 0–5 24
3–9–0
February 27
7:00 PM
at Army *
Tate Rink • West 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 Welsh F 12
3
4
7 4
Zack Bross F 11
4
2
6 31
Mitch Meek D 11
3
3
6 4
Christian Rajic C 10
2
3
5 24
Max Balinson D 11
1
4
5 8
Gustav Müller F 12
3
1
4 4
Jordan Di Cicco D 13
3
1
4 6
Jack Quinn F 13
1
3
4 2
Jacob Franczak C 12
2
0
2 4
Preston Brodziak F 8
1
1
2 4
Arseni Smekhnov C 10
0
2
2 4
Brett Humberstone D 11
0
2
2 19
Mat Harris D 13
0
2
2 6
Garrett Worth F 8
0
1
1 2
Madoka Suzuki LW 8
0
1
1 2
Tanner Schachle LW 9
0
1
1 24
Nolan McElhaney D 12
0
1
1 8
Derek Osik F 13
0
1
1 0
Stephen Mundinger G 1
0
0
0 0
Vincent Purpura G 4
0
0
0 0
Tanner Hopps F 6
0
0
0 2
Carter Ekberg D 7
0
0
0 8
Garrett Metcalf G 9
0
0
0 0
Aaron White F 9
0
0
0 0
Connor Szmul F 9
0
0
0 0
Rob McCollum D 10
0
0
0 10
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total
23
33
56
182
[ 7]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Vincent Purpura 4
211
1
2
0
12
111
0
.902
3.40
Garrett Metcalf 9
537
2
7
0
36
329
0
.901
4.02
Stephen Mundinger 1
29
0
1
0
3
12
0
.800
6.08
Empty Net
-
7
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
Total
13
786
3
10
0
55
452
0
.892
4.20
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
^ "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" . LIU Sharks . October 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021 .^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility" . CBS Sports . August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021 .^ "LIU Adds Two Hockey East Goalies From Transfer Portal" . Neutral Zone . June 17, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately" . NCAA . December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021 .^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . LIU Sharks . Retrieved November 5, 2020 .^ "Long Island University (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results" . College Hockey Stats . Retrieved November 5, 2020 .^ "Long Island Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
