2021–22 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team 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
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. [ 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
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
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 . [ 2]
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
[ 3]
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
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
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USA Today
NR
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 4]
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