LIU Sharks men's ice hockey

LIU Sharks men's ice hockey
LIU Sharks men's ice hockey
Current season
University	Long Island University
Conference	Independent
First season	2020–21
Head coach	Brett Riley; 6th season, 62–85–7 .425
Assistant coaches	Will Messa; Garrett Metcalf;
Arena	Islanders Iceworks; Northwell Health Ice Center; Brookville, New York
Colors	Blue and gold;

The LIU Sharks men's ice hockey team represents Long Island University in NCAA Division I ice hockey. The school announced their intention to begin a varsity schedule for the 2020–21 season on April 30, 2020.^[2] While starting out as an independent, the Sharks are a scheduling partner of Atlantic Hockey for at least their first season.^[3]

Currently, the Sharks are the only Division I program located in New York City, though all their home games will be played in Nassau County outside of the New York city limits.

History

After the college hockey season had been ended prematurely in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Long Island University announced their intention to found a men's Division I ice hockey team.^[4] The school had already established its women's team the year before and, despite the uncertainty for the upcoming season, LIU hired a coaching staff and recruited a full team of players.

Due to scheduling problems resulting from COVID-19, LIU entered into a scheduling partnership with Atlantic Hockey for its inaugural season. LIU would officially remain an independent program and would not be eligible for the conference tournament.^[3]

Season-by-season results

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Coaches

Brett Riley was named as the team's first head coach on May 26, 2020.^[6]

As of the completion of 2024–25 season

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
2020–Present	Brett Riley	5	62–85–7	.425
Totals	1 coach	5 seasons	62–85–7	.425

Current roster

As of October 3, 2024.^[7]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Michael Polston	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-10-07	Cedarburg, Wisconsin	Provo Predators (NCDC)	—
2	Trent Powell	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-03-09	Soldotna, Alaska	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
3	A. J. Casperson	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-19	Flower Mound, Texas	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
5	Valtteri Piironen (C)	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2001-09-11	Joensuu, Finland	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
6	Cade Mason	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2001-08-26	Red Deer, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
8	Isaiah Fox	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2000-07-05	Montreal, Quebec	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
9	Daniel Baldassarra	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-03-15	Woodbridge, Ontario	North York Rangers (OJHL)	—
10	Heath Armstrong	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-05-12	Calgary, Alberta	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
11	Chris Pappas	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-11-26	Toronto, Ontario	St. Lawrence (ECAC)	—
12	Brennan Nelson	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-03-21	Edmonton, Alberta	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
13	Josh Zary	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-10-15	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
15	Luca Leighton	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-13	Old Brookville, New York	Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL)	—
16	Xan Gurney	Junior (RS)	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-05-28	Grosse Ile, Michigan	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
17	Sixten Jennersjö	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-04-18	Ekerö, Sweden	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
18	Anthony Lucarelli	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-10-16	Chatham, Ontario	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—
19	Chad Muller	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-07-13	Kingston, Ontario	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
20	Nicholas Trela	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-08-26	Trenton, Michigan	St. Lawrence (ECAC)	—
21	Austin Brimmer	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2001-10-10	Markham, Ontario	Shreveport Mudbugs (ECAC)	—
22	Riley Wallack	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2001-04-05	South Surrey, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
23	Aaron Grounds	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-12-24	Jamestown, North Dakota	American International (AHA)	—
24	John Gormley (C)	Senior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2000-08-19	Bronx, New York	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
26	Isaac Lambert	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-08-28	Victoriaville, Quebec	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
27	Andrius Kulbis-Marino	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2000-02-16	Methuen, Massachusetts	Sacred Heart (AHA)	—
28	Garrett Valk	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-10-20	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
29	Tyriq Outen	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2000-08-16	Tampa, Florida	Stevenson (UCHC)	—
30	Daniel Duris	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-15	Martin, Slovakia	Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL)	—
31	Noah Rupprecht	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-06-15	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
34	Carter Rapalje	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-10	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Stonehill (NCAA)	—
38	J. R. Perdion	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-25	Strongsville, Ohio	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
39	Connor Gregga	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-07-24	Markham, Ontario	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
48	Nick Bernardo	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-05-13	Hauppauge, New York	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
52	Onni Leppänen	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-12-01	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—

Statistical leaders

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cade Mason	2022–Present	89	10	67	77	22
Josh Zary	2022–Present	92	44	24	68	35
Isiah Fox	2021–2025	120	36	32	68	204
Chris Pappas	2022–Present	78	18	37	55	26
Austin Brimmer	2022–Present	97	23	32	55	54
Nolan Welsh	2020–2024	109	19	33	52	49
Noah Kane	2022–2024	67	16	31	47	62
Anthony Vincent	2022–2023	36	17	20	37	78
Jordan Di Cicco	2020–2024	109	12	25	37	32
Jack Quinn	2020–2024	111	13	22	35	60
Riley Wallack	2022–Present	79	19	16	35	36

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 1,000 minutes played

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Noah Rupprecht	2023–Present	30	1,402	17	7	0	53	0	.901	2.27
Brandon Perrone	2021–2024	44	2,180	16	18	1	102	3	.891	2.81
Vinnie Purpura	2020–2023	47	2,543	12	30	1	142	1	.893	3.35
Kris Carlson	2021–2022	18	1,049	4	11	3	62	2	.887	3.55

Statistics current through the end of the 2024-25 season.

References

^ Long Island University Style Guide for Print and Visual Application (PDF). July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^ "Long Island University adding D-I men's hockey for upcoming 2020-21 season". USCHO.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" (Press release). LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ Kennedy, Ryan (May 1, 2020). "NCAA shocker: Long Island University announces new men's program for 2020-21". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "LIU Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ "Brett Riley announced as inaugural head coach of LIU men's hockey". NCAA.com. March 27, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". LIU Sharks. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] Long Island University Style Guide for Print and Visual Application (PDF). July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[2] "Long Island University adding D-I men's hockey for upcoming 2020-21 season". USCHO.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[AHA_partner-3] "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" (Press release). LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[4] Kennedy, Ryan (May 1, 2020). "NCAA shocker: Long Island University announces new men's program for 2020-21". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[5] "LIU Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

[6] "Brett Riley announced as inaugural head coach of LIU men's hockey". NCAA.com. March 27, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". LIU Sharks. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

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v t e LIU Sharks men's ice hockey
Venues	Islanders Iceworks (2020–Present) Northwell Health Ice Center (2020–Present)
Coaches	Brett Riley (2020–Present)
Seasons	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Cade Mason (62 Points) Josh Zary (32 Goals) Brandon Perrone (16 Wins)
Long Island University Brookville, New York

v t e NCAA Division I ice hockey independents
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