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.
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.
| Mathew Harris | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Brett Humberstone | Defenseman | Transferred to Wisconsin–Stevens Point | ||
| Mitch Meek | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Garrett Metcalf | Goaltender | Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) | ||
| Stephen Mundinger | Goaltender | Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners) | ||
| Christian Rajic | Forward | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Arseni Smekhnov | Forward | Returned to juniors (Janesville Jets) | ||
| Tanner Schachle | Forward | Left mid-season (signed with Rapid City Rush) | ||
| Madoka Suzuki | Forward | Transferred to Carleton | ||
| Connor Szmul | Forward | Transferred to Wisconsin–Eau Claire | ||
| Garrett Worth | Forward | Left program (retired) |
| Kristofer Carlson | Goaltender | 24 | Centreville, VA
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| Spencer Cox | Defenseman | 20 | West Chester, PA | ||
| Isaiah Fox | Forward | 21 | Pierrefonds, QC | ||
| John Gormley | Defenseman | 21 | Bronx, NY | ||
| Billy Jerry | Forward | 23 | River Falls, WI
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| P. J. Marrocco | Forward | 24 | Edmonton, AB
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| Ethan Martini | Defenseman | 20 | Trail, BC | ||
| Carson Musser | Defenseman | 24 | Grand Rapids, MI
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| Zack Nazzarett | Forward | 21 | Cheektowaga, NY
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| Dylan Schuett | Forward | 20 | Medicine Hat, AB | ||
| Jake Stevens | Defenseman | 24 | Naperville, IL
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| Justin Thompson | Forward | 21 | Maplewood, MN | ||
| Jordan Timmons | Forward | 22 | Bridgeville, PA
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| Tyler Welsh | Forward | 24 | Whistler, BC
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As of September 21, 2021.[1] |}
|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
| 34 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10 | |||
| 27 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 32 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | |||
| 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Total | 87 | 150 | 237 | 554 |
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| 5 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 | .860 | 3.25 | ||
| 17 | 866 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 389 | 1 | .892 | 3.26 | ||
| 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 |
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See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
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