| Current: | 2023–24 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season |
| Team Name: | LIU Sharks |
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| University: | Long Island University |
| Sex: | men's |
| Conference: | NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) |
| Conference Short: | Independent |
| Location: | Brookville, New York |
| First Year: | 2020–21 |
| Coach: | Brett Riley |
| Coach Year: | 5th |
| Coach Wins: | 42 |
| Coach Losses: | 73 |
| Coach Ties: | 5 |
| Arena: | Islanders Iceworks Northwell Health Ice Center |
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.[1] While starting out as an independent, the Sharks are a scheduling partner of Atlantic Hockey for at least their first season.[2]
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.
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.[3] 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.[2]
See main article: List of LIU Sharks men's ice hockey seasons. [4]
Brett Riley was named as the team's first head coach on May 26, 2020.[5]
As of the completion of 2023–24 season
As of September 20, 2023.[6] |}
| Player | Years | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–Present | 60 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 16 | |
| 2021–Present | 89 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 150 | |
| 2020–Present | 109 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 49 | |
| 2022–Present | 63 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 21 | |
| 2022–Present | 67 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 62 | |
| 2022–2023 | 36 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 78 | |
| 2022–Present | 57 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 18 | |
| 2020–Present | 109 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 32 | |
| 2020–Present | 111 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 60 | |
| 2022–2023 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 64 | |
| 2022–Present | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 39 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | 44 | 2,180 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 102 | 3 | .891 | 2.81 | |
| 2020–2023 | 47 | 2,543 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 142 | 1 | .893 | 3.35 | |
| 2021–2022 | 18 | 1,049 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 62 | 2 | .887 | 3.55 | |