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2023–24 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 LIU Sharks
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceNorthwell Health Ice Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall16–20–1
Home8–6–0
Road8–14–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrett Riley
Assistant coachesWill Messa
Andrew Veglucci
LIU Sharks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 LIU Sharks men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program. The Sharks represented Long Island University and were coached by Brett Riley, in his 4th season.

Season

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While LIU was hoping to take the next step in their fourth season, the team was still largely unable to move forward. Long Island's start to the season looked promising as they played two close games against ranked opponents (both losses) and produced some good offense against Stonehill, that pattern didn't change throughout the year. The Sharks got a solid effort from starter Brandon Perrone throughout the season but it wasn't quite good enough to overcome decent teams. Similarly, the offense produced consistently; Josh Zary became the first LIU player to hit 20 goals for a season and the Sharks had five skaters with at least 30 points. However, the team came up just shy too often, losing eight games by 1 goal. LIU's numbers were offset by the eight games the team had against Stonehill, the worst team in college hockey. In those matches, Long Island went 8–0 and scored 48 goals while allowing just 12. The season series with the Skyhawks enabled LIU to set a program record with 16 wins but still left them sitting near the bottom of the PairWise rankings.[1]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Spencer Cox Defenseman/Forward  United States Transferred to Miami
Adam Goodsir Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Santeri Hartikainen Forward  Finland Graduation (signed with Kiekko-Vantaa)
Tyler Kostelecky Forward  United States Transferred to Bethel
Patriks Marcinkēvičs Forward  Latvia Transferred to Michigan Tech
Ethan Martini Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Dalhousie
Gustav Müller Forward  Sweden Left program (retired)
Vinnie Purpura Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Austin Rook Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Dylan Schuett Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Jan Škorpík Goaltender  Czech Republic Left program (retired)
Anthony Vincent Forward  United States Graduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Heath Armstrong Forward  Canada 21 Calgary, AB
Grayson Constable Forward  Canada 25 Lethbridge, AB; graduate transfer from Holy Cross
Rico DiMatteo Goaltender  United States 22 Brasher Falls, NY; transfer from Northern Michigan
Aaron Grounds Forward  United States 21 Jamestown, ND; transfer from American International
Atte Lehikoinen Defenseman  Finland 20 Joensuu, FIN
Onni Leppänen Forward  Finland 19 Helsinki, FIN
Peter Muzyka Defenseman  Canada 23 Toronto, ON; graduate transfer from Cornell
Remy Parker Forward  United States 25 Montclair, NJ; graduate transfer from Union
Kade Peterson Forward  United States 20 West Fargo, ND
Adam Pitters Forward  United States 24 Grosse Pointe, MI; graduate transfer from Bowling Green
Noah Rupprecht Goaltender  United States 21 Thief River Falls, MN
Luke Strickland Forward  Canada 20 Keswick, ON
Garrett Valk Defenseman  Canada 20 North Vancouver, BC

Roster

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As of September 20, 2023.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Ontario Peter Muzyka Graduate D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-05-14 Toronto, Ontario Cornell (ECAC)
3 Texas A. J. Casperson Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-19 Flower Mound, Texas Janesville (NAHL)
4 Finland Atte Lehikoinen Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-07-05 Joensuu, Finland Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
5 Finland Valtteri Piironen Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2001-09-11 Joensuu, Finland Sioux Falls (USHL)
6 Alberta Cade Mason Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-08-26 Red Deer, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL)
7 Ontario Jordan Di Cicco Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-17 London, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
8 Quebec Isaiah Fox Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2000-07-05 Montreal, Quebec Maine (NAHL)
9 Ontario Daniel Baldassarra Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-03-15 Woodbridge, Ontario North York (OJHL)
10 Alberta Heath Armstrong Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-05-12 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
11 Ontario Chris Pappas Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-11-26 Toronto, Ontario St. Lawrence (ECAC)
12 New York (state) Zachary Nazzarett Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2000-08-25 Cheektowaga, New York New Jersey (NAHL)
13 British Columbia Josh Zary Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-10-15 Nanaimo, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
14 Ontario Luke Strickland Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-10-16 Keswick, Ontario Wellington (OJHL)
15 Alberta Grayson Constable Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-05-05 Lethbridge, Alberta Holy Cross (AHA)
16 Michigan Xan Gurney Sophomore (RS) D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-05-28 Grosse Ile, Michigan Western Michigan (NCHC)
17 British Columbia Nolan Welsh Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-23 Whistler, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
18 North Dakota Kade Peterson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-03 West Fargo, North Dakota St. Cloud (NAHL)
19 Massachusetts Jack Quinn Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-28 Lancaster, Massachusetts Kenai River (NAHL)
20 Michigan Adam Pitters Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-09 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Bowling Green (CCHA)
21 Ontario Austin Brimmer Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2001-10-10 Markham, Ontario Shreveport (ECAC)
22 British Columbia Riley Wallack Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-04-05 South Surrey, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)
23 North Dakota Aaron Grounds Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-12-24 Jamestown, North Dakota American International (AHA)
24 New York (state) John Gormley Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-08-19 Bronx, New York Bismarck (NAHL)
25 Saskatchewan Preston Brodziak Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-29 Estevan, Saskatchewan Prince George (BCHL)
27 New Jersey Remy Parker Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-04-27 Montclair, New Jersey Utica (UCHC)
28 British Columbia Garrett Valk Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-10-20 North Vancouver, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)
31 Minnesota Noah Rupprecht Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-06-15 Thief River Falls, Minnesota Minot (NAHL)
33 New York (state) Rico DiMatteo Junior (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2001-01-01 Brasher Falls, New York Northern Michigan (CCHA)
35 New York (state) Brandon Perrone Graduate G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-10-26 Smithtown, New York Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)
44 New York (state) Noah Kane Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-11-27 Buffalo, New York Mercyhurst (AHA)
52 Finland Onni Leppänen Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-12-01 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Standings

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Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska 34 17 14 3 110 86
Alaska Anchorage 34 15 17 2 95 105
Arizona State 38 24 8 6 129 94
Lindenwood 28 6 18 4 74 121
Long Island 37 16 20 1 115 103
Stonehill 36 2 34 0 62 213
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 7:30 pm #16 Penn State* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Perrone L 2–3  1,862 0–1–0
October 8 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts FloHockey DiMatteo L 2–5  830 0–2–0
October 13 7:00 pm at #4 Boston College* Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Perrone L 2–4  7,308 0–3–0
October 14 5:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row DiMatteo W 7–3  275 1–3–0
October 20 9:00 pm at Colorado College* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Perrone L 2–3  3,412 1–4–0
October 21 8:00 pm at Colorado College* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   DiMatteo L 2–4  3,407 1–5–0
October 28 8:00 pm Saint Anselm* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+, SNY Perrone W 4–0  314 2–5–0
October 30 7:30 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row DiMatteo W 4–2  183 3–5–0
November 5 7:00 pm Sacred Heart* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Perrone W 2–1  349 4–5–0
November 10 8:07 pm at Omaha* Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Perrone L 2–3  7,802 4–6–0
November 11 8:07 pm at Omaha* Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Perrone L 4–5 OT 7,802 4–7–0
November 17 8:10 pm at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   Perrone L 0–3  857 4–8–0
November 18 3:10 pm at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   DiMatteo W 6–2  635 5–8–0
November 24 7:30 pm American International* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+, SNY Perrone L 2–5  550 5–9–0
November 25 7:00 pm Simon Fraser* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+, SNY DiMatteo W 3–1  325
November 28 6:00 pm at Saint Anselm* Thomas F. Sullivan Ice ArenaManchester, New Hampshire   DiMatteo L 2–3  207 5–10–0
December 1 7:00 pm at Brown* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Perrone T 2–2 OT 464 5–10–1
December 2 7:00 pm at Yale* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Perrone W 3–1  1,029 6–10–1
December 9 7:00 pm at #5 Quinnipiac* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Perrone L 2–4  3,087 6–11–1
December 10 7:00 pm at Yale* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Perrone L 3–5  866 6–12–1
December 16 7:00 pm Vermont* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Perrone L 2–3  700 6–13–1
December 17 7:15 pm Vermont* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ DiMatteo L 1–5  350 6–14–1
January 12 7:00 pm Colgate* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Rupprecht W 3–2 OT 650 7–14–1
January 13 2:00 pm Colgate* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Rupprecht W 3–2 OT 450 8–14–1
January 19 2:30 pm Stonehill* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Rupprecht W 8–2  250 9–14–1
January 20 2:00 pm Stonehill* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Rupprecht W 10–0  300 10–14–1
January 26 2:30 pm Alaska* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Rupprecht L 3–7  255 10–15–1
January 27 2:00 pm Alaska* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Perrone L 1–3  350 10–16–1
February 2 7:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Rupprecht W 3–1  153 11–16–1
February 3 4:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Perrone W 5–0  198 12–16–1
February 10 10:07 pm at Alaska Anchorage* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Perrone W 2–1  800 13–16–1
February 11 9:07 pm at Alaska Anchorage* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Rupprecht L 1–3  562 13–17–1
February 16 11:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska FloHockey Perrone W 4–0  2,024 14–17–1
February 17 11:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska FloHockey Perrone L 0–4  1,776 14–18–1
February 23 2:30 pm Stonehill* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Perrone W 7–2  300 15–18–1
February 24 2:00 pm Stonehill* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Perrone W 4–2  300 16–18–1
March 1 9:00 pm at #20 Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Perrone L 2–4  4,951 16–19–1
March 2 7:00 pm at #20 Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Perrone L 3–4  4,774 16–20–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Josh Zary F 35 20 14 34 21
Isaiah Fox F 37 14 20 34 66
Chris Pappas C 34 11 20 31 10
Noah Kane C 33 8 22 30 48
Cade Mason D 34 2 28 30 8
Remy Parker F 35 13 6 19 6
Grayson Constable F 37 9 9 18 29
Austin Brimmer RW 32 7 8 15 12
Nolan Welsh F 32 6 9 15 21
Valtteri Piironen D 31 3 9 12 18
Zachary Nazzarett LW 19 3 9 12 4
Adam Pitters F 31 4 5 9 10
Jack Quinn F 34 2 6 8 31
Preston Brodziak F 29 3 4 7 10
Jordan Di Cicco D 33 2 5 7 4
Aaron Grounds F 13 2 2 4 18
Riley Wallack F 30 2 2 4 8
John Gormley D 37 1 3 4 61
Garrett Valk D 36 2 1 3 14
Peter Muzyka D 35 0 3 3 70
Xan Gurney D 13 1 2 3 36
A. J. Casperson D 12 0 1 1 2
Heath Armstrong F 9 0 1 1 0
Brandon Perrone G 25 0 1 1 2
Atte Lehikoinen D 7 0 0 0 2
Daniel Baldassarra C 9 0 0 0 4
Noah Rupprecht G 8 0 0 0 0
Kade Peterson F 9 0 0 0 4
Rico DiMatteo G 9 0 0 0 0
Luke Strickland LW 1 0 0 0 0
Total 115 190 305 519

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Noah Rupprecht 10 421:40 5 2 0 15 135 1 .900 2.13
Brandon Perrone 25 1375:43 8 14 1 63 535 3 .895 2.75
Rico DiMatteo 11 403:14 3 4 0 20 139 0 .874 2.98
Empty Net - 31:59 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 37 2232:36 16 20 1 103 809 4 .887 2.77

Rankings

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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 26 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[5]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hockey Season Closes with Program-Record 16 Wins". LIU Sharks. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". LIU Sharks. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". LIU Sharks. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Long Island Univ. 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.