The Sharks represented Long Island University and were coached by Brett Riley, in his 1st season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LIU would schedule games against members of Atlantic Hockey but would not be eligible for the conference tournament.

[1] In August, the NCAA granted a blanket waiver for all winter sports, not counting the 2020–21 season against eligibility.

Due to LIU not possessing a club team the previous season, the entire varsity roster was assembled from scratch.

Eleven transfers from other college programs were used as the framework for the inaugural team roster while 15 freshman were part of LIU's first recruiting class.