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.

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.

LIU would officially remain an independent program and would not be eligible for the conference tournament.

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