Liam Souliere Season 2021-22

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
 
Career: Enters his senior season first all-time at Penn State with a 2.72 goals-against average…Ranks second all-time with a .908 save percentage…Ranks third all-time in wins (27), games played (56), games started (55), minutes (3192:43), saves (1,430) and shutouts (3).
 
Season: 2022-23: Set the Penn State single-season record with three shutouts…His 19 wins are the second-most all-time in a single-season in program history…Set the Nittany Lion single-season record for goals-against average with a 2.43 GAA…His .917 save percentage was the third-best in a single -season all-time at Penn State…Set the Penn State shutout streak at 184:55 from 10/28/22 – 11/5/22.
 
2022-23 • JUNIOR SEASON
 
Awards: Named a 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten honoree…Named a 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Named to the Allentown Regional All-Tournament Team.
 
Season: Made 36 appearances with 36 starts…Posted a 19-14-1 record with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
 
Canisius (10/7): Made 34 stops on 36 shots in a 5-2 victory. Mercyhurst (10/13): Stopped 20 shots in a 6-3 win. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Stopped 19-of-20 shots in a 4-1 win. at Wisconsin (10/28-10/29): Made 63 saves on 64 shots with a pair of 30+ save games en route to the first Big Ten series sweep of his career. Stopped all 32 shots he faced in the series finale to register the first shutout of his career. No. 1 Michigan (11/4): Made 17 saves on 17 shots to collect his second-straight shutout and lead Penn State to its first-ever win over the top team in the nation. at Minnesota (11/10): Made 24 saves in a 4-2 win. Alaska (11/22-11/23): Made 58 saves on 61 shots during a series sweep. Ohio State (12/2): Stopped 35-of-36 shots in a 2-1 win. at Notre Dame (12/9): Stopped 29 shots in a 5-2 victory. No. 20 RIT (12/30-12/31): Allowed just one goal in each game making 51 saves over the weekend to complete the series sweep. Notre Dame (1/21): Made 29 saves in a 3-2 win. Wisconsin (2/24): Stopped 24-of-25 shots in a 6-1 win. at No. 9 Ohio State (3/4): Recorded a program record 55 saves in a 2-1 overtime victory in the B1G quarterfinals. vs. No. 13 Michigan Tech (3/24): Stopped all 24 shots he faced during an 8-0 victory in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The victory was the first shutout in Penn State postseason history and set an NCAA Tournament record for largest shutout. vs. No. 2 Michigan (3/26): Made 41 saves on 43 shots in an overtime loss.

2021-22 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned 2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades...Named a 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Season: Started in all 15 games he played...Posted a record of 7-7-1...Registered career highs with 409 saves and a .905 save percentage...Finished the year with the lowest goals against average of his career at 2.88.

Canisius (10/9): Made 36 saves with a .947 save percentage in a 5-2 victory. Niagara (10/22): Stopped 33-of-35 shots in a 6-2 win. at St. Thomas (11/24): Made 12 saves in a 4-1 victory. Wisconsin (1/21): Registered a career high of 40 saves to notch his first career Big Ten win with a 4-1 victory. No. 12/11 Ohio State (1/28): Made 28 saves in a 2-2 tie...Stopped 3-of-4 shots in the shootout to secure the extra B1G point. at Michigan State (2/25): Made 27 saves in a 5-3 victory. at No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/5): Collected 33 saves in the second game of the Big Ten Quarterfinals to secure a 3-2 win. at No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/6): Allowed just one goal with 23 saves in a decisive 2-1 game three victory which advanced the Nittany Lions to the Semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament for the seventh-straight season...Penn State became the first road team to win a best-of-three quarterfinal series since the format was introduced prior to the 2017-18 season.

2020-21 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Made five appearances with four starts...Earned his lone victory in an overtime thriller.

at Minnesota (11/20): Made his first career start as a Nittany Lion. Arizona State (12/13): Stopped 36-of-40 shots without allowing a goal over the final 47:23 of game action to secure his first collegiate win...Registered the primary assist on the game-winning goal in overtime.

BEFORE PENN STATE

Played 2019-20 season with the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL…Returned from injury and finished with a 9-6-0 record, a 3.37 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage in 15 starts…Spent two seasons (2017-2019) in CCHL…Named the league’s Goaltender of the Year in 2018-19 with the Brockville Braves after compiling a 26-8-0 record with a .930 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average…Ranked second in the league for GAA and save percentage…Led Braves to second-place finish in the Robinson Division and semifinal appearance in the CCHL playoffs…Played the 2017-18 season with the Nepean Raiders appearing in 40 games with a .927 save percentage and a 2.70 goals against average with a 16-18-0 record.

PERSONAL

Son of Chantale Pelletier and Jean Souliere…Has one older sister, Chloe, and a younger sister, Kyra…Majoring in finance.