Liam Souliere

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Photo by: Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Position:
Goaltender
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 180
Class:
Graduate Student
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Montréal, Québec
Previous Team:
Penn State (NCAA)

PRONUNCIATION

• Tied for 10th in Gophers history for single-season goals against average (2.35 in 2024-25)
• Tied for 12th in Gophers history for single-season save percentage (.917 in 2024-25)
• Signed Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO) with the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears on April 15, 2025

2024-25 | GRADUATE STUDENT
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team
Big Ten Conference Third Star of the Week (Jan. 14)
Mike Richter Award Watch List
• Earned the starting nod in goal for 23 games in his lone season at Minnesota and made 25 appearances totaling more than 1,400 minutes played
• Finished the year with a 13-8-2 record, including wins in four-straight contests from Oct. 19 to Nov. 9
• Posted a 2.35 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage, both of which were the best of his career
• Recorded a pair of shutouts, coming in his first outing versus his former team Penn State (Nov. 2) behind 28 saves
• Added a perfect, 22-save effort against Michigan (Dec. 7) to complete a series shutout of the Wolverines
• His 2.30 goals-against average and .922 save percentage in Big Ten Conference outings each ranked second among all B1G goaltenders
• Turned away 38-of-39 total shots faced on the road at Ohio State in nearly four periods of work to earn Big Ten Conference Third Star of the Week honors (Jan. 14)
• Stopped a season-best 35 shots in a road tie at Michigan State (Jan. 25)
• Made 25 or more saves in 16 of his 23 starts, including at least 30 saves eight times
• Secured his first point as a Gopher, second of his career, behind an assist versus Ohio State (Feb. 21)
• Earned first letter

2023-24 | SENIOR (Penn State)
• Made 28 appearances, all starts, during his final season with the Nittany Lions
• Posted a 12-14-1 record behind a 3.38 goals-against average and an .874 save percentage
• Won each of his first four starts to begin the campaign
• Totaled three outings of at least 30 saves, including a season-best 35 at home versus Michigan State (Jan. 12)
• Won all four starts to complete a season sweep of Ohio State (Jan. 26-27 and Mar. 1-2)

2022-23 | JUNIOR (Penn State)
NCAA Allentown Regional All-Tournament Team
Mike Richter Award Watch List
Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week (Nov. 1, Jan. 4)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
First in Penn State history for single-season shutouts (3)
First in Penn State history for single-season goals-against average (2.43)
Second in Penn State history for single-season wins (19)
Third in Penn State history for single-season save percentage (.917)
• Started all 36 of his appearances and posted a 19-14-1 record with wins in each of his first four starts
• Tallied a 2.43 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage
• Set the Nittany Lions' single-season record with three shutouts, including the first of his career when he stopped all 31 shots at Wisconsin (Oct. 29)
• Followed that with a 17-save shutout of No. 1 Michigan (Nov. 4) in his next game, securing PSU's first-ever win over the top-ranked team in the nation
• Setting the program shutout record at 184:55, stretching across four outings from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5
• Turned away all 24 shots he faced during an 8-0 victory over No. 13 Michigan Tech (Mar. 24) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, recording the first shutout in Penn State postseason history
• Recorded a school-record 55 saves in a 2-1 overtime victory at Ohio State (Mar. 4) in the Big Ten Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
• Made 41 saves in an overtime loss versus No. 2 Michigan (Mar. 26) in the NCAA Allentown Regional final
• Finished the year with 11 outings of at least 30 saves, including two games with 40 or more

2021-22 | SOPHOMORE (Penn State)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 15 games in which he played and posted a record of 7-7-1
• Totaled 30 or more saves in five of 15 appearances
• Registered a season-high 40 saves to pick up his first career B1G win against Wisconsin (Jan. 21)
• Picked up consecutive victories at No. 12 Ohio State (Mar. 5-6) to win the best-of-three Big Ten Conference Quarterfinals series over the Buckeyes, the first-ever series win by a road team since the format was introduced in 2017-18

2020-21 | FRESHMAN (Penn State)
• Made five appearances with four starts in his first season of college hockey
• Posted 24 saves in his NCAA debut at Minnesota (Nov. 20)
• Earned his lone victory in an overtime thriller versus Arizona State (Nov. 20) behind a season-best 36 saves
• Registered the primary assist on the game-winning goal in overtime against the Sun Devils (Nov. 20)
• Four of his outings came on the road

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Played the 2019-20 season with the BCHL's Victoria Grizzlies
• Missed a majority of the season due to injury before making 15 starts to close the year
• Finished with a 9-6-0 record, 3.37 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage for the Grizzlies
• Made a season-high 51 saves in Victoria's win over the Langley Rivermen (Feb. 11)
• Spent two seasons in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) from 2017-19
• Named the CCHL Goaltender of the Year in 2018-19 with the Brockville Braves after compiling a 25-8-1 record, leading the team to a second-place finish in the Robinson Division and a semifinal appearance in the CCHL playoffs
• Ranked second in the league behind a 2.13 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage
• Made 40 appearances for the Nepean Raiders during the 2017-18 campaign, posting a 16-18-0 record with a .927 save percentage and a 2.70 goals-against average

PERSONAL
• Son of Jean Souliere and Chantale Pelletier
• Has one older sister, Chloe, and a younger sister, Kyra
• Is the only Canadian-born player to ever wear No. 31 for the Gophers
• Graduated from Penn State in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance
• Working to complete a Master of Human Resources & Industrial Relations degree from Minnesota's Carlson School of Management