Daniel McKiernan
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Weston, Conn.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- So.
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- Major:
- Accounting
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- Previous Team:
- NH Avalanche (EHL)
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- gp
- 13
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- p
- 8
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- g
- 6
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- a
- 2
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- pim
- 4
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- +/-
- 9
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 2, twice, last at Western New England, Feb. 9, 2025
Goals: 1, seven times
Assists: 1, four times
Shots: 4, twice, last at Western New England, Feb. 9, 2025
Powerplay Goals: 1, vs. Western New Engalnd, Feb. 15, 2025
Plus/Minus: +2, four times
Point Streak: 3 games (3g, 1a), Feb. 9-15, 2025
SOPHOMORE • 2024-25
Skated in 13 games ... Totaled eight points ... Scored six goals including one power play and one game-winner ... Handed out two helpers ... Took 19 shots ... Aided to the 2-0 clean sheet at Wentworth (Nov. 9) ... Registered one goal and one assist in the 5-1 win over worcester State (Nov. 13) ... Skated at Nichols (Nov. 15) ... Aided to the 1-1 draw with Nichols (Nov. 16) ... Had one shot against the University of New England (Nov. 23) ... Poured in one goal in the 5-0 shutout of Framingham State (Jan. 14) ... Logged two shots in the 9-5 triumph against Western New England (Feb. 7) ... Had one goal and one assist in the 5-1 win at Western New England (Feb. 9) ... Netted one goal in the 3-2 victory against Wentworth (Feb. 14) ... Notched one goal in the 2-1 win over WNE (Feb. 15) ... Notched one shot in the 1-1 stalemate at Nichols (Feb. 21) ... Put away the game-winning goal in the 4-0 CNE First Round triumph over Nichols (Feb. 26) ... Competed in the CNE Semis at No. 4 Curry (March 1).
FRESHMAN • 2023-24
Appeared in 18 games ... Produced three points on one goal and two assists ... Took 23 shots ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Albertus Magnus (Oct. 27) ... Scored one goal in the 7-5 win over Salem State (Oct. 28) ... Handed out one assist at Salve Regina (Nov. 3) ... Skated against Salve Regina (Nov. 4) ... Competed in the home-and-home series with No. 15 Curry (Nov. 10-11) ... Took the ice in the home-and-home series against No. 11 University of New England (Nov. 17-18) ... Battled at Bowdoin (Nov. 25) ... Competed at Colby (Nov. 26) ... Had a hand in the 4-3 win over Western New England (Dec. 1) ... Aided to the 3-3 draw versus WNE (Dec. 2) ... Saw time at Southern Maine (Dec. 8) ... Chipped in to the 1-1 tie versus Connecticut College (Jan. 5) ... Played versus Worcester State (Jan. 6) ... Tallied one assist against Endicott (Jan. 27) ... Skated versus Salve Regina (Feb. 9).
ACADEMICS
Krampade All-American Scholar via AHCA in 2024-25 ... CNE All-Academic in 2024-25 ... Member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club in Spring 2025 ... Four-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025).
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 13 | 9 |
| Points | 8 | 4 |
| Goals | 6 | 3 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| PIM | 4 | 4 |
| +/- | 9 | 3 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 2 | 2 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 19 | 11 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | at Salem St. | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | Wentworth | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Wentworth | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 13 | Worcester St. | W, 5-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 15 | at Nichols | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 16 | Nichols | T, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 22 | at U. of New England | L, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | U. of New England | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nov 26 | at Colby | T, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 1 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | W, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 6 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 7 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 3 | vs. Albertus Magnus | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 4 | vs. MSOE | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 14 | Framingham St. | W, 5-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 17 | at #12 U. of New England | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 24 | at #14 Endicott | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | #14 Endicott | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 31 | at #6 Curry | L, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | #6 Curry | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | Western New Eng. | W, 9-5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 9 | at Western New Eng. | W, 5-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 14 | Wentworth | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 15 | Western New Eng. | W, 2-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 21 | at Nichols | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 26 | Nichols | W, 4-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mar 1 | at #4 Curry | L, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Conference | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Losses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| November | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| February | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
News mentions
Suffolk men’s ice hockey had 16 players honored as Krampade All-American Scholars by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) for the 2024-25 season, the national organization unveiled.
After back-to-back overtime draws in the regular season with Nichols and sending-ending elimination on the line, the fourth-seeded Suffolk men’s hockey team powered its way by the fifth-seeded Bison, in the First Round of the 2025 Conference of New England (CNE) Tournament, 4-0, Wednesday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Suffolk men’s hockey skated to a 1-1 Conference of New England stalemate with Nichols in its regular-season finale Friday night at Levy Rink in Burrillville, Rhode Island. The Rams garnered the extra shootout point by a 2-1 margin.
Suffolk men’s hockey wrapped up its regular season home schedule in winning fashion as it took down Western New England, 2-1, Saturday at Louis E. Porrazzo memorial Skating Rink.
Three Rams scored to lead Suffolk men’s hockey to its third straight win, a 3-2 decision over Conference of New England counterpart Wentworth Friday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Down one after the first period, Suffolk men’s hockey scored five unanswered to take down Western New England, 5-1, Sunday at the Olympia Ice Center.
Five different player scored, a bakers’ dozen produced a point and CJ Hapward turned aside all 20 shots he faced to send Suffolk men’s hockey to a convincing 5-0 win over Framingahm State Tuesday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Off to its best start in a decade, Suffolk men’s hockey looks to keep rolling this weekend as it turns its attention to a home-and-home Conference of New England series with Nichols. The Rams will head to Harrisville, Rhode Island Friday, Nov. 16 for a 5:40 p.m. contest, before hosting the Bison at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink Saturday, Nov. 17 at 4:50 p.m.
Ten Rams produced a point to anchor Suffolk men’s hockey to a convincing 5-1 triumph over Worcester State Wednesday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. The win was the Rams first over the Lancers in over 15 years.
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