Kieran Durgan

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. John's, Mich.
Position:
F

2018-19 (Freshman)
One of six Falcons to play in all 36 games … Tied for the team lead with 12 goals … Fifth on the team with 18 points … 12 goals were the second most in the conference, and tied for seventh most in the nation, by a freshman … Three game-winners were tied as the sixth most in the nation by a freshman … Earned the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman … AHC Rookie of the Week, Nov. 12, with two points in the Bentley series … Career-best two goals in the win over Canisius, Oct. 19 … Five-point scoring streak was a career-best … Tied career-best of two points against Bentley, Feb. 1 … Blocked 27 shots … Academic all-conference.

Before Air Force
Played 130 games of junior hockey over three seasons … Played 42 games for the Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) in 2015-16 and had nine points (4-5-9) … In 2016-17, he played 60 games for the Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) and had 47 points on 18 goals and 29 assists … Second on the team in goals and third in points … Five power-play goals, two shorties, two game-winners and was a +13 … In 2017-18, played in 26 games for the Mudbugs and had 26 points on 16 goals and 10 assists … Four-game winners tied for 18^th in the NAHL … Named the 2017-18 Southern Division Player of the Year … Team won the Robertson Cup in 2018 … Also played two games for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL … Graduated from St. John’s High School

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 15 … Son of Jeff and Susan Durgan … Father, Jeff, was a former professional soccer player, playing seven years, mostly with the New York Cosmos ... Also played on several U.S. National Teams and competed in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles ... Has two siblings … Major is mechanical engineering … Long-term goal is to become a developmental engineer … During this past summer, participated in remote piloted aircraft program at the Academy … Also, served as a cadre during Expeditionary Survival Training … Has been on the Dean’s List twice … Funniest follow on social media is Pardon My Take … If he could have dinner with any three people, it would be Quentin Tarantino, Matthew McConaughey, J.Robert Oppenheimer … Favorite musical group is Hippo Campus … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix … Greatest individual moment in sports was scoring the first goal with a new expansion junior hockey team … Greatest team moment was winning the NAHL Championship … One word to describe himself is focused … Career aspirations after the Academy are pilot training or grad school and becoming a developmental engineer… Hobbies are hiking, fishing, video games, reading and listening to music … Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings … Favorite player is Pavel Datsyuk.