Daniel McKiernan '22 Recruiting Profile

Hello,

My name is Daniel McKiernan and I am a Senior and Assistant Varsity Captain at the Williston Northampton school in Easthampton, Massachusetts.  I am completing my 2nd and Senior year at Williston and attended Weston High School in Weston, Connecticut for the three years prior.  I was born on July 5, 2003 and I am currently 5’10” and 175 LBS.  I am a forward with a left shot and typically play center or left wing. 

Competitive hockey has always been a big part of my life and in addition to playing at the prep school level I have played with AAA programs in Connecticut and New York including the Mid-Fairfield organization.   Attending prep school has been a tremendous development and growth experience for me the last two years and has challenged me to identify ways to be faster, stronger and more agile in order to compete against some of the most talented players in the Northeast.  I am excited to have scored 14 points so far this season in 16 games (7 goals and 7 assists) and I continue to strive to get better.

Before attending Williston I also played for my high school team, JBWA and led the team as a co-captain in my junior year.     Playing hockey has taught me humility, perseverance and work ethic and my goal is to be able to play at the college level in addition to pursuing a degree in Business.  I respect the game and all the people I have played with.  It has been a tremendous opportunity to learn the game from many great coaches and from my Dad who played college hockey for the Hobart Statesmen. 

As a player, I work to be a versatile forward who can win face-offs, battles for pucks, kill penalties and contribute offensively. 

I am proud to have scored 92 total points in my sophomore year (JBWA’s first season as a high school team with 54 goals, 38 assists) and to have earned Connecticut All-State and All-Conference honors in both 2019 and 2020.   During the 2019/2020 season I  scored my 100th high school point in 27 regular season games (sophomore/early junior year).   I scored 37 goals and 16 assists for a total of 53 points for the 2020 high school season.

In addition to hockey I also play varsity lacrosse for Williston and Weston High School and have also played club summer lacrosse for the Express North organization for 3 summer seasons.   

Hockey and lacrosse have been a great connection to my high school and my community through volunteer work I have done with the youth sports team and camps over the last several years.

I would like to assure all of the coaches interested in me that I am hard worker. I try to be a better student, hockey and lacrosse player and person every day.   I am always open to listening to advice and ways to improve and look forward to the future ahead.

Thank you for reviewing my profile and I look forward to talking to you,

Daniel McKiernan