2017-18: Appeared in 20 games … scored lone goal in a 4-3 loss at Air Force … fired season-high seven shots on goal in a 4-3 win over Robert Morris … had four shots in a 5-3 win over Holy Cross.
STATS
2016-17: Played in all 37 games … finished third on the team with 12 goals and tied for third with 21 points … fourth on the squad with 98 shots on goal … led RIT with six power-play goals … tied for second on the squad with a pair of game-winning tallies … had six multiple-point outings … opened the year with back-to-back on goal, one assist performances against Robert Morris … recorded a career-high three points with a pair of power-play goals, including the game-winner and an assist in a 7-1 win over Niagara … scored the game-winning goal and was plus-2 in a 4-1 win at Robert Morris … assisted on both RIT goals in a 2-1 overtime win over Holy Cross … scored a goal in three of four meetings against Atlantic Hockey Champion Air Force … fired career-high nine shots on goal in game three of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series against Niagara … Tigers were 8-6-0 when he recorded at least one point … recorded 19 points on 11 goals and eight assists in 28 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests.
STATS
2015-16: Appeared in 36 games, scoring 13 goals and adding nine assists for 22 points … his 13 goals were third most on the squad … tied for the Atlantic Hockey Conference lead with teammate Gabe Valenzuela, scoring 13 times … garnered Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team honors … earned Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week honors, Feb. 23 … earned the number three play for his goal at Mercyhurst on the NCAA Hockey Plays of the Week, March 1, as seen on
www.ncaa.com … scored a pair of first period goals in the Atlantic Hockey Championship win over Robert Morris … scored both RIT goals, including the game-winner with 4:08 left in regulation that broke a 1-1 tie, lifting the Tigers to a 2-1 win over Mercyhurst in game one of the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal series … made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Clarkson … recorded his first point, an assist at Colgate … scored his first two collegiate goals, including the game-winner, added an assist, and was plus-3 in a 6-2 win over American International … scored a goal in four straight games, Feb. 13 to Feb. 26 … had back-to-back multiple-point efforts in a weekend series against Niagara … tallied eight goals and added three assists in a nine-game stretch, Feb. 13 to March 19 … recorded a five-game point scoring streak (4-3-7), Feb. 12 to Feb. 26 … had four points (1-3-4) in the 9-1 exhibition opener against Ontario IT … among the team leaders with 82 shots on goal, including a season-high five shots in a game six different times … blocked 24 shots , including four in the Atlantic Hockey Semifinal win over Air Force … had 16 points on nine goals and seven assists in 26 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests … Tigers were 10-4-1 when he recorded a point.
STATS
Before RIT: Played two seasons with the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League ... in 2013-14, Kerins finished fifth in league scoring with 74 points on 37 goals and 37 assists … tied for third in goals (37) and power-play tallies (13) … named a 2014 OJHL First Team All-Star … scored four goals in a win over Hamilton … added 67 points on 28 goals and 39 assists in 2012-13 with North York … had 17 points in 18 playoff games … played the 2011-12 season with the Vaughan Vipers, adding 14 goals.
Personal: New media marketing major … son of Scott and Lauranne Kerins … has one brother, Rory, and one sister, Ciara ... favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones” … favorite actor is Tom Hardy … song that gets him ready for games is “Believer” by Imagine Dragons … favorite music preformer is Drake … favorite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs … favorite NHL player is Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning … favorite opposing rink to play in is Army West Point … celebrity crush is Lily Collins … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Ireland … favorite animal is a cat … favorite holiday is Christmas … if he could have any super power it would be speed … dream job is to be a marketer for a sports league … four people (living or non-living) he would invite to dinner are Drake, Wayne Gretzky, Dr. Dre and Sidney Crosby.
Career Highs
Goals: 2, 4X, last Dec. 2, 2016 at Niagara
Assists: 2, Feb. 11, 2017 vs. Holy Cross
Points: 3, 2X, last Dec. 2, 2016 at Niagara
+/-: +3, Oct. 31, 2015 at AIC
Shots: 9, March 5, 2017 vs. Niagara
PIM: 15, Jan. 16, 2018 at Mercyhurst
