John Kruse

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Class: Junior Hometown: Eden Prairie, Minn. Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190

Position: F Last Team: Owatonna Express (NAHL)

2010-11 (Sophomore)

Played in 37 of the 38 games ... Third on the team with 11 goals ... Fourth on the team with 29 points ... Tied for second on the team with two game-winners ... Named to the Kendall Classic (Anchorage, Alaska) all-tournament team as he scored two points (1-1-2) against Alaska-Fairbanks ... Career-best five points (2-3-5) in the win over AIC, 23 ... Scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 3:20 left in the third period in the 4-3 win over RIT, Nov. 7 ... Tied his career best with three assists at UConn, Jan. 22 ... Scored the game-winning goal with 1:17 remaining in AFA's 5-3 win at Mercyhurst, Feb. 18 ... Four points (2-2-4) in the AHA Quarterfinals vs. Sacred Heart, March 11-12.

2009-10 (Freshman)

Payed in 34 games and had five goals and eight assists for 13 points ... Third on the team among the freshmen in points ... 10th in scoring overall on the team ... In his third career series, had six points (1-5-6) in the sweep of RIT ... Career-best three assists in the first game on Oct. 23 ... One goal and two assists in the second game ... Career-best two goals, including the game-winner, in the 6-3 win over Sacred Heart, Feb. 26.

Before Air Force

Played for coach Pat Cullen and the Owatonna Express of the NAHL ... Played 34 games for the Express and had 33 points (11-22-33) ... His +13 was second on the team while his five power-play goals were third ... Helped lead the team to the NAHL second round of the playoffs ... Led his team with five playoff goals and was second on the team with six playoff points in nine games ... Graduated from Eden Prairie High School ... Lettered three years in hockey.

Personal

Member of Cadet Squadron 19 ... Parents are Norm and Stacy Kruse ... Has two siblings, Matt and Alicia ... Major is management ... Long-term goal is to start his own business ... This past summer, went to McGuire AFB, N.J., on Operation Air Force and also worked Basic Cadet Training ... Favorite TV show is That 70's Show ... Favorite movies are Inception and Happy Gilmore ... Favorite sport other than hockey is golf ... Something not many people know about him is that he can play the piano ... Hobbies are golf and listening to music ... Favorite team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Pavel Datsyuk.