Kevin Crane was born in Irvine, California and grew up playing for the California Wave AAA Hockey Club until his Bantam minor year. Crane then entered Phillips Exeter Academy as a Sophomore and was Captain and MVP his senior year before being recruited to play for Princeton University in 2006. While at Princeton, Kevin was a part of the 2008 ECAC and Ivy League Championship team and participated in two NCAA tournament appearances. Following his four years a Princeton, Crane founded the D1 Development Group in 2014, and is also currently a coach with the New Jersey Devils Youth organization and Seton Hall Prep.