Born in
South Boston,
Massachusetts, Regan attended
Saint Sebastian's School in
Needham, Massachusetts. He began his career playing for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the
USHL for the 2003–04 season. While playing in Waterloo he was one of the most successful goaltenders that the team has seen, setting team records for single season wins and shutouts. That year the Black Hawks reached the
Clark Cup finals and Regan was named the Clark Cup MVP. A lifelong
Boston Bruins fan, he was drafted by the Bruins in the ninth round (277 overall) of the
2003 NHL entry draft. He then attended the
University of New Hampshire from 2004 until 2008. In 2005 and 2007 UNH twice reached the Hockey East Championship game, only to lose to
Boston College each time. They also advanced to the
NCAA tournament each of the four seasons that Regan played. He received several awards his senior season and was a finalist for the
Hobey Baker Award. He was a unanimous selection as the 2008 Hockey East Player of the Year and also won the Walter Brown Award for best American college hockey player in New England. He graduated from UNH with a dual major in Finance and Economics. His high
GPA earned him a spot on the Hockey East's All-Academic Team. After graduating, he spent the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons in the
American Hockey League and the
ECHL. He was signed by the
Providence Bruins in 2008, where he initially served as a backup to
Tuukka Rask. While in the AHL he was hampered by hip injuries, including a
torn labrum, that required multiple surgeries. He was briefly called up to the Boston Bruins in January 2009 but did not see any action. After recovering from his injuries he moved to Italy in 2010 to play for Hockey Club Valpellice of Serie A. At Valpellice he had eight teammates from North America. Regan returned to Europe, playing two seasons for the
Fife Flyers, the continent's oldest hockey club. Heralded among the best all-time Fife Flyer keepers, Kevin Regan retired after the 2015 campaign. ==Career statistics==