Kraig Nienhuis
 Kraig Nienhuis 
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| Date of birth | May 9, 1962 |
| place of birth | Sarnia , Ontario , Canada |
| size | 190 cm |
| Weight | 97 kg |
| position | Left wing |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 1982-1985 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 1985-1987 | Boston Bruins |
| 1987-1988 | Maine Mariners |
| 1988-1989 |
EHC Uzwil ESV Kaufbeuren |
| 1989-1990 | Mannheim ERC |
| 1990-1994 | EC KAC |
| 1994-1996 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 1996-1997 | Polar bears Berlin |
| 1997-1998 | Nottingham Panthers |
| 1998 | SG Milano-Cortina |
| 1999-2001 | Port Huron Border Cats |
Kraig Nienhuis (born May 9, 1962 in Sarnia , Ontario ) is a retired Austro - Canadian ice hockey player who spent most of his playing career in Europe.
Career
Nienhuis began his professional career after college at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League , where he was signed as a free agent. After his quite successful rookie season, however, he received little ice age and finally played his last game in 1987. He oriented himself towards Europe and had his first long-term engagement with ESV Kaufbeuren in the German ice hockey Bundesliga . After a short time at Mannheim ERC , he finally signed a contract with the Austrian first division club EC KAC , where he spent a full four seasons and was able to win a championship title with the club. Nienhuis quickly became one of the audience favorites in Klagenfurt, as apart from his attractive style of playing he also appeared as an entertainer and repeatedly appeared as a musician. Nienhuis was also granted Austrian citizenship, but he only completed one assignment with the national team and remained without points in six games.
In 1994 Nienhuis moved to Slovenia to HDD Olimpija Ljubljana , where he was one of the top scorers in the Slovenian ice hockey league and was able to win the championship title with the club in both seasons. He then returned to Germany and spent a season with the Eisbären Berlin . After a year in the British Ice Hockey Superleague , he went back overseas and completed two more seasons with the Port Huron Border Cats in the United Hockey League before ending his active career.
Musical career
During his career as an ice hockey player, Nienhuis kept flashing musical talent and performed as a singer and guitarist to the delight of the fans. In Klagenfurt he recorded a record with Dieter Themel and the Bluesbreakers, which became a big hit locally, and in Berlin his song Eisbärn became a cult, in which he added the line "Ich bin ein Eisbär in Berlin." sings. After his ice hockey career, he founded the band 9House , with which he is on tour to this day and has appeared as the opening act for ZZ Top , Nickelback , the Beach Boys and INXS , among others .
Achievements and Awards
- 1984 Master of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
- 1985 Master of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
- 1991 Austrian champion with the EC KAC
- 1992 Carinthian Ice Hockey Superstar of the Year award
- 1993 Awarded Carinthian Ice Hockey Superstar of the Year
- 1995 Slovenian champion with the HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
- 1996 Slovenian champion with the HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | ||
| 1982/83 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NCAA | 24 | 9 | 11 | 20th | 34 | - | ||||||||
| 1983/84 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NCAA | 35 | 10 | 12 | 22nd | 26th | - | ||||||||
| 1984/85 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NCAA | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21st | 55 | - | ||||||||
| 1985/86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 16 | 14th | 30th | 37 | −10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | |||
| 1986/87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 2 | −5 | ||||||||
| 1986/87 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 54 | 10 | 17th | 27 | 44 | |||||||||
| 1986/87 | ESC Ahaus | Oberliga | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1987/88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | ||||||||
| 1987/88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 36 | 16 | 17th | 33 | 57 | |||||||||
| 1988/89 | EHC Uzwil | NLB | 12 | 11 | 14th | 25th | 34 | - | ||||||||
| 1988/89 | EHC Chur | NLB | 6th | 8th | 9 | 17th | 11 | - | ||||||||
| 1988/89 | ESV Kaufbeuren | Bundesliga | 35 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 80 | - | 9 | 13 | 15th | 28 | 6th | |||
| 1989/90 | ERC Mannheim | Bundesliga | 13 | 7th | 4th | 11 | 18th | - | ||||||||
| 1990/91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 0 | |||||||||
| 1990/91 | EC KAC | ÖEHL | 30th | 31 | 22nd | 53 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 1991/92 | EC KAC | ÖEHL | 43 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 69 | - | ||||||||
| 1992/93 | EC KAC | ÖEHL | 48 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 1993/94 | EC KAC | ÖEHL | 33 | 19th | 27 | 46 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 1994/95 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenia | 36 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 93 | - | ||||||||
| 1995/96 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenia | 46 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 44 | - | ||||||||
| 1996/97 | Polar bears Berlin | DEL | 48 | 12 | 22nd | 34 | 79 | |||||||||
| 1997/98 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 42 | 21st | 24 | 45 | 43 | - | ||||||||
| 1998/99 | SG Milano-Cortina | Series A | 7th | 4th | 6th | 10 | 12 | - | ||||||||
| 1998/99 | Port Huron Border Cats | UHL | 29 | 15th | 22nd | 37 | 12 | +18 | 7th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 4th | |||
| 1999/00 | Port Huron Border Cats | UHL | 37 | 13 | 22nd | 35 | 33 | +10 | ||||||||
| 2000/01 | Port Huron Border Cats | UHL | 16 | 9 | 10 | 19th | 28 | |||||||||
| NHL overall | 87 | 20th | 16 | 36 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | ||||||
Web links
- Kraig Nienhuis at eurohockey.com
- Kraig Nienhuis at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Homepage of the band 9House
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nienhuis, Kraig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sarnia , Ontario , Canada |