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Kraig Nienhuis

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Kraig Nienhuis
Born (1961-05-09) May 9, 1961 (age 63)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
National team  Canada and
 Austria
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1985–2001

Kraig Nienhuis (born May 9, 1961) is a Canadian-Austrian former professional ice hockey player who played 87 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After 3 years at RPI, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins in 1985. He played in 13 leagues over the course of his career and enjoyed most of his success in Europe. After becoming an Austrian citizen, he played for the Austria national ice hockey team at the 1996 IIHF ice hockey world championships.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Sarnia Bees WOHL 34 7 10 17 24
1981–82 Sarnia Bees WOHL
1982–83 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NCAA 24 9 11 20 34
1983–84 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NCAA 35 10 12 22 26
1984–85 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NCAA 36 11 10 21 55
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 70 16 14 30 37 2 0 0 0 14
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 16 4 2 6 2
1986–87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 54 10 17 27 44
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 36 16 17 33 57
1988–89 ESV Kaufbeuren GER 35 23 28 51 80
1989–90 EHC Uzwil NLB 12 11 14 25 34
1989–90 EHC Chur NLB 6 8 9 17 11
1989–90 Mannheimer ERC GER 13 7 4 11 18
1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL 3 3 1 4 0
1990–91 Klagenfurter AC AUT 30 31 22 53 66
1991–92 Klagenfurter AC AUT 43 35 28 63 69
1992–93 Klagenfurter AC AUT 48 40 46 86 38
1993–94 Klagenfurter AC AUT 33 19 27 46 42
1994–95 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 36 53 38 91 93
1995–96 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 46 40 37 77 44
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 48 12 22 34 79 8 0 0 0 10
1997–98 Nottingham Panthers BISL 42 21 24 45 43 6 0 5 5 8
1998–99 Milano Vipers ITA 7 4 6 10 12
1998–99 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 29 15 22 37 12 7 3 4 7 4
1999–00 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 37 13 22 35 33
2000–01 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 16 9 10 19 28
NHL totals 87 20 16 36 39 2 0 0 0 14

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