Kurt Kleinendorst Ice hockey player

Kurt Kleinendorst (born December 31, 1960, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota) was the head coach of the Iowa Wild of the AHL. He previously coached the UAH Chargers NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program, the AHL's Binghamton Senators, winning the Calder Cup in doing so, and has also coached the Under-18 team of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and the Lowell Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He also served as an assistant coach and later a scout for the Devils. He coached the UK Superleague team Manchester Storm for three seasons from 1997–1998 to 1999–2000. Kleinendorst played four seasons at Providence College and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. He is the younger brother of former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 31, 1960
Birth place
Minnesota , Grand Rapids Minnesota , United States
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)86.184

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Ice hockey player

Career start1983
Career end1990
draft77th overall
draft team
New York Rangers
draft year1980
former team
Utica Devils
Tulsa Oilers
Iserlohn Roosters
New Haven Nighthawks
Rotterdam Panda's
Toledo Goaldiggers
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Indianapolis Checkers
position
Forward (ice hockey)

Kurt Kleinendorst on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://manchesterstorm.co.uk/interviews/kurt-kleinendorst-april-2000
  2. http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1980/80077.html