Geoff Kinrade Explained

Position:Defence
Birth Date:29 July 1985
Birth Place:Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:195
Shoots:Left
Career Start:2008
Team:Free Agent
Former Teams:Tampa Bay Lightning
HC Plzeň
SC Bern
HC Ambrì-Piotta
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Admiral Vladivostok
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Kunlun Red Star
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Severstal Cherepovets
Draft:Undrafted

Geoffrey Kenneth Kinrade (born July 29, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played under contract with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a previous member of the SC Bern team of the Swiss Nationaliga A, as well as for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga and the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kinrade has played one game in the NHL. He has two brothers, one of whom is Mike Kinrade, the professional free-ride mountain biker.

Playing career

Born in Nelson, British Columbia, Kinrade played junior hockey with the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey League. He then attended Michigan Tech until 2009. He played ten games with the Norfolk Admirals after his college season was over in 2009. He made his NHL debut on April 9, 2009 for Tampa against the Washington Capitals. On July 10, 2009 he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators.[1] Kinrade played two seasons with Binghamton after that, capping his time in Binghamton with a Calder Cup championship in 2011.

After the 2010–11 season, Kinrade signed with HC Plzen 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. Mid-season he moved to SC Bern of the Swiss Nationaliga A. In December 2012, Kinrade was a member of Team Canada winning the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. At the end of the 2012-13 season, SC Bern won the Swiss National Championship.[2]

On June 1, 2017, Kinrade continued his career in the KHL, signing a one-year deal with Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star.[3] He made 26 appearances with Kunlun before he left the club in a trade to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on November 16, 2017.

As a free agent into the 2018–19 season, Kinrade belatedly signed a one-year contract to continue in the KHL with Severstal Cherepovets on December 27, 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL482353461234
2004–05Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL6013213449
2005–06Michigan TechWCHA3316746
2006–07Michigan TechWCHA405141930
2007–08Michigan TechWCHA395141930
2008–09Michigan TechWCHA383131618
2008–09Norfolk AdmiralsAHL1013412
2008–09Tampa Bay LightningNHL10000
2009–10Binghamton SenatorsAHL767202759
2010–11Binghamton SenatorsAHL786192543231456
2011–12HC PlzeňCZE3414565
2011–12SC BernNLA704435170338
2012–13SC BernNLA508122069193696
2013–14SC BernNLA486172357
2014–15HC Ambrì-PiottaNLA50334
2014–15KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL390111118
2015–16KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL43681419
2015–16Admiral VladivostokKHL171561650110
2016–17HC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL356101653
2017–18Kunlun Red StarKHL2622418
2017–18Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL2037101240112
2018–19Severstal CherepovetsKHL1734712
2019–20Severstal CherepovetsKHL182244
NHL totals 10000
KHL totals 21523497215290222

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Senators get young defensive help, sign Kinrade to two-way contract . July 10, 2009 . July 11, 2009 . Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin.
  2. News: Fox 40 . Bass, Benoit, & Kinrade bolt; Sweatt & Conboy join B-Sens . July 11, 2011.
  3. Web site: Kostitsyn, Kinrade in Kunlun . . June 1, 2017 . June 1, 2017 . Russian.
  4. Web site: Geoff Kinrade joins Severstal . . December 27, 2018 . December 27, 2018. Russian.