| Position: | Left wing |
| Played For: | Boston Bruins |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Ntl Team 2: | Austria |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1985 |
| Career End: | 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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | ||||