Geoffrey Kenneth Kinrade (born July 29, 1985) is a
Canadian
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professional
ice hockey
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player. He is currently an
unrestricted free agent
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who most recently played under contract with
Severstal Cherepovets
Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континент� ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ...
(KHL). He is a previous member of the
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern (''Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English) is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. For the 18th year in a row, the club is the most ...
team of the Swiss Nationaliga A, as well as for
HC Plzeň 1929 of the
Czech Extraliga
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and the
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
of the
National Hockey League
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(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
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, Kinrade played junior hockey with the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey League. He then attended
Michigan Tech
Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan, founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ...
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
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. On July 10, 2009 he signed a one-year,
two-way contract
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with the
Ottawa Senators
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. Kinrade played two seasons with Binghamton after that, capping his time in Binghamton with a
Calder Cup
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The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its cur ...
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.
On June 1, 2017, Kinrade continued his career in the KHL, signing a one-year deal with Chinese outfit,
Kunlun Red Star
HC Kunlun Red Star () is a Chinese ice hockey club that joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) prior to the 2016–17 season.
History
Preparation of the team
In March 2016, representatives of Kunlun Red Star and the KHL signed a protocol o ...
. He made 26 appearances with Kunlun before he left the club in a trade to
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
The team's home arena is Trad ...
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.
Career statistics
See also
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List of players who played only one game in the NHL
This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ...
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Admiral Vladivostok players
HC Ambrì-Piotta players
SC Bern players
Binghamton Senators players
Cowichan Valley Capitals players
Ice hockey people from British Columbia
KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
HC Kunlun Red Star players
Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Norfolk Admirals players
People from Nelson, British Columbia
HC Plzeň players
Severstal Cherepovets players
Tampa Bay Lightning players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen