2009-10 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

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20 Ben Kinne Number: 20 Position: F Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Year: So. S/C: L Hometown (Previous Team): St. Paul, Minn. (USHL-Sioux City) Birthdate: 6/4/88 Rosters: 2011-12 Men's Ice Hockey 2010-11 Men's Ice Hockey 2009-10 Men's Ice Hockey 2008-09 Men's Ice Hockey

 2011-12 (Junior)

• Captain

2010-11 (Redshirt)
Did not play due to injury.

2009-10 (Sophmore)

• CHA All-Academic Team

Has logged time in each of Bemidji State’s 36 games in 2009-10... Has skated in 72 consecutive games for the Beavers... A pivotal piece to BSU power-play unit down the stretch, his five power-play goals ranks second on the team, while his 5-3=8 points on the man advantage ranks fourth... Opened the season scoring in the Beavers’ first three games.  He posted an assist each night of the sweep over Air Force Oct. 9-10 and netted the game-tying goal with just 10 seconds remaining in regulation to allow the Beavers to salvage a 3-3 tie at Northern Michigan (10/24/09)... Netted a game-winning, unassisted goal in a 2-1 overtime victory at Ala.-Huntsville (11/1/09)... Posted the first of three two-assist games of the season in a 6-1 win over Ala.-Huntsville Nov. 20... Registered power-play goals in back-to-back games Dec. 4-5 versus Niagara... Matched a career-best two goals, netting a pair of power-play markers, in a 3-0 triumph at Western Michigan Jan. 3... Netted his second “buzzer beater” of 2009-10 Jan. 24 scoring with just 1.6 seconds left in regulation to extend the nonconference game at Minnesota Duluth to overtime.  BSU would go on to knock off the No. 4 Bulldogs to completed the series sweep, 5-4... Established a career-high three points with a goal and two assists in a 5-2 win over Robert Morris Feb. 13... Mirrored his new career-best Feb. 20, netting a goal, while adding two assists, in the Beavers’ final home game at the John S. Glas Fieldhouse... Wore No. 20 during his first two seasons.

2008-09 (Freshman)

•   CHA All-Rookie Team

  One of five players, which included two freshman, to see time in all 37 of BSU’s games in 2008-09... Heard his named called in the starting line up four times... Scored three of the Beavers’ eight empty net goals... His 8-7=15 points was good for third among BSU rookies and eighth on the team overall... Ranked fifth in the CHA in rookie scoring with 5-3=8 points... Made his BSU debut at Minnesota State Oct. 10... Recorded a point in two of his first three games... Posted a helper at Minnesota State Oct. 11 and added another at Air Force Oct. 17... Registered his first college goal as the Beavers defeated non-conference intrastate foe St. Cloud State, 4-2... Posted a career-best, two-goal effort in a 4-2 victory over Ala.-Huntsville... Tallied one of BSU’s three short-handed goals in a BSU 6-4 victory to cap the regular-season schedule Mar. 7... Posted a goal in the victory over No. 2 Notre Dame Mar. 28... Added a helper in the Mar. 29 win over No. 9 Cornell to clinch the Midwest Regional Championship and garner the Beavers’ first ever trip to the Frozen Four... Was named to the CHA All-Rookie team to cap the 2008-09 regular season.

Prior to BSU
Ben Kinne was one of two native Minnesotans to join the Beavers in 2008-09... Kinne comes to BSU after a season in the USHL playing for the Sioux City Musketeers... Seeing time in each of the Musketeers’ 60 contests last winter, Kinne ranked fifth on the team with 43 points, which included 17 goals and 26 assists... Of his 17 lamplighters, three came on the power play, while one was short-handed... He also added a pair of game-winners.

Kinne recorded a 2007-08-best three assists in a 7-1 victory over Indiana (1/5) while in the midst of a streak of 13 games in which he recorded 6-8--14 points, netting a point in nine of the 13 contests. Kinne joins a long list of former Musketeers to lace up their skates for the green and white, most recently, three-time captain and defensive mainstay David Deterding.

Prior to his time in the USHL, Kinne experienced a tremendous amount of success at Cretin-Durham Hall High School... In addition to being an all-conference and All-State Honorable Mention pick in 2006, he helped guide the Raiders to a “AA” State Championship... For his efforts in the event, he was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Personal
Born June 4, 1988... Benjamin James Kinne is the son of Mike and Carrie Kinne... Has not selected a major field of study.