Bill Kinkel
| Bill Kinkel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 27, 1984 Buffalo, NY | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 239 lb (108 kg; 17 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | LW | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| NHL Draft |
281st overall, 2002 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2009 | ||
Bill Kinkel (born February 27, 1984 in Buffalo, NY) is a retired ice hockey player who currently works as an EMS for the Estero, Florida Fire Department.[1]
Career overview
Kinkel began his career playing major junior hockey in Canada, for the Kitchener Rangers and Kingston Frontenacs, before making a move into the ECHL with the Pensacola Ice Pilots. He then moved up to the American Hockey League with the Houston Aeros for a season and a half, before returning to the ECHL. In his second ECHL career, he spent roughly half a season with the Florida Everblades, the Utah Grizzlies, the Mississippi Sea Wolves, and the Idaho Steelheads, before deciding to retire into a career with the Estero fire department as an EMS.
However, after retirement, Kinkel has still managed to play a little professional hockey, filling in a roster slot for the visiting Cincinnati Cyclones in 2008-2009, and also filling a slot for the Everblades, at whose home games Kinkel works EMS, in the 2009-2010 season.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Wommack, Woody (December 13, 2009). "BLADES PAGE: Kinkel stokes the fire one more time". Naples Daily News (Naples, FL). Retrieved December 14, 2009.