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<p>Jen Kindret was named the head coach of King&#8217;s College&#8217;s new NCAA Division III women&#8217;s ice hockey program.</p><p>The Winnipeg, Manitoba native will begin her duties on Aug. 15.</p><p>King&#8217;s announced the addition of both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s ice hockey programs on Feb. 25, with each sport to open competition in 2017-18. The hiring of Kindret will allow her a full year of recruiting in order for King&#8217;s to prepare for its first season of play.</p><p>The 27-year old Kindret comes to King&#8217;s after spending the last two years as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division I Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood is a member of the College Hockey America (CHA) conference where it competes against the likes of Penn State, Syracuse, and national power Mercyhurst while facing stiff non-conference opposition from Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota-Mankato, Minnesota-Duluth, Bemidji State, and St. Cloud State.</p><p>In her two years at Lindenwood, Kindret was part of a Lions program that posted a combined 19-45-6 record, including a 12-22 mark in the CHA. In 2014-15, Lindenwood set school records for overall and conference wins in one season by going 10-21-2 and 7-11-2 in the CHA, including victories over nationally ranked Mercyhurst and Bemidji State.</p><p>This past season, the Lions finished 9-24-4 and 5-11-4 in the CHA. Both seasons Lindenwood competed in the post-season CHA Tournament. During her time at Lindenwood, Kindret helped coach goaltender Nicole Hensley, a 2016 World Champion with Team USA.</p><p>&#8220;First and foremost I would like to thank Cheryl and the rest of the search committee for believing in my vision and giving me this opportunity,&#8221; said Kindret in a King&#8217;s College press release. &#8220;It is any coaches&#8217; dream to be a head coach, let alone start their own program. I feel extremely privileged and honored to have been selected to be the first ever women&#8217;s ice hockey coach at King&#8217;s College. I am excited to get back to the state of Pennsylvania and get things going. Any chance to be a part of growing the game of hockey, especially for girls, is remarkable and humbling.&#8221;</p><p>Kindret played her collegiate ice hockey at NCAA Division I Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. A four-year letter-winner, she helped the Colonials to a 51-69-15 overall record and a 13-34 mark in the CHA. She also received CHA &#8220;Rookie of the Week&#8221; honors twice in her freshman season. Kindret and Robert Morris played against top-flight national competition with 41 games coming against NCAA Division I Top-10 ranked opponents. In her first two years with the Colonials, Robert Morris posted a combined 17-45-8 record and were 5-21-6 record. The final two seasons, Robert Morris was 34-24-7 and 15-13-4.</p><p>&#8220;Everyone I met while on the King&#8217;s campus and touring the Revolution Ice Center was so excited about the new hockey programs,&#8221; Kindret said. &#8220;The family-like feel and the way people passionately talked about King&#8217;s made it feel like an instant home. The start of both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s hockey programs is an exciting time at King&#8217;s and having a shared enthusiasm about this new era is huge. Having the support of the school and athletics department will be an integral part of building this program.&#8221;</p><style>
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King’s selects Jen Kindret as new women’s ice hockey head coach