Kenins Reassigned to Comets

By Mark Caswell Jr.

Dec 10, 2015

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned forward Ronalds Kenins to the Utica Comets.

Kenins, 24, has appeared in two games with Vancouver and seven games with Utica where he has registered an assist (0-1-1) and eight penalty minutes. He split the 2014-15 season between Vancouver and Utica. Kenins appeared in 30 games with the Canucks in his first NHL season, registering 12 points (4-8-12) and eight penalty minutes. In 36 games with the Comets in 2014.15, Kenins recorded 12 points (5-7-12) and 23 penalty minutes. He also made his NHL post-season debut in 2014.15, registering two points (1-1-2) in five playoff games.

The 6’0″, 216-pound native of Riga, Latvia, was signed as a free agent by Vancouver on July 30, 2013.