The Binghamton Senators announced today they will introduce head coach Kurt Kleinendorst and assistant coach Steve Stirling to the local media at a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at Tully's Goodtimes (4700 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, N.Y.).
Kleinendorst, the sixth coach in B-Sens franchise history, spent last season as the head coach of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's under-18 team, leading it to a to gold medal at the 2010 IIHF U-18 World Hockey Championship held in Belarus. He also served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Halifax and Quebec City.
A native of Grand Rapids, Minn., Kleinendorst spent the previous nine seasons with the New Jersey Devils organization, including three as the head coach of the American Hockey League's Lowell Devils, from 2006-07 to 2008-09.
Stirling returns to the AHL after coaching the Iserlohn Roosters of the German elite hockey league (DEL) in 2008-09. He spent the 2007-08 season as head coach of the Norfolk Admirals, following one year with the Springfield Falcons in 2006-07.
The event is open to the general public. Fans are encouraged to come out and meet Kleinendorst, Stirling and members of the B-Sens executive office following a formal press conference with the media.
Information contained in this article originally appeared in an official Binghamton Senators press release.
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