Kraig Nienhuis

Kraig Nienhuis was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario on May 9th, 1961. He was always into music as a child as his parents were both gospel singers. Kraig was raised in a baptist family who attended church every Sunday. Kraig started focusing on hockey after he was picked for the Sarnia Bee’s Jr B hockey team. This was a shock to most people considering Kraig had only played house league hockey his whole life. After a few seasons with the Bees, Kraig got a scholarship to RPI University. He won the NCAA championship in 85’ which opened many doors for him including offers from the LA Kings, the St. Louis Blues, the Boston Bruins, and quite a few other NHL teams. Kraig chose the Boston Bruins. He scored 20 goals in 87 games with the Bruins. Kraig then went on to play 11 seasons in Europe playing for teams in Austria, Germany, and Italy. During these years, Kraig wrote music, made music, and was always singing and playing guitar. Once his professional hockey career was over, he really stepped up his game in the music career opening up for bands like ZZ Top, Nickelback, The Beach Boys, B-52s, Huey Lewis, The Tragically Hip, and many other big artists, all with his band “9 House” including drummer Tony Zangoli, bass player Jamie McDowell, lead guitarist Brian Joyce. Kraig now entertains at parties and events both private and public.