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Ice Chips: One of 12 seniors on the squad ... one of 13 Michigan natives on this year’s roster.
2002-03: Played in all 40 games ... scored Nov. 9 at Ferris ... named to the RPI All-Tournament team ... equaled a career-high with three points in Jan. 11 win over AIC ... sent game into overtime with a short-handed extra attacker goal with 1.9 seconds left in regulation ... set a career-high with four assists against Findlay (Jan. 24-25) ... had a career-best five-game assist streak from Jan. 11-31 ... a CHA Preseason All-League selection ... led all CHA blueliners in overall assists (23) and scoring (27 points) ... assisted on the game-winning goals in the March 14 win over Air Force and March 15 victory over Niagara ... recorded a school-record eight game-winning assists ... named to the CHA All-Academic team for the third straight season.
2001-02: Played in 35 games ... had two goals in 4-4 ot tie at Bowling Green on Nov. 16 ... scored a goal each night against Bemidji State (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) ... tallied a season-high three points (2-1) vs. BG ... had a seven-game point streak (Nov. 24-Dec. 29) scoring 3-6--9 ... had four-game assist streak (Feb. 1-9) ... recorded a season-high three assists on Feb. 16 ... had eight multiple-point games ... led WSU in league assists (14) and scoring (20) ... named to the All-CHA First Team ... selected to the CHA All-Academic team ... voted to the CHA All-Tournament team ... selected CHA Defensive Player of the Week for WSU's sweep of Niagara (Mar. 1-2) ... voted WSU's Best Defenseman.
2000-01: Named to the 2001 CHA All-Tournament team ... selected to the All-CHA Second Team ... earned CHA All-Academic team honors ... tied for the team lead with 16 assists ... named to the UConn All-Tournament team ... selected as WSU’s Defensive Player of the Year ... one of six Warriors to play in all 35 games ... led all WSU defensemen in scoring ... tied for the team lead with 11 assists in CHA games ... scored game-winning goal short-handed in Jan. 20 3-1 win over Findlay ... had two assists in a game four times.
1999-00: Led all blueliners and was second on the squad in assists ... was third on the team in goals and points ... tied for team-high with five power-play goals ... one of eight WSU skaters to play in all 30 contests ... had three points (2-1) in 6-5 win over Findlay on Dec. 4 ... scored game-winning goal Dec. 17 at Bentley ... had two goals including game-winner (plus an assist) in 4-3 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 25.
Pre-College: Played for the Bozeman Icedogs of the American West Hockey League (AWHL) ... scored 43 points his final season for coach David Cole on 12 goals and 31 assists ... graduated from Portage Northern High School in 1996 ... played four years on the baseball team earning two varsity letters as a second baseman for coach Bob Eustice ... was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name–Tyler Lee Kindle ... born February 20, 1978, in Kalamazoo ... son of Jim and Mary Kindle ... is a public affairs major ... shoots left ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 1999, Winter 2000, Fall 2002 and Winter 2003 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2000 and Winter 2002.
Career Notes: Only missed one game in four seasons ... graduates from WSU as the all-time leading scoring defenseman in goals (29), assists (69) and points (98).
Streaks – Longest Point Streak: 7 games -- 11/24/01 vs. Michigan Tech to 12/29/01 at Alabama-Huntsville (3-6--9); Longest Goal Streak: 2 games (three times) -- most recently 11/30/01 vs. Bemidji State to 12/1/01 vs. Bemidji State (2-0--2); Longest Assist Streak: 5 games (twice) -- most recently 3/1/03 vs. Air Force to 3/15/03 vs. Niagara (1-7--8).
Most Goals Game/Series: 2/2
Most Assists Game/Series: 3/4
Most Points Game/Series: 3/4
First Collegiate Goal:
10/15/99 at Canisius
First Collegiate Point:
10/15/99 at Canisius – goal
Playoff Scoring: 2-6--8/8 games
Kindle’s Year-By-Year Statistics
| Year | GP | G | A | PTS | PN/MN | PPG/SHG | GWG/GWA | HAT | GFG/ENG | MPG/PIG | MGG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 11/22 | 5/0 | 2/0 | 0 | 0/0 | 4/15 | 2 | NA |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8/24 | 2/1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0/0 | 7/14 | 0 | NA |
| 2001-02 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12/24 | 4/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 2/0 | 7/19 | 2 | +9 |
| 2002-03 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 21/42 | 1/1 | 0/8 | 0 | 0/0 | 5/20 | 0 | +6 |
| Career | 140 | 29 | 69 | 98 | 52/112 | 12/3 | 3/13 | 0 | 2/0 | 23/68 | 4 | - |
