Ronalds ĶēniņÅ¡ -- Ronnies Hockeys -- The Mightiest of Latvians.

[AlsPug]

Try this one - Kj ee n i nj sh

 

[v-man]

Try this one - Kj ee n i nj sh

Although it should be noted that the j in this case is pronounced like a y in english.

 

[ShyCheetah]

I was meeh about this signing thinking I'd never see him but after seeing his short interview and those few clips mark me down as a fan. He takes pride in doing the dirty work and going into those dirty area's, likes to take the body and has the mass and skating ability to do it well and has a little bit of ability. Reminds me of Torres. Love it if he can approximate what Torres brought.

Shy

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

I was meeh about this signing thinking I'd never see him but after seeing his short interview and those few clips mark me down as a fan. He takes pride in doing the dirty work and going into those dirty area's, likes to take the body and has the mass and skating ability to do it well and has a little bit of ability. Reminds me of Torres. Love it if he can approximate what Torres brought.

Shy

Not quite as big as Raffi and he doesn't have as good a shot as Raffi.

I liken Kenins to a slightly bigger, slightly slower Hansen.

 

[Jevo]

Not quite as big as Raffi and he doesn't have as good a shot as Raffi.

I liken Kenins to a slightly bigger, slightly slower Hansen.

Hansen is taller and slightly heavier than Kenins, and I doubt he's gonna gain much more weight without it impacting his play negatively.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Hansen is taller and slightly heavier than Kenins, and I doubt he's gonna gain much more weight without it impacting his play negatively.

Hrm you're right.

A slightly slower Hansen then.

 

[King EK65]

sounds to me it's pronounced Ronalds Chyeninsh

Well yeah actually Ch in Latvian is Č, but you can pronounce it like that i guess.

 

[thepuckmonster]

The cheapest way to acquire third liners is to groom em yourself.

Am happy with this.

 

[me2]

Decent 4th liner if he pans out.

 

[nuckfan insk]

Has everyone forgot about this guy ? He was a standout at the Olympics. I'm looking forward to seeing him play this year

 

[701]

Has everyone forgot about this guy ? He was a standout at the Olympics. I'm looking forward to seeing him play this year

I've been thinking about him lately, since he'll be one of the new Comet guys, most of whom are much more obvious I guess:

Kenins
Gaunce
Fox
Shinkaruk
McEneny
Zalewski

OK, who did I forget?

Edit: That's a heck of a lot of left wingers in Kenins, Shinkaruk, and Zalewski . . . and maybe Fox as well.

 

[sakei]

hey guys, I thought I could add my two cents on Kenins aswell. I'm swiss and own a ZSC season ticket, so I saw Kenins play for my team the last three seasons.

I think he's a sleeper and could emerge as a good physical force in NA. He won't be the guy who scores a lot of goals and points, but he is a hard-working, physical guy, who gives his all in every shift. He grew to a fan favorite here by playing hard, doing the dirty work and fighting for every puck. He's a speedy guy who tries to spark the team if they get outplayed or just have a bad day. If he can use his frame and speed to up his offensive game, he could be an effective third line guy in VAN. HF ranked your prospect pool 26th in the league, so I think there's a chance that he cracks the team in 2015 if he does well in Utica.

 

[Free Edler]

I'll bet Benning was hitting up Marc Crawford for some info about Kenins during their interview a couple months back.

 

[PhilMick]

hey guys, I thought I could add my two cents on Kenins aswell. I'm swiss and own a ZSC season ticket, so I saw Kenins play for my team the last three seasons.

I think he's a sleeper and could emerge as a good physical force in NA. He won't be the guy who scores a lot of goals and points, but he is a hard-working, physical guy, who gives his all in every shift. He grew to a fan favorite here by playing hard, doing the dirty work and fighting for every puck. He's a speedy guy who tries to spark the team if they get outplayed or just have a bad day. If he can use his frame and speed to up his offensive game, he could be an effective third line guy in VAN. HF ranked your prospect pool 26th in the league, so I think there's a chance that he cracks the team in 2015 if he does well in Utica.

Hey thanks for info

 

[Domecile]

hey guys, I thought I could add my two cents on Kenins aswell. I'm swiss and own a ZSC season ticket, so I saw Kenins play for my team the last three seasons.

I think he's a sleeper and could emerge as a good physical force in NA. He won't be the guy who scores a lot of goals and points, but he is a hard-working, physical guy, who gives his all in every shift. He grew to a fan favorite here by playing hard, doing the dirty work and fighting for every puck. He's a speedy guy who tries to spark the team if they get outplayed or just have a bad day. If he can use his frame and speed to up his offensive game, he could be an effective third line guy in VAN. HF ranked your prospect pool 26th in the league, so I think there's a chance that he cracks the team in 2015 if he does well in Utica.

Thanks for the insight. Likely will be one of the first guys to get the callup if the need arises. Hopefully that energy and hard-work approach translates in North America.

 

[DL44]

Hansen is taller and slightly heavier than Kenins, and I doubt he's gonna gain much more weight without it impacting his play negatively.

Presently listed on DB as : 6'4, 205 pounds.

What was he listed as last year?
Because apparently he's definitely bigger than Hansen now...

 

[Steveorama]

Presently listed on DB as : 6'4, 205 pounds.

What was he listed as last year?
Because apparently he's definitely bigger than Hansen now...

I'm pretty sure that is an error.
Canucks website has Kenins at 6' 0", 205 pounds, which is what he looked like at the Olympics.
Elite Prospects and the Sochi Olympic websites say 6' even, as well.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

I'm pretty sure that is an error.
Canucks website has Kenins at 6' 0", 205 pounds, which is what he looked like at the Olympics.
Elite Prospects and the Sochi Olympic websites say 6' even, as well.

Ya he is most definitely 6'...5'11 and 1/2 at the least.

 

[TheWanderer]

hey guys, I thought I could add my two cents on Kenins aswell. I'm swiss and own a ZSC season ticket, so I saw Kenins play for my team the last three seasons.

I think he's a sleeper and could emerge as a good physical force in NA. He won't be the guy who scores a lot of goals and points, but he is a hard-working, physical guy, who gives his all in every shift. He grew to a fan favorite here by playing hard, doing the dirty work and fighting for every puck. He's a speedy guy who tries to spark the team if they get outplayed or just have a bad day. If he can use his frame and speed to up his offensive game, he could be an effective third line guy in VAN. HF ranked your prospect pool 26th in the league, so I think there's a chance that he cracks the team in 2015 if he does well in Utica.

It's good to have this type of player who is ready to slot into the bottom 6 when the need arises.

 

[King Crimson]

2013/14 highlight pack:



Didn't know he could be so slick with the puck. That segment at ~1:50 is particularly nice.

 

[MS]

2013/14 highlight pack:



Didn't know he could be so slick with the puck. That segment at ~1:50 is particularly nice.

What that video doesn't capture and what was immediately obvious at the prospect camps last summer is that this is a guy with a massive motor who absolutely works his bag off pressuring the puck in all 3 zones.

When you see his work ethic combined with skating ability it's hard not to see a guy with a very good chance of being an NHL player.

Surprising his production was so low last year in Switzerland, though ... but looking through the highlights it doesn't look like a single clip was from the PP.

 

[me2]

What that video doesn't capture and what was immediately obvious at the prospect camps last summer is that this is a guy with a massive motor who absolutely works his bag off pressuring the puck in all 3 zones.

When you see his work ethic combined with skating ability it's hard not to see a guy with a very good chance of being an NHL player.

Surprising his production was so low last year in Switzerland, though ... but looking through the highlights it doesn't look like a single clip was from the PP.

Hopefully another Hansen.

 

[TheWanderer]

He looks like his hands are better than Hansen's. I never see Hansen stick handling like that in close. He also doesn't look as fast as Hansen.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

I'm a huge Kenins fan. I see his downside as a 4th liner, his likely potential as a more skilled, but less speedy Hansen, and his upside as 2nd liner akin to Burrows(who passes more), before the last couple seasons ie a 20G, 30A guy(this is very unlikley, but that's what his upside is for me).

 

[Ziostilon]

When you see his work ethic combined with skating ability it's hard not to see a guy with a very good chance of being an NHL player.

it's possible for a player like that to benefit from playing on a smaller ice surface

if you forecheck hard, you're bound to get some turnovers. On a larger ice surface it would take you longer to get the puck to the net. Whereas, on an NHL ice surface it could work in his favour