Beauts Sign Buffalo State's Nikki Kirchberger

The Buffalo Beauts have signed Buffalo State College alumna Nikki Kirchberger.

Kirchberger was named to the ECAC West All-Rookie team in her freshman season in 2012-13. She was a forward and defender throughout her career with the Bengals and scored 31 goals and notched 31 assists in 103 games. In her senior season in 2015-16, Kirchberger set career highs with 10 goals and 11 assists in 26 games.

A Buffalo native, Kirchberger was selected by the Toronto Furies in the 2016 CWHL Draft. She is third all-time in career assists with the Bengals and is the program’s all-time leader in PIM.

The Beauts host the Whale at Northtown Center on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20. Tickets for next weekend's games can be purchased at NWHL.zone/tickets.