{"id":52113,"date":"2013-06-13T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T02:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=52113"},"modified":"2013-06-13T21:04:17","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T02:04:17","slug":"kirchhevel-departs-penn-state-for-personal-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2013\/06\/13\/kirchhevel-departs-penn-state-for-personal-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirchhevel departs Penn State for &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State forward Justin Kirchhevel has left the program due to personal reasons, the school announced Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Kirchhevel will return home to Brookings, S.D., and finish his Penn State degree through online classes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank the coaching staff and my teammates for an amazing experience over the last two years,&#8221; said Kirchhevel in a statement. &#8220;It truly was an honor to represent the Nittany Lions and help set a solid foundation for the program. I&#8217;ve learned invaluable life lessons at Penn State that I will take with me forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Justin was a significant part of our program&#8217;s foundation and a consummate Nittany Lion on the ice, in the locker room and in the classroom,&#8221; added Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky. &#8220;I want to thank him for all his contributions during his time at Penn State. Justin made this decision with his family&#8217;s best interests in mind. He will be missed and we wish him well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the 2012-13 season, Kirchhevel scored two goals and added four assists in 16 games as a junior. He registered the first shorthanded goal in program history Nov. 9 against Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>Kirchhevel began his NCAA career at Alaska-Anchorage in 2010-11 and tallied two goals plus an assist in eight games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State forward Justin Kirchhevel has left the program due to personal reasons, the school announced Thursday. 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