PEMBROKE, Ontario – UAH freshman defenseman Ben Reinhardt will have his No. 8 sweater retired this weekend by his junior hockey club after he guided the Pembroke Lumber Kings to an astounding five consecutive league championships and the team's first-ever RBC Cup.
 
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The Pembroke Lumber Kings are working this week to finalize plans for the official retirement of #8 most recently worn by Arnprior native Ben Reinhardt who last May completed his fifth and final season with the Kings.

This Sunday January 29th at 7:00pm, Reinhardt will return to the PMC where a ceremony will take place prior to the Kings taking on rival Brockville in what is the second half of a home and home series in CCHL regular season action.

The ceremony will take Kings fans back through five memorable seasons in which Reinhardt played an integral role in the Kings winning an unprecedented five consecutive league championships culminating with the historic franchise winning its first-ever National Championship at the RBC Cup in Camrose, Alberta.

Reinhardt's list of accomplishments while wearing the red and white is a lengthy one and doesn't stop with the championships. He was named a league all-star on more than one occasion, was named the league's top defenseman in 2010 and later that year received the league's playoff MVP award. In 2009 he had the honour of representing his country as a member of Team Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge. He served as captain of the Lumber Kings in his final two seasons with the Kings.

Currently he is attending the University of Alabama in Huntsville on a full scholarship while playing with the UAH Chargers hockey program.

His character, leadership and commitment to the Lumber Kings organization and the City of Pembroke is as tough to match as his on ice accomplishments and for those reasons he is most deserving of this high honour.