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Chris Krenn

Chris Krenn is serving as the communications contact for the U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team at the 2019 Under-18 Women's World Championship in Obihiro, Japan. He most recently served as the communications contact for the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team that finished fourth at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Krenn became the 20th Brian Fishman Intern in June 2018. His experience will include 12 months in the communications division at USA Hockey’s national office in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the second 12 months of the internship spent in the communications department at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Michigan.

A graduate from the University of South Florida in July 2017 with a bachelor's degree in Professional and Technical Communication, Krenn spent the 2017-18 NHL season working as the Communications Assistant with the Columbus Blue Jackets where he prepared game notes, compiled daily clips, created credentials and wrote intermission and postgame notes.

The Tampa native spent the previous season working as the public relations intern for the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he gained experience writing articles on the organization’s draft picks, transcribing interviews, drafting press releases and assisting with player appearances at community events. 

In addition, Krenn has served as a social media intern and contributing journalist for PewterReport.com, a high-traffic website that covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is also a registered USA Hockey official and spent last summer working as a private hockey instructor.