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Canada Ron Kennedy
EHC Uzwil / NLB - 87/88
Date of Birth
May 07, 1953
Position
RW
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
North Battleford, SK, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1973 round 5 #65 overall by New York Islanders
Team Staff profile of Ron Kennedy also available

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Ron Kennedy Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1970-71 Estevan Bruins WCHL 38* 9* 8* 17* 53* -* |
1971-72 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 68* 23* 22* 45* 82* -* |
1972-73 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 68* 52* 58* 110* 99* -* |
1973-74 Fort Worth Wings CHL 72* 27* 31* 58* 55* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 10 -
1974-75 Fort Worth Texans CHL 78* 34* 33* 67* 86* -* |
1975-76 Fort Worth Texans CHL 66* 17* 27* 44* 70* -* |
Muskegon Mohawks IHL 7* 5* 3* 8* 18* -* |
1976-77 Nybro IF Division 1 28* 16* 16* 32* 80* -* |
1977-78 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 72* 24* 29* 53* 148* -* | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 25 -
Roswell Nijmegen Netherlands -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 Roswell Nijmegen Netherlands 18* 22* 22* 44* 38* -* |
1979-80 Roswell Nijmegen Netherlands 39* 53* 55* 108* 55* -* |
1980-81 Roswell Nijmegen Netherlands 39* 51* 60* 111* 72* -* |
1981-82 EC Hannover Germany2 16* 15* 20* 35* 33* -* |
EHC Chur NLB -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 ECS Innsbruck Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1983-84 ECS Innsbruck Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Indianapolis Checkers CHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 7* -* |
1984-85 EHC Wetzikon NLB 10* 3* 12* 15* -* -* |
1987-88 EHC Uzwil NLB 1* 0* 3* 3* 6* -* |

Ron Kennedy Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 4 223* 78* 91* 169* 0.76* 218* -* | 1 5 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.60 * 10 * - *
Division 1 1 28* 16* 16* 32* 1.14* 80* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany2 1 16* 15* 20* 35* 2.19* 33* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 79* 29* 32* 61* 0.77* 166* -* | 1 9 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.56 * 25 * - *
Netherlands 4 96* 126* 137* 263* 2.74* 165* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 3 11* 3* 15* 18* 1.64* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCHL (WHL) 3 174* 84* 88* 172* 0.99* 234* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1973, 6 #76 overall by Winnipeg Jets in the WHA Amateur Draft

Ron Kennedy, a 5th round pick by the New York Islanders in 1973, never competed on NHL level. He spent seven years in North American minor leagues and moved to Europe later on, where he played for clubs in Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. He appeared in 73 games for the Austrian side Innsbrucker EV, collecting a total of 133 points (54 goals, 79 assists) and 152 penalty minutes.
Later on, Kennedy became a very successful coach. He worked as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders and led Villacher SV to three Austrian championship titles. Furthermore, Kennedy was head coach for the Austrian national team for six years.
Ron Kennedy passed away on July, 9th, 2009 after losing his battle against cancer.
(by Hannes Biedermann)