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Canada Ron Kennedy

HC Innsbruck / EBEL - 08/09
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Staff Facts
Date of Birth
May 07, 1953
Place of Birth
North Battleford, SK, CAN
Age
Nation
Canada
Highlights
3-time Austrian Champion 3
1-time WHL Coach of the Year (Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy) 1

Ron Kennedy started his coaching career in 1988 with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was awarded the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as the WHL's 'Coach of the Year' right in his first year as a head coach. In 1992 he took over Austrian club Villacher SV, where he worked for a total of six years (92-94, 98-02) and 329 games (226 wins). He lead the club to three Austrian championship titles (93, 99, 02) to become the most successful coach in the club's history.
From 1995 to 1998 and 2003 to 2007 Kennedy was head coach for several teams from the German DEL. During his time in Berlin and Villach, Kennedy was also head coach of the Austrian national team from 1996 to 2002. He took over after the relegation from the top pool and brought the team back to the elite nations one year later. During his era, the Austrian national team stayed in the top pool World Championship for five consecutive years and participated in two Olympics.
After returning to Austria and HC Innsbruck he stepped down as the club's head coach due to his bad health on December 29th, 2008. Ron Kennedy passed away on July 9th, 2009 after losing his battle against cancer.
(by Hannes Biedermann)

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Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1984-85 EHC Wetzikon NLB Head Coach became player-coach by end of season
1986-87 EHC Uzwil SwissDiv1 Head Coach replaced Paul Braun midseason
1987-88 EHC Uzwil NLB Head Coach Replaced by Heinz Zehnder, Jan 11, 1988
1988-89 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Head Coach
1989-90 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Head Coach
1992-93 Villacher SV Austria Head Coach Austrian Champion
1993-94 Villacher SV Austria Head Coach
Austria WC Asst. Coach
1994-95 New York Islanders NHL Asst. Coach
1995-96 EC Hannover DEL Head Coach
1996-97 Eisbären Berlin DEL Head Coach
Austria WC B Head Coach Promotion to WC
Austria OGQ Head Coach
1997-98 Eisbären Berlin DEL Head Coach
Austria OG Head Coach
Austria WC Head Coach
1998-99 Villacher SV Austria Head Coach Austrian Champion
Austria WC Head Coach
1999-00 Villacher SV Austria Head Coach
Austria WC Head Coach
2000-01 Villacher SV Austria Head Coach
Austria OGQ Head Coach
Austria WC Head Coach
2001-02 Villacher SV Austria Head Coach Austrian Champion
Austria OG Head Coach
Austria WC Head Coach
2002-03 HC Bolzano Italy Head Coach
2003-04 ERC Ingolstadt DEL Head Coach
2004-05 ERC Ingolstadt DEL Head Coach
2005-06 ERC Ingolstadt DEL Head Coach
Team Canada Deutschland Cup Asst. Coach
2006-07 ERC Ingolstadt DEL Head Coach
Team Canada Deutschland Cup Head Coach
2007-08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL Head Coach Left club on Nov 23rd, 2007
HC Innsbruck EBEL Head Coach Took over on Jan 6th, 2008
2008-09 HC Innsbruck EBEL Head Coach Left club on Dec 29th, 2008
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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 -
1978-79 Roswell Nijmegen Netherlands 36* 51* 30* 81* 102* -* |
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* -* |
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