Ron Kennedy

Date of Birth: May 07, 1953
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: North Battleford, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 79 kg / 174 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Ron Kennedy Facts

Drafted: 1973 round 5 #65 overall by New York Islanders

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Ron Kennedy Statistics

									Post
1969-1970	North Battleford Beavers	Big4-SHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Estevan Bruins	WCHL	38	9	8	17	53	-	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	18	-
1970-1971	Chilliwack Bruins	BCJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971-1972	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	68	23	22	45	82	-	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-
1972-1973	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL	68	52	58	110	99	-	Playoffs	5	2	7	9	8	-
1973-1974	Fort Worth Wings	CenHL	72	27	31	58	55	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	10	-
1974-1975	Fort Worth Texans	CenHL	78	34	33	67	86	-
1975-1976	Fort Worth Texans	CenHL	66	17	27	44	70	-
1975-1976	Muskegon Mohawks	IHL	7	5	3	8	18	-
1976-1977	Nybro IF	Division 1	28	16	16	32	80	-
1977-1978	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	72	24	29	53	148	-	Playoffs	9	3	2	5	25	-
1977-1978	Roswell Nijmegen	Netherlands	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978-1979	Roswell Nijmegen	Netherlands	18	22	22	44	38	-
1979-1980	Roswell Nijmegen	Netherlands	39	53	55	108	55	-
1980-1981	Roswell Nijmegen	Netherlands	39	51	60	111	72	-
1981-1982	EC Hannover	Germany2	16	15	20	35	33	-
1981-1982	EHC Chur	NLB	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	ECS Innsbruck	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	ECS Innsbruck	Austria	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	Indianapolis Checkers	CenHL	7	0	0	0	7	-
1984-1985	EHC Wetzikon	NLB	10	3	12	15	-	-
1987-1988	EHC Uzwil	NLB	1	0	3	3	6	-

Ron Kennedy Career Totals by League


Austria	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
BCJHL (BCHL)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Big4-SHL	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
CenHL	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	-	3	17	5	9	14	0.82	28	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ron Kennedy Career Totals by Team


Chilliwack Bruins	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
EC Hannover	1	16	15	20	35	2.19	33	-	0
ECS Innsbruck	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
EHC Chur	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
EHC Uzwil	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	6	-	0
EHC Wetzikon	1	10	3	12	15	1.50	-	-	0
Estevan Bruins	1	38	9	8	17	0.45	53	-	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	18	-
Fort Worth Texans (CHL)	2	144	51	60	111	0.77	156	-	0
Fort Worth Wings	1	72	27	31	58	0.81	55	-	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	10	-
Indianapolis Checkers	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	7	-	0
Kalamazoo Wings	1	72	24	29	53	0.74	148	-	1	9	3	2	5	0.56	25	-
Muskegon Mohawks (IHL)	1	7	5	3	8	1.14	18	-	0
New Westminster Bruins	2	136	75	80	155	1.14	181	-	2	10	3	8	11	1.10	10	-
North Battleford Beavers	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nybro IF	1	28	16	16	32	1.14	80	-	0
Roswell Nijmegen	4	96*	126*	137*	263*	2.74*	165*	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ron Kennedy Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1973, 6 #76 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)