Jump to content

Ron Kennedy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ron Kennedy
Born (1953-05-07)May 7, 1953
North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died July 9, 2009(2009-07-09) (aged 56)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Muskegon Mohawks
Kalamazoo Wings
NHL draft 65th overall, 1973
New York Islanders
WHA draft 76th overall, 1973
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1973–1988

Ron Kennedy (May 7, 1953 – July 9, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

Early life

[edit]

Kennedy was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Career

[edit]

Kennedy played minor-league hockey in North America, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria before moving to coaching.

Coaching career

[edit]

Kennedy's last position was coaching for Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League.[1]

His coaching career included:

Death

[edit]

Kennedy resigned after his December 2008 diagnosis of brain cancer, from which he died, aged 56, in Klagenfurt, Austria.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Trauer um Ron Kennedy - ERC Ingolstadt
  2. ^ "Ron Kennedy's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
[edit]