Dean Kennedy
Edward Dean Kennedy ( born January 17, 1963 in Redvers, Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is in during his active career, among others, 1982-1995 for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers the National Hockey League has played at the position of the defender.
Career
Kennedy began his junior career in 1979 at the Weyburn Red Wings Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, before he well for two years on the Brandon Wheat Kings moved to the Western Hockey League in the summer of 1980. During this time the defender was selected in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft in 1981 ranked 39th by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.
During the 1982/83 season, the Kings brought the defender in the NHL squad. After spending the first year of the Kings and had only borrowed for four games at the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL, divided in the following year his game inserts between the Kings and their farm team. In the New Haven Nighthawks, he then spent the entire 1984/85 season in the American Hockey League. From the autumn of 1985 he finally was a regular player of the Los Angeles Kings for the next three years. It was only in December 1988, Kennedy was discharged together with Denis Larocque to the New York Rangers, who transferred in return Igor Liba, Michael Boyce, Todd Elik and other grants to Los Angeles. The guest Kennedy in the Big Apple lasted only two months and 16 games since back brought him the Kings in February 1989 for a fourth- round choice right in the NHL Entry Draft in 1990.
In early October 1989, the Canadian was again involved in a transfer of business, as it gave Los Angeles ' management just before the start of the season to the Buffalo Sabres. In return, they received a fourth- round choice right in the NHL Entry Draft in 1991. In Buffalo Kennedy found for the following two seasons until the fall of 1991, a sporting home. In October 1991, Kennedy then moved with Darrin Shannon and Mike Hartman for Dave McLlwain, Gord Donnelly, a fifth -round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 1992 and further grants to the Winnipeg Jets. Just over a month after the change greatly injured the defender with his new employer at the knees and fell out a long time, so that he could contest only 20 games in the 1991/92 season. In the course of the season 1992/93 Kennedy was appointed as the new team captain due to the transfer of the former team captain Troy Murray until the end of the season. For the following season, he was replaced by Keith Tkachuk. Overall, Kennedy remained until January 1995 in the team. Shortly before the start of the shortened by the lockout season 1994/95 he was released from the Jets to the waiver list. From there chose him from the Edmonton Oilers. He ended his career after the season.
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )