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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dean Kennedy
Selected in second round
No.
39 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born January
18, 1963
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Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brandon (WHL)
Birthplace: Redvers, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Redvers, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Weyburn | SJHL |
57 | 12 |
20 | 32 |
64 | | |
Brandon | WHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
Brandon | WHL |
71 | 3 |
29 | 32 |
157 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 17 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was a Philadelphia Flyers fan
and idolized Toronto's Tiger Williams while growing up on parents' farm in Redvers, Saskatchewan. ... Began
his minor hockey
career as a right wing, but shifted to defense at age 13. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 14, 1982 (Los Angeles at
Quebec)
Numbers: 6 (L.A.); 6
(NYR); 26 (Buffalo); 26 (Winnipeg); 32 (Edm.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1995 |
L.A., NYR, Buffalo,
Winnipeg, Edmonton | 717 |
26 | 108 |
134 | 1,118 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1987-1993 |
L.A., NYR, BUF, WIN | 36 |
1 | 7 |
8 | 59 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Winnipeg Captain: March 18, 1993, until Nov.
6, 1993
Miscellaneous: Suspended four games by NHL during 1982-83 season for
fighting with Ken Linseman under the stands of the Great Western Forum during
the third period of Los Angeles' Feb. 3, 1983, game at Edmonton. Both players
had been sent to their dressing rooms for misconducts after a heated argument
at 11:00 of the third period. Linseman cut the bridge of Kennedy's nose with
his stick and slammed his head to the concrete floor during the altercation. The suspension was
announced on Feb. 18, 1983, and Kennedy began serving his suspension on Feb.
25, 1983. ... Missed parts of 1986-87 with groin injury and with hip pointer,
an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Feb. 16, 1987, game vs. Toronto. He did
not return to action until Los Angeles' March 17, 1987, game at Washington.
... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with broken finger, an injury suffered in
November 1987 and re-aggravated in December 1987. ... Missed remainder of
1987-88 regular season with groin injury, suffered during Los Angeles' March
23, 1988, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Oct. 9, 1988, game
vs. N.Y. Islanders, and with concussion, an injury suffered during Los
Angeles' Nov. 10, 1988, game vs. Hartford. ... Paired on defense with Steve
Duchesne for Los Angeles in 1988-89. ... Missed remainder of 1991 playoffs
with broken jaw, an injury suffered during Game 2 of Buffalo's first-round
series at Montreal on April 5, 1991. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 regular season
and start of 1992 playoffs with knee injury, suffered
during Winnipeg's Nov. 20, 1991, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to
action until Game 6 of Winnipeg's first-round series vs. Vancouver on April
28, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with back spasms, an injury
suffered during Winnipeg's Dec. 21, 1992, game vs. San Jose. ... Left unprotected
by Winnipeg for 1994-95 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by Edmonton on Jan.
18, 1995.
Most Average NHL Defenseman: In a cover story on the Feb. 3, 1989, issue of The
Hockey News, Kennedy earned the dubious honor of being the NHL's most average
defenseman. This resulted from a survey of NHL average statistics.
Unfortunately, The Hockey News goofed in picking Kennedy's photo for
the cover, accidentally choosing a photo of Ken Hammond. THN editor Bob
McKenzie personally apologized to Kennedy for the error in his column in the
following issue, and put another photo of Kennedy on the cover of that issue. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Brandon, Saskatoon (WHL);
New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1981-82 season with knee injury. ... Rights traded by Brandon to Saskatoon
for future considerations (Gord Paddock) while he was playing in the NHL during 1981-82 season.
Kennedy joined Saskatoon for
1982 WHL playoffs, and Paddock was sent to Brandon to complete the deal in
July 1983.
Personal: Full name is Edward Dean
Kennedy. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE (2): Los Angeles traded Kennedy and
Denis Larocque to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Igor Liba, Michael Boyce, Todd
Elik and future considerations on December 12, 1988. Two months later, Los
Angeles got Kennedy back from N.Y. Rangers in exchange for 1990 fourth-round
pick (later traded) on February 3, 1989. Eight months later, Los Angeles lost
Kennedy again when it traded him to Buffalo for 1991 fourth-round pick (Keith
Redmond) on October 4, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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