Sheldon Kennedy

*Born: June 15, 1969 in Brandon, Manitoba
*Hometown: Elkhorn, Manitoba
*Brother: Troy Kennedy
*Position: Right Wing
Selected by Detroit Red Wings 4th round (#80) in 1988 NHL Entry Draft
played three years of junior with the Swift Currant Broncos where he was one of the top players in the WHL. ... the Broncos won their first Memorial Cup in 1989. ... won a gold medal with Canada at the 1988 World Junior Championships and also played at the 1989 WJC. ... split first three pro seasons between Detroit and Adirondack of the AHL. ... was a checking forward on the Wings in 1992-93 and 1993-94 as the team recorded consecutive 100-point seasons. ... following the 1993-94 season traded to Winnipeg. ... after the owners' lockout ended, Winnipeg placed him on waivers, claimed by the Calgary Flames. ... signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins in 1996. ... a serious off-ice accident caused him to miss the 1997-98 season and was released by the Bruins. ... it was in Boston where he courageously came forward about the sex crimes committed against him while he was a teenager. ... launched his own ranch as a healing and counselling centre for sexually abused children and undertook a cross-Canada rollerblade trek to raise money for his activities. ... 
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1984-85 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 	 	16 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1985-86 	Winnipeg South Blues 	MJHL 	 	43 	37 	38 	75 	103 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	 	49 	23 	41 	64 	43 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	4
1987-88 	Team Canada 	WJC 	 	7 	4 	2 	6 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1987-88 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	 	59 	53 	64 	117 	45 	 	10 	8 	9 	17 	12
1988-89 	Team Canada 	WJC 	 	7 	3 	4 	7 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988-89 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	 	51 	58 	48 	106 	92 	 	12 	9 	15 	24 	22
1988-89 	Swift Current Broncos	M-Cup 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	5 	4 	5 	9 	6
1989-90 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	20 	2 	7 	9 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989-90 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	26 	11 	15 	26 	35 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990-91 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990-91 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	11 	1 	3 	4 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991-92 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	27 	3 	8 	11 	24 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991-92 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	46 	25 	24 	49 	56 	 	15 	5 	9 	14 	12
1992-93 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	68 	19 	11 	30 	46 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	2
1993-94 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	61 	6 	7 	13 	30 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	0
1994-95 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	30 	7 	8 	15 	45 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	16
1995-96 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	3 	4 	0 	4 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995-96 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	41 	3 	7 	10 	36 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
1996-97 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996-97 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	56 	8 	10 	18 	30 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998-99 	Manitoba Moose 	IHL 	 	24 	7 	7 	14 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998-99 	EV Landshut 	Germany 	 	13 	0 	3 	3 	0 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	310 	49 	58 	107 	233 	 	24 	6 	4 	10 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Played in World Junior Championship (1988 & 1989), winning Gold Medal in 1988
*WHL Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team (1989)
*Western Hockey League Championship (1989)
*Memorial Cup Canada Major Junior Championship (1989)
*Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1989)
*American Hockey League Championship (1992)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1969
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category: Winnipeg South Blues players
Category: Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Category: Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Category:Order of Hockey in Canada recipients