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Forbes Kennedy

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8    Weight: 150 lbs.
Born: August 18, 1935 in Dorchester, New Brunswick

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1956-57 21 CBH NHL 69 8 13 21 8 102
1957-58 22 DET NHL 70 11 16 27 11 135
1958-59 23 DET NHL 67 1 4 5 2 149
1959-60 24 DET NHL 17 1 2 3 1 8
1961-62 26 DET NHL 14 1 0 1 1 8
1962-63 27 BOS NHL 49 12 18 30 11 46
1963-64 28 BOS NHL 70 8 17 25 9 95 8 0 0 1
1964-65 29 BOS NHL 52 6 4 10 4 41 2 0 4 0
1965-66 30 BOS NHL 50 4 6 10 4 55 3 0 1 1
1967-68 32 PHI NHL 73 10 18 28 10 4 130 8 1 1 3 100 10.0
1968-69 33 TOT NHL 72 8 10 18 7 -26 219 8 0 0 0 71 11.3
1968-69 33 PHI NHL 59 8 7 15 6 -25 195 8 0 0 0 64 12.5
1968-69 33 TOR NHL 13 0 3 3 1 -1 24 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
Career NHL 603 70 108 178 68 -22 988 29 1 6 5 171 10.5

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1956-57 21 CBH NHL 69 0.12 0.19 0.30 0.12 1.48 10 16 26 10 -0.2 0.7 0.4
1957-58 22 DET NHL 70 0.16 0.23 0.39 0.15 1.93 13 19 32 12 0.5 0.9 1.4
1958-59 23 DET NHL 67 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.03 2.22 1 5 6 2 -2.5 0.8 -1.6
1959-60 24 DET NHL 17 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.06 0.47 1 2 3 1 -0.4 0.3 -0.1
1961-62 26 DET NHL 14 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.57 1 0 1 1 -0.5 0.2 -0.3
1962-63 27 BOS NHL 49 0.24 0.37 0.61 0.23 0.94 13 20 33 13 1.5 0.3 1.8
1963-64 28 BOS NHL 70 0.11 0.24 0.36 0.13 1.36 9 20 29 10 0.0 0.8 0.8
1964-65 29 BOS NHL 52 0.12 0.08 0.19 0.09 0.79 7 4 11 5 -0.8 0.4 -0.4
1965-66 30 BOS NHL 50 0.08 0.12 0.20 0.08 1.10 4 6 10 4 -1.1 0.4 -0.7
1967-68 32 PHI NHL 73 0.14 0.25 0.38 0.14 1.78 1.37 11 20 31 11 33 1 50 22 4 0.3 1.4 1.7
1968-69 33 TOT NHL 72 0.11 0.14 0.25 0.10 3.04 0.99 8 10 18 7 24 1 55 6 -26 -1.0 0.6 -0.4
1968-69 33 PHI NHL 59 0.14 0.12 0.25 0.10 3.31 1.08 8 7 15 6 21 1 51 6 -25 -0.6 0.4 -0.2
1968-69 33 TOR NHL 13 0.00 0.23 0.23 0.06 1.85 0.54 0 3 3 1 3 0 4 0 -1 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Career NHL 603 0.12 0.18 0.30 0.11 1.64 1.18 78 122 200 76 57 2 105 28 -22 -4.0 6.6 2.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1957-58 22 DET NHL 4 1 0 1 12
1967-68 32 PHI NHL 7 1 4 5 14 0 0 1 0
1968-69 33 TOR NHL 1 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 12 2 4 6 64 0 0 1 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1951-52 16 Charlottetown Abbies PEIHA 6 16 8 24 20
1952-53 17 Halifax St. Mary's MJrHL 25 16 11 27
1952-53 17 Halifax St. Mary's NSSHL 11 16 11 27 24
1953-54 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 54 19 19 38 43
1954-55 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 46 7 14 21 118
1955-56 20 Montreal-Shawinigan QHL 3 0 3 3 2
1959-60 24 Edmonton Flyers WHL 30 6 10 16 39
1959-60 24 Hershey Bears AHL 21 3 11 14 50
1960-61 25 Spokane Comets WHL 70 23 38 61 165
1961-62 26 Edmonton Flyers WHL 58 23 31 54 124
1962-63 27 Edmonton Flyers WHL 23 7 15 22 38
1965-66 30 San Francisco Seals WHL 6 3 3 6 48
1966-67 31 California Golden Seals WHL 71 25 41 66 91
1969-70 34 Buffalo Bisons AHL 19 2 1 3 42
Career 2 Seasons AHL 40 5 12 17 92
Career 1 Season MJrHL 25 16 11 27
Career 1 Season NSSHL 11 16 11 27 24
Career 1 Season PEIHA 6 16 8 24 20
Career 1 Season QHL 3 0 3 3 2
Career 2 Seasons QJHL 100 26 33 59 161
Career 6 Seasons WHL 258 87 138 225 505

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1951-52 16 Charlottetown Abbies PEIHA 6 23 14 37 21
1952-53 17 Halifax St. Mary's M-Cup 12 12 7 19 25
1953-54 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 8 1 8 9 6
1954-55 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 4 0 2 2 4
1955-56 20 Montreal Jr. Canadiens M-Cup 10 3 5 8 19
1960-61 25 Spokane Comets WHL 4 2 1 3 0
1966-67 31 California Golden Seals WHL 6 2 0 2 4
1969-70 34 Buffalo Bisons AHL 4 0 0 0 0
1969-70 34 Omaha Knights CHL 6 0 1 1 7
Career 1 Season AHL 4 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season CHL 6 0 1 1 7
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 22 15 12 27 44
Career 1 Season PEIHA 6 23 14 37 21
Career 2 Seasons QJHL 12 1 10 11 10
Career 2 Seasons WHL 10 4 1 5 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Forbes Kennedy 1.8 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -1.6
Lorne Henning 60.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5
Donald Brashear 52.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -1.8
Bob Carse 45.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2
Jocelyn Lemieux 44.6 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.8
Jordin Tootoo 44.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Sandy McCarthy 42.9 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.0
Ben Eager 42.8 1.9 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 -0.5
Derrick Smith 42.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -1.0
Jerry Butler 42.2 2.7 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5
Mark Reeds 41.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Forbes Kennedy 1.8 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -1.6
Lorne Henning 60.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5
Bob Carse 45.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2
Jordin Tootoo 44.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Sandy McCarthy 42.9 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -1.0
Ben Eager 42.8 1.9 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 -0.5
Derrick Smith 42.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -1.0
Jerry Butler 42.2 2.7 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5
Mark Reeds 41.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.6
Paul Gillis 41.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -0.9
Mike Craig 41.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1957-58 NHL 70 (1)
 1963-64 NHL 70 (2)

Penalties in Minutes

1956-57 NHL 102 (10)
1957-58 NHL 135 (2)
1958-59 NHL 149 (2)
1967-68 NHL 130 (8)
1968-69 NHL 219 (1)

Short-Handed Goals

1964-65 NHL 4 (2)
1965-66 NHL 1 (6)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

May 24, 1956: Traded to Chicago by Montreal with Ed Kachur for $50,000, May 24, 1956.

July 23, 1957: Traded to Detroit by Chicago with Johnny Wilson, Hank Bassen and Bill Preston for Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall, July 23, 1957.

December 3, 1962: Traded to Boston by Detroit for Andre Pronovost, December 3, 1962.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by Philadelphia from Boston in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

March 2, 1969: Traded to Toronto by Philadelphia with Brit Selby for Gerry Meehan, Mike Byers and Bill Sutherland, March 2, 1969.

May 30, 1969: Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto for cash, May 30, 1969.

June 11, 1969: Claimed by NY Rangers from Pittsburgh in Intra-League Draft, June 11, 1969.

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