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Sheldon Kennedy

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: June 15, 1969 in Elkhorn, Manitoba

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round (80th overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1989-90 20 DET NHL 20 2 7 9 3 0 10 2 0 0 1 23 8.7
1990-91 21 DET NHL 7 1 0 1 1 -1 12 1 0 0 0 11 9.1
1991-92 22 DET NHL 27 3 8 11 4 -2 24 3 0 0 1 33 9.1
1992-93 23 DET NHL 68 19 11 30 13 -1 46 18 1 0 2 110 17.3
1993-94 24 DET NHL 61 6 7 13 5 -2 30 5 0 1 0 60 10.0
1994-95 25 CGY NHL 30 7 8 15 6 5 45 6 1 0 0 44 15.9
1995-96 26 CGY NHL 41 3 7 10 4 3 36 3 0 0 1 54 5.6
1996-97 27 BOS NHL 56 8 10 18 7 -17 30 4 0 4 0 65 12.3
Career NHL 310 49 58 107 42 -15 233 42 2 5 5 400 12.3

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
1989-90 20 DET NHL 20 0.10 0.35 0.45 0.15 0.50 1.15 2 6 8 3 13 3 11 1 0 0.0 0.2 0.3
1990-91 21 DET NHL 7 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.08 1.71 1.57 1 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 -1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1991-92 22 DET NHL 27 0.11 0.30 0.41 0.14 0.89 1.22 3 7 10 4 15 1 16 0 -2 0.1 0.2 0.2
1992-93 23 DET NHL 68 0.28 0.16 0.44 0.19 0.68 1.62 15 9 24 11 32 1 37 5 -1 1.0 0.7 1.7
1993-94 24 DET NHL 61 0.10 0.11 0.21 0.09 0.49 0.98 5 6 11 4 22 0 29 5 -2 -0.7 0.4 -0.4
1994-95 25 CGY NHL 30 0.23 0.27 0.50 0.20 1.50 1.47 12 14 26 10 20 2 18 5 5 0.9 0.4 1.3
1995-96 26 CGY NHL 41 0.07 0.17 0.24 0.09 0.88 1.32 3 7 10 4 20 3 14 0 3 -0.5 0.7 0.2
1996-97 27 BOS NHL 56 0.14 0.18 0.32 0.13 0.54 1.16 8 10 18 7 24 0 54 13 -17 0.3 0.2 0.4
Career NHL 310 0.16 0.19 0.35 0.14 0.75 1.29 49 59 108 43 150 10 184 29 -15 0.9 2.8 3.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1992-93 23 DET NHL 7 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 10 10.0
1993-94 24 DET NHL 7 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1994-95 25 CGY NHL 7 3 1 4 3 16 2 0 1 0 19 15.8
1995-96 26 CGY NHL 3 1 0 1 -2 2 1 0 0 0 4 25.0
Career NHL 24 6 4 10 5 20 5 0 1 0 41 14.6

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 16 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 43 37 38 75 103
1986-87 17 Swift Current Broncos WHL 49 23 41 64 43
1987-88 18 Swift Current Broncos WHL 59 53 64 117 45
1987-88 18 Canada WJC-A 7 4 2 6 6
1988-89 19 Swift Current Broncos WHL 51 58 48 106 92
1988-89 19 Canada WJC-A 7 3 4 7 14
1989-90 20 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 26 11 15 26 35
1990-91 21 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 1 3 4 8
1991-92 22 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 46 25 24 49 56
1995-96 26 Saint John Flames AHL 3 4 0 4 8
1996-97 27 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 1 1 2
1998-99 29 Manitoba Moose IHL 24 7 7 14 -7 14 4 3 0 3 44 15.9
1998-99 29 EV Landshut Germany 13 0 3 3 0
Career 5 Seasons AHL 89 41 43 84 109
Career 1 Season Germany 13 0 3 3 0
Career 1 Season IHL 24 7 7 14 -7 14 4 3 0 3 44 15.9
Career 1 Season MJHL 43 37 38 75 103
Career 3 Seasons WHL 159 134 153 287 180
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 7 6 13 20

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 17 Swift Current Broncos WHL 4 0 3 3 4
1987-88 18 Swift Current Broncos WHL 10 8 9 17 12
1988-89 19 Swift Current Broncos WHL 12 9 15 24 22
1988-89 19 Swift Current Broncos M-Cup 5 4 5 9 6
1991-92 22 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 16 5 9 14 12
1998-99 29 EV Landshut Germany 3 0 0 0 4
Career 1 Season AHL 16 5 9 14 12
Career 1 Season Germany 3 0 0 0 4
Career 1 Season M-Cup 5 4 5 9 6
Career 3 Seasons WHL 26 17 27 44 38

Similarity Scores

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Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sheldon Kennedy 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.4
Kent-Erik Andersson 76.0 2.5 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Torrey Mitchell 76.0 2.3 1.5 0.4
Claude Loiselle 75.9 2.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.5
Don Ashby 75.6 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Mike Eastwood 74.9 2.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.3
Ivan Novoseltsev 74.8 2.5 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
Michel Picard 74.4 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4
Paul Andrea 74.0 2.2 1.8 0.8 0.1
Brad Dalgarno 73.6 2.5 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Mattias Weinhandl 73.5 2.3 1.9 0.3 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sheldon Kennedy 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.4
Kent-Erik Andersson 76.0 2.5 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Torrey Mitchell 76.0 2.3 1.5 0.4
Don Ashby 75.6 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Ivan Novoseltsev 74.8 2.5 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
Paul Andrea 74.0 2.2 1.8 0.8 0.1
David Roberts 73.5 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 -0.1
Mattias Weinhandl 73.5 2.3 1.9 0.3 0.1
Mikkel Boedker 71.2 1.8 1.7 0.3
Dave Forbes 70.5 2.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.1
Robert Petrovicky 70.5 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Short-Handed Goals

1996-97 NHL 4 (5)

Transactions

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July, 1990: Missed majority of 1990-91 due to arm injury suffered in automobile accident, July 1990.

May 25, 1994: Traded to Winnipeg by Detroit for Winnipeg's 3rd round choice (Darryl Laplante) in 1995 Entry Draft, May 25, 1994.

January 18, 1995: Claimed by Calgary from Winnipeg in NHL Waiver Draft, January 18, 1995.

August 7, 1996: Signed as free agent by Boston, August 7, 1996.

July, 1997: Missed entire 1997-98 due to leg injury suffered in cycling accident, July 1997.

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