Sheldon Kennedy was born on June 15,1969 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
20 Facts About Sheldon Kennedy
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Sheldon Kennedy played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League.
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Sheldon Kennedy represented Canada internationally at the World Junior Championships in 1988 and 1989.
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Sheldon Kennedy helped Canada win a gold medal at the 1988 tournament.
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Sheldon Kennedy was born in Brandon, Manitoba, but grew up in Elkhorn, Manitoba.
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Currently, Sheldon Kennedy serves as a spokesperson for violence and abuse prevention programs with the Canadian Red Cross.
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Sheldon Kennedy was honoured by Hockey Canada in 2020, with the Order of Hockey in Canada.
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Sheldon Kennedy started playing junior hockey with the Winnipeg South Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1985.
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Sheldon Kennedy spent the rest of his WHL career with the Broncos, helping the team capture the 1989 Memorial Cup.
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Sheldon Kennedy was named to the WHL's Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team.
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Sheldon Kennedy along with fellow future NHLer Joe Sakic, was a passenger in the Swift Current Broncos bus crash that occurred in December 1986, killing four members of the team.
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Sheldon Kennedy was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round of the 1988 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
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At the NHL level, Sheldon Kennedy scored two goals and added seven assists in 20 games.
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Sheldon Kennedy spent the next four seasons bouncing between the AHL and NHL within the Red Wings organization.
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The NHL lock-out meant that Sheldon Kennedy did not play for the Jets before being picked up waiver draft by the Calgary Flames.
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Sheldon Kennedy has devoted his post hockey career to child abuse prevention and education.
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On June 8,2015 Sheldon Kennedy was awarded with an Honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, from the University of Calgary for his extraordinary commitment to violence and abuse prevention programs in Canada.
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Sheldon Kennedy received the Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award at the University of Guelph, March 25,2015.
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In 2016 Sheldon Kennedy was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence.
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Sheldon Kennedy wrote frankly about his battles with cocaine addiction.