Forbes Kennedy

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Forbes Kennedy
1957 Topps Forbes Kennedy.JPG
Born (1935-08-18) August 18, 1935 (age 89)
Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1956–1970

Forbes Taylor Kennedy (born August 18, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 603 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with five teams between 1956 and 1969, recording 70 goals and 108 assists for 178 points and 888 penalty minutes. He led the NHL in penalty minutes during the 1968–69 season. After his playing career ended Kennedy became a coach for several seasons.

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Playing career

Kennedy was born in Dorchester, New Brunswick and raised in Prince Edward Island. Despite his small frame, he was often the most penalized player on the ice.

Forbes spent the following season with the WHL's San Francisco Seals before the team was relocated and renamed for absorption into the NHL, becoming the California Seals.

Kennedy's most infamous game was marked by a violent incident in the 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs in Boston, as teammate Pat Quinn delivered a massive hit to Bruins star Bobby Orr, knocking him unconscious. Kennedy responded to the incident by partaking in four fights before punching a linesman and getting ejected from the game. [1] He received a lengthy suspension and his tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs ended.

Post-playing career

After retiring, Kennedy began a long coaching career when he coached the Cape Breton Metros of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League in their first year of existence in 1969-70 then coached the Halifax Junior Canadians in 1970–71. He was brought in to coach the Summerside Crystals of the PEI Junior Hockey League in 1971-72 and 1972-73 before leaving for the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA to try to resume his playing career. That did not work out for Kennedy due to injuries so he ended his playing career and went back to coaching with the Winston-Salem Polar Twins of the Southern Hockey League. Kennedy returned home a few years later to PEI and coached junior hockey for many years.

On January 16, 2012, Kennedy was honoured by the Summerside Western Capitals of the Maritime Junior Hockey League with a "Forbes Kennedy Night" and he was presented with a plaque in recognition of his service to the team that he coached from 2004 to 2007. [2]

On November 24, 2019, at the Homburg Theatre of the Confederation Centre for the Arts in Charlottetown, PEI, Kennedy joined Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra (PEISO) Music Director Mark Shapiro to lead the PEISO and a concert audience in "O Canada."

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1951–52Charlottetown AbbiesPEIHA61682420623143721
1952–53Halifax St. Mary'sMMHL1116112724—————
1952–53 Halifax St. Mary's M-Cup —————121271925
1953–54 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL541919384381896
1954–55Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL467142111840224
1955–56Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL——————————
1955–56 Montreal Junior CanadiensM-Cup—————1035819
1955–56Montreal-Shawinigan QHL 30332—————
1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6981321102—————
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL70111627135410112
1958–59 Detroit Red WingsNHL67145149—————
1959–60 Detroit Red WingsNHL171238—————
1959–60 Edmonton Flyers WHL 306101639—————
1959–60 Hershey Bears AHL 213111450—————
1960–61 Spokane Comets WHL7023386116542130
1961–62 Detroit Red WingsNHL141018—————
1961–62 Edmonton FlyersWHL58233154124—————
1962–63 Edmonton FlyersWHL237152238—————
1962–63 Boston Bruins NHL4912183046—————
1963–64 Boston BruinsNHL708172595—————
1964–65 Boston BruinsNHL52641041—————
1965–66 Boston BruinsNHL50461055—————
1965–66 San Francisco Seals WHL633648—————
1966–67 California Seals WHL712541669162024
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL73101828130714514
1968–69 Philadelphia FlyersNHL598715195—————
1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL1303324100038
1969–70 Buffalo Bisons AHL192134240000
1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL —————60117
NHL totals603701081789881224664

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References

  1. ↑ "Forbes Kennedy punches linesman George Ashley". YouTube. March 24, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ Kennedy humbled by Bruins’ award - Sports - The Journal Pioneer
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