Kennedy Marchment

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Kennedy Marchment
Kennedy Marchment.jpg
Marchment with the Connecticut Whale in 2023
Born (1996-12-06) December 6, 1996 (age 28)
Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Victoire
Connecticut Whale
HV71
Linköping HC
St. Lawrence Saints
Playing career 2014–present

Kennedy Marchment (born December 6, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, currently on long-term injury reserve for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

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Playing career

Across 142 NCAA games with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program, Marchment scored 154 points, being named a top-10 finalist for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award. [1]

She was selected 2nd overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2017 NWHL Draft. [2]

In 2018–19, her rookie season in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), Marchment put up 52 points in 36 games, as her team, Linköping HC Dam, made it to the SDHL finals, where they lost to Luleå HF/MSSK. The next season, she switched teams to play for HV71 and put up 64 points in 36 games, good for second in league scoring. [3] [4] [5] She was named a finalist for the Forward of the Year Award. [6]

Joining the Premier Hockey Federation's Connecticut Whale for the 2021-22 season, Marchment was named the league's most valuable player in her first year with the team. [7] She would rejoin the Whale for the 2022-23 season, which ended up as the PHF's last.

Marchment was drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Montreal. [8] On March 2, 2024, PWHL Montreal announced that she had been placed on long-term injury reserve, with Mélodie Daoust called up from reserves. [9]

International

Marchment was invited to Team Canada's selection camp for the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, but was not selected. [10]

Personal life

Marchment is the niece of former NHL player Bryan Marchment, cousin of Seattle Kraken forward Mason Marchment. [11] She was in a relationship with her former Connecticut Whale teammate Allie Munroe. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Durham West Jr. Lightning Prov. WHL 331522376302210
2012–13Durham West Jr. LightningProv. WHL312620462074156
2013–14Durham West Jr. LightningProv. WHL3729376624867138
2014–15 St. Lawrence University ECAC 3612172922—————
2015–16 St. Lawrence UniversityECAC3611182912—————
2016–17 St. Lawrence UniversityECAC3620365626—————
2017–18 St. Lawrence UniversityECAC3416244028—————
2018–19 Linköping HC SDHL 3625275212124582
2019–20 HV71 SDHL36323264842240
2020–21 HV71SDHL3428447214573102
2021–22 Connecticut Whale PHF 20132033821342
2022–23 Connecticut WhalePHF24171835631232
2023–24 Montreal PWHL 91120—————
PWHL totals91120—————

References

  1. ↑ "2017-18 Women's Hockey Roster: 16 Kennedy Marchment". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Saints' Marchment chosen second overall by Buffalo in NWHL". NNY360. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Strandberg, Andreas; Ljungquist, Carl (April 18, 2019). "HV71 värvar rivalens storstjärna". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bodin, Uffe (March 27, 2020). "Poängdrottningen förlänger med seriesegraren". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Foster, Meredith (December 4, 2019). "HV71 is the SDHL's most dominant team". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Här är alla vinnare från SDHL Awards". HockeySverige (in Swedish). May 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Canada's Kennedy Marchment named PHF's Most Valuable Player". CBC. May 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Mulligan, Preston (September 19, 2023). "Nova Scotians make history in first Professional Women's Hockey League draft". CBC. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "PWHL Montreal signs Alexandra Poznikoff to main roster, adds Melodie Daoust to Reserve Player list". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Jay, Michelle (August 4, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 1: Sarah Potomak, Kennedy Marchment". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (September 17, 2018). "Hennes farbror var NHL-buse – själv toppar hon SDHL:s poängliga". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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