Forbes Kennedy
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Forbes Taylor Kennedy is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
player. In 603 career NHL
games Kennedy recorded 70 goals and 108 assists for 178 points and 988 penalty minutes.
Kennedy was a splendid example of what can be accomplished with moderate talent but an abundance of courage. Despite his small frame he was often the toughest and usually the grittiest player on the ice. As a result, he was a great fan favorite during the earliest days of the Philadelphia Flyers and was sorely missed after his trade in 1969.
Kennedy's last game was marked by a violent incident, as Pat Quinn
delivered a massive hit to Bobby Orr
knocking him unconscious. In the melee following it, Kennedy punched a linesmen resulting in a lengthy suspension. He never played a game in the NHL again.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. In 603 career NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
games Kennedy recorded 70 goals and 108 assists for 178 points and 988 penalty minutes.
Kennedy was a splendid example of what can be accomplished with moderate talent but an abundance of courage. Despite his small frame he was often the toughest and usually the grittiest player on the ice. As a result, he was a great fan favorite during the earliest days of the Philadelphia Flyers and was sorely missed after his trade in 1969.
Kennedy's last game was marked by a violent incident, as Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn (ice hockey)
John Brian Patrick Quinn , is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Edmonton Oilers. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman",...
delivered a massive hit to Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
knocking him unconscious. In the melee following it, Kennedy punched a linesmen resulting in a lengthy suspension. He never played a game in the NHL again.