Tyler Kennedy

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	Mr. Kennedy Tk Tiger ^[1]
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb)
NHL Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 15, 1986 (1986-07-15) (age 21), Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	99th overall, 2004 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	2007 – present

Tyler Kennedy (b. July 15, 1986 in Sault Ste. Marie, ON) is a professional ice hockey center for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

1 Playing career
2 Career statistics
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Playing career

Kennedy was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round, 99th overall of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Kennedy played two seasons with Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL. He began playing for the AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in AHL. He played his first game in the NHL on October 27, 2007, in a match verses the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2007 against the New York Islanders.

Kennedy was named to the NHL's YoungStars Team in 2008 along with fellow teammate, Kris Letang. Kennedy was unable to compete in the game because of mononucleosis.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	61	5	10	15	33	4	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	63	16	26	42	28
2004–05	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	61	21	36	57	37	4	1	3	4	4
2005–06	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	64	22	48	70	60	4	1	2	3	2
2006–07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	40	12	25	37	20
2007–08	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	10	5	4	9	10
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	55	10	9	19	35	20	0	4	4	13
NHL Totals			55	10	9	19	35	20	0	4	4	13
AHL Totals			40	12	25	37	20	--	--	--	--	--
OHL Totals			249	64	120	184	153	12	2	5	7	6