Rod Kennedy


John Roddick Kennedy was a Canadian amateur and professional ice hockey player. Kennedy, a defenceman, played most of his hockey in the amateur era, representing two storied clubs in the Montreal Wanderers and Montreal Victorias.

Career

Kennedy was twice a member of Stanley Cup winning teams, both times with the Montreal Wanderers, in 1906 and 1907.
In January 1908 Kennedy was part of a benefit All-Star game, hosted by the Eastern [Canada Amateur Hockey Association], for the family of his deceased former teammate on the Montreal Wanderers Hod Stuart, who had died in June 1907 in a diving accident. Montreal Wanderers won the game against the ECAHA All-Stars 10 goals to 7.
During the 1909–10 season Kennedy played with the Montreal Nationals in the short-lived Canadian [Hockey Association (1909–10)|Canadian Hockey Association] circuit.

Death

Kennedy died in Brantford, Ontario on September 28, 1935, after an illness lasting over four months. He had moved to Brantford from Quebec to manage a plant with the Lake of the Woods Milling Company.

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