Ron Kennedy


Ron Kennedy was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

Early life

Kennedy was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Career

Kennedy played minor-league hockey in North America, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria before moving to coaching.

Coaching career

Kennedy's last position was coaching for Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League.
His coaching career included:
Kennedy resigned after his December 2008 diagnosis of brain cancer, from which he died, aged 56, in Klagenfurt, Austria.