Sheldon Kennedy - 2020 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree
HOCKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Played for Team Canada at the 1989 IIHF World Junior Championship (fourth place)
Played for Team Canada at the 1988 IIHF World Junior Championship (gold medal)
Recorded 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists) in 14 games with Team Canada
Played 310 NHL games with Detroit, Calgary and Boston from 1989-97
Recorded 107 points (49 goals, 58 assists) in the NHL
Selected 80th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Won the Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) in 1992
Played three seasons with the Swift Current Broncos (WHL) from 1986-89
Won the Memorial Cup with Swift Current in 1989
Named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 1989
Won the WHL championship with Swift Current in 1989
Captain of Swift Current in 1988-89
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
Born on June 15, 1969 in Brandon, Man.
Has one daughter, Ryan, and one son, Lochlin
Co-founder of Respect Group, which has trained more than one million Canadians to recognize and prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination in sports, schools and the workplace
Rollerbladed across Canada in 1998 in support sexual abuse victims, raising $1.2 million in donations
HONOURS
Inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2020
Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2020
Received the WHL Governors Award in 2020
Received the Hockey Canada Order of Merit in 2018
Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Regina in 2018
Calgary & Area Child Advocacy Centre was the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre from 2013-18
Appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2016
Received an honorary degree from Mount Royal University in 2016
Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in 2015
Invested as a Member of the Order of Manitoba in 2015
Invested as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2014
Received the David Foster Foundation Humanitarian Award in 2014
Named Calgary Citizen of the Year in 2013
Received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Fraser Valley in 2012
Received the Canadian Red Cross Caring Award in 2007
Named Canada’s newsmaker of the year by The Canadian Press in 1997
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