2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

11 Shawn Kennedy

  • Class Year '24
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Bainsville, ONT
  • Previous Team Topeka Pilots (NAHL)

Biography

Honors & Awards:
Elmira College Male Outstanding Career Achievement Award (2024)
CSC At-Large Academic All-District (2024)
NEHC Second Team All-Conference (2023-24)
NEHC All-Academic (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
UCHC All-Academic Honors (2020-21)
AHCA All-Academic Scholar (2021)
UCHC Second Team All-Conference (2021)
UCHC All-Rookie Team (2021)

2023-24 Season
Appeared in 28 contests as a senior for the Soaring Eagles... Finished the season with a career-high 26 assists and 39 points... Netted one goal and one assist against Oswego in a 7-3 victory... Added three assists in a 5-4 overtime victory at home against Norwich (11/4)... Notched two goals and one assist in a 7-3 victory at home against Lebanon Valley (11/15)... Netted the game-winning goal in a 5-2 victory against Utica (11/25)... Recorded a goal and three assists in a 7-0 victory on the road against Brockport (12/9)... Added three assists in a 6-2 victory on the road against UMass Boston (2/2) and three more assists in Elmira's 5-2 victory at home in the NCAA Tournament against Endicott... Finished the season with 11 blocked shots and 280 wins in the faceoff circle.

2022-23 Season
Skated in 19 games for the Soaring Eagles while battling injury, notching seven goals and eight assists for 15 points…scored a pair of game-winning goals during the season against Nazareth (Oct. 28) in the season-opener, and against Johnson & Wales (Jan. 27)...had a four-point outing against New England College (Feb. 10) in Elmira’s 9-1 win, scoring three goals while notching an assist…against Castleton (Dec. 3), scored two goals and recorded an assist in Elmira’s 8-0 victory on Teddy Bear Toss Night.

2021-22 Season
Went on to skate in 26 games for the Soaring Eagles, recording a team-high in points with 29 for the season (17G, 12A)...posted a four goal effort against Lebanon Valley (12/10) in Elmira’s 10-0 win, earning NEHC Player of the Week Honors (12/13)...scored a team-best eight powerplay goals during the season, while being credited with game-winning goals against UMass Boston (11/20), and #6 Hobart (1/22)...went on to win a career-best 223 faceoffs within the circle, while scoring eight goals over a four-game period from 12/3-12/10…scored one of Elmira’s two goals in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in nearly a decade against Hobart (3/12), and had nine games with at least two points during the season. 

2020-21 Season
Appeared in just 15 games for the Soaring Eagles during the COVID-19 shortened season where Elmira earned its first UCHC title…recorded a team-best 17 points (8G, 9A) during the season as a rookie, earning UCHC Second Team and All-Rookie honors…became Elmira’s key faceoff man, winning 170 inside the circle during the season…recorded the first goal of his collegiate career against Stevenson (2/20) in Elmira’s 1-2 loss…registered three assists against Nazareth (2/29) for the first multi-point game of his career…scored goals in three consecutive games from 3/19-3/23, including a one goal, two assist effort against Utica (3/23)...registered a goal and two assists in the UCHC Quarterfinals against Chatham (3/31), before scoring a goal in the UCHC Championship against Stevenson (4/5).

Before Elmira
Played two seasons in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) after playing for three different teams in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) from 2015-18...Logged 34 points (15g-19a) with 107 penalty minutes in 58 games for the Aberdeen Wings in 2018-19, helping the Wings win the 2019 Robertson Cup National Championship...Was selected to the NAHL's 2019 Top Prospects Tournament...Suited up for the Topeka Pilots alongside fellow freshman Jordan Gonzalez '24 in his final junior season, during which he scored 11 goals with 15 assists.

Personal
Shawn is a Psychology major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'0" 193 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0" 193 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'0" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'0" 190 lbs
    11