Background
Kennedy, Tyler was born on July 15, 1986 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Kennedy, Tyler was born on July 15, 1986 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Kennedy has also previously played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders. He was selected by the Penguins in the fourth round, 99th overall, of the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Kennedy was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round, 99th overall, of the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
After being selected, Kennedy played two seasons with the Sault Ste.
Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He then began playing for Pittsburgh"s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, for the 2006-2007 season.
The next season, 2007-2008, Kennedy then played in his first National Hockey League game on October 27, 2007, against the Montreal Canadiens. He later scored his first career National Hockey League goal on November 3 against the New York Islanders.
In his debut season, Kennedy was named to the National Hockey League"s YoungStars Team in 2008 alongside Penguins teammate Kris Letang.
Kennedy, however, was unable to compete in the game due to mononucleosis. In September 2008, just prior to the 2008-2009 season, the Penguins signed Kennedy to a contract extension through to the 2010-2011 season. Although up to this point Kennedy has had a low profile in terms of hockey fame, he attracted some notoriety when Penguins fans and ultimately the public address announcer at Mellon Arena would chant his name in the style of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Mr.
Kennedy (Ken Anderson).
Kennedy was re-signed by the Penguins in the 2011 off-season, although his signing caused some controversy when it was reported that Pittsburgh may have deterred former Penguin legend Jaromír Jágr by signing Kennedy. Early in the 2011-2012 season with the Penguins, Kennedy was sidelined by a concussion.
He was later traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2013. On March 2, 2015, Kennedy was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2016 conditional third-round pick.
In September 2015, Kennedy attended training camp on invitation with the New Jersey Devils as a professional tryout before being released after appearing in three pre-season games.
Unsigned after the first quarter of the 2015-2016 played, Kennedy returned to the Devils fold, in training with the club on another professional tryout deal on November 18, 2015. On November 27, 2015, Kennedy signed a one year, two way contract with the New Jersey Devils for $600,000.