Kennedy Marchment
Kennedy Marchment (born December 6, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently on long-term injury reserve from PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
| Kennedy Marchment | |||
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Marchment with the Connecticut Whale in 2023 | |||
| Born |
December 6, 1996 Courtice, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL Montreal Connecticut Whale HV71 Linköping HC St. Lawrence Saints | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing career
Across 142 NCAA games with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program, Marchment scored 154 points, being named a top-10 finalist for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award.[1]
She was selected 2nd overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2017 NWHL Draft.[2]
In 2018–19, her rookie season in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), Marchment put up 52 points in 36 games, as her team, Linköping HC Dam, made it to the SDHL finals, where they lost to Luleå HF/MSSK. The next season, she switched teams to play for HV71 and put up 64 points in 36 games, good for second in league scoring.[3][4][5] She was named a finalist for the Forward of the Year Award.[6]
Joining the Premier Hockey Federation's Connecticut Whale for the 2021-22 season, Marchment was named the league's most valuable player in her first year with the team.[7] She would rejoin the Whale for the 2022-23 season, which ended up as the PHF's last.
Marchment was drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Montreal.[8] On March 2, 2024, PWHL Montreal announced that she had been placed on long-term injury reserve, with Mélodie Daoust called up from reserves.[9]
International
Marchment was invited to Team Canada's selection camp for the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, but was not selected.[10]
Personal life
Marchment is the niece of former NHL player Bryan Marchment, cousin of Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment.[11] She was in a relationship with her former Connecticut Whale teammate Allie Munroe.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Durham West Jr. Lightning | Prov. WHL | 33 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Durham West Jr. Lightning | Prov. WHL | 31 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Durham West Jr. Lightning | Prov. WHL | 37 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 36 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 36 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 36 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 34 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SDHL | 36 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HV71 | SDHL | 36 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HV71 | SDHL | 34 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Connecticut Whale | PHF | 20 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Connecticut Whale | PHF | 24 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Montreal | PWHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PWHL totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "2017-18 Women's Hockey Roster: 16 Kennedy Marchment". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "Saints' Marchment chosen second overall by Buffalo in NWHL". NNY360. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- Strandberg, Andreas; Ljungquist, Carl (April 18, 2019). "HV71 värvar rivalens storstjärna". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- Bodin, Uffe (March 27, 2020). "Poängdrottningen förlänger med seriesegraren". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- Foster, Meredith (December 4, 2019). "HV71 is the SDHL's most dominant team". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- "Här är alla vinnare från SDHL Awards". HockeySverige (in Swedish). May 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "Canada's Kennedy Marchment named PHF's Most Valuable Player". CBC. May 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- Mulligan, Preston (September 19, 2023). "Nova Scotians make history in first Professional Women's Hockey League draft". CBC. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- "PWHL Montreal signs Alexandra Poznikoff to main roster, adds Melodie Daoust to Reserve Player list". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- Jay, Michelle (August 4, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 1: Sarah Potomak, Kennedy Marchment". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- Rönnkvist, Ronnie (September 17, 2018). "Hennes farbror var NHL-buse – själv toppar hon SDHL:s poängliga". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com