Tim Kennedy Class: Junior Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180 Position: Forward Birthdate: 04/30/1986 Previous Team: Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

Alternate Captain ... The craftiest, most creative puckhandler and passer on the Spartan roster ... Dangerous with the puck and remarkable one-on-one skills ... Perhaps the team's best skater during the NCAA Tournament run ... Ranks third among active players in career points (62) on 22 goals and 40 assists in 71 games.

2006-07 (Sophomore): Named to both the Frozen Four and NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Teams after pacing the Spartans with three goals and three assists in four games ... With all three of his goals coming on the power play, he led all NCAA tournament scorers in power-play goals, and was tied for third in overall goals ... Also led the Spartans in overall postseason scoring with 5-5-10 totals ... One of just four skaters to appear in all 42 games for the Spartans ... Finished first on the team in scoring (43 points), and assists (25) ... Was also tops in power-play goals (10) and man-advantage points (21) ... Second on the team with 18 goals ... Led the team in multiple-point games with 11 ... Ranked second on the team in game-winning goals (4) ... Tied his career high for assists in a game (2) in a season-opening win vs. Western Michigan (10/13) ... Tied a career high for both assists and points with a two-assist, three-point night three matches later against Sacred Heart (10/28) ... Had back-to-back two-point games - both against Michigan - tallying a goal and an assist (11/3), and setting a career high with two goals in the game at Yost (11/4)... Had a career-high five-game point streak (6-3-9) early in the season (10/28 - 11/10) ... Scored twice at Minnesota (11/24) to tie his career best ... Tied a career high for points in a game (2-1-3) in the 4-1 rout of Ohio State (12/1) ... Assisted on the first goal of the game - both on the power play - at both games of the Great Lakes Invitational (12/29-30) ... Notched the overtime game-winning goal, in addition to an assist on the game-tying goal, for his seventh multi-point game of the season against Alaska (1/12) ... Notched a career-best three assists and tied a personal best in points in game one of the Western Michigan series (2/16). With three power play assists, he was just the second Spartan to record more than two helpers in a game ... Rounded out the regular season with six assists in six games ... Notched the game-winning goal in the Spartans series-clinching game against Nebraska-Omaha in the CCHA quarterfinals (3/10) ... Scored one of two Spartan goals against Michigan in the CCHA semifinals (3/16) ... Pitched in two assists, including one on the overtime game-winning goal, in MSU's 7-6 victory over Lake Superior in the CCHA Consolation match (3/17) ... Had a power-play goal and assisted on Tim Crowder's game-winning tally in a 5-1 victory over Boston University in the Midwest Regional semifinal (3/23) ... Notched the game-winning goal - his fourth of the season - on the power play in a 2-1 downing of Notre Dame in the regional final (3/24) ... Assisted on Chris Snavley's second-period goal in the Spartans' 4-2 victory over Maine in the Frozen Four semifinal (4/5) ... Scored a power-play goal at the 9:53 mark of the third period against Boston College in the national title game (4/7) to tie the game, then assisted on Justin Abdelkader's game winner with just 18.9 seconds remaining in regulation, earning him Frozen Four All-Tournament honors ... With six power-play points (4g, 2a) in eight postseason games, finished in a five-way tie for first in the CCHA with 21 man-advantage points (10g, 11a) ... Also tied for second in conference power-play goals (10) ... Finished the season on a career-best seven-game point streak (5-5-10), dating back to Game 2 of the CCHA Quarterfinals (3/10).

2005-06 (Freshman): Appeared in 29 games, scoring four goals and adding 15 assists for 19 points ... Missed 16 games in the first half of the season after suffering a hand injury ... Ranked ninth among CCHA rookies in scoring ... Earned Honorable Mention kudos on the CCHA All-Rookie Team ... Tallied his first collegiate goal at 4:17 of the first period in the 3-3 tie against Michigan (10/22), and later added his first assist on Tim Crowder's second-period tally ... Returned to the lineup after missing 16 games in 3-2 overtime victory in the GLI semifinal against Michigan Tech (12/29) ... Contributed an assist on Jared Nightingale's goal at 8:54 of the third period in a 3-1 win over Wayne State (1/6) ... Collected his first game-winning goal as a collegian at 11:55 of the first period in 4-0 victory over Alaska Fairbanks (1/13). Added an assist on Crowder's goal at 5:47 of the third period for his second career multiple-point game ... Registered points in consecutive games for the first time by contributing an assist to both Spartan goals in 2-1 win over the Nanooks (1/14) ... Posted the sixth assist of his career with a helper on Ethan Graham's goal against UNO (1/21) ... Notched his fourth multiple-point game with a goal and an assist against Notre Dame (2/4) ... Scored MSU's second goal in the 4-3 victory at Ohio State (2/9) ... Assisted on Crowder's second-period power play strike against UAF (3/11) in the CCHA Quarterfinals ... Tallied a pair of assists in the series-clinching victory (7-4) over the Nanooks (3/12) ... Assisted on Justin Abdelkader's tally in the 2-1 victory over Miami in the CCHA Championship game (3/18) ... Assisted on Crowder's game-winning tally in a dramatic 1-0 victory over New Hampshire in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Assisted on both of Crowder's tallies the next afternoon against Maine (3/26) in a 5-4 loss to the Black Bears in the NCAA Regional Final.

PRIOR TO MSU: Selected by the Washington Capitals in the sixth round (No. 181 overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, but his rights have since been traded to his hometown Sabres ... Spent two seasons (2003-05) with the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League ... Paced team in scoring with 61 points (30 goals, 31 assists) in 54 games in 2004-05 ... His 61 points placed him tied for sixth among the USHL scoring leaders ... Had seven power-play goals, three shorthanded markers and seven game-winners among his 30 goals ... Also recorded 112 penalty minutes ... Led the USHL with 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in the playoffs ... 2004-05 All-USHL Second-Team honoree ... Played in the 2005 USHL All-Star Game ... Selected as the team's Top Offensive Player and MVP for 2004-05 ... In 2003-04, recorded 9-10-19 totals in 56 games ... Finished with two game-winning goals, a +13 rating and 42 penalty minutes ... In seven playoff games in 2004, recorded 2-2-4 totals ... Named the team's Rookie of the Year in 2003-04 ... Played midget hockey with current MSU junior Chris Mueller.

PERSONAL: Born April 30, 1986 ... Criminal justice major ... Enjoys playing golf, softball and basketball ... Graduated from Bishop Timon St. Jude High School ... Four-year letterwinner in hockey ... Earned second-team all-league honors in 2000 and first-team all-league honors from 2001-03 ... Honorable mention all-state in 2002-03 ... Favorite NHL team: Buffalo Sabres ... Favorite NHL player: Vincent Lecavalier ... Son of James and MaryEileen Kennedy ... Says his father is biggest hockey influence, "since if it was not for him, I would not be where I am today. He taught me to skate before I could walk." ... Completed an internship with the Buffalo Police Department in the summer of 2007.

career statistics

YEAR	GP	G	A	PTS	PPG	SHG	GWG	+/-	PEN-MIN
2005-06	29	4	15	19	0	0	2	+5	14/31
2006-07	42	18	25	43	10	1	4	+4	23/49
TOTALS	71	22	40	62	10	1	6	+9	37/80