Sheldon Kennedy CM AOE OM (born June 15, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL).

[2] Kennedy along with fellow future NHLer Joe Sakic, was a passenger in the Swift Current Broncos bus crash that occurred in December 1986, killing four members of the team.

[3] Kennedy was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round (80th overall) of the 1988 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft.

The NHL lock-out meant that Kennedy did not play for the Jets before being picked up waiver draft by the Calgary Flames.

Kennedy spent two seasons in Calgary, then the Flames decided not to renew his contract in 1996, shortly after his sexual abuse revelation.

[5] On June 15, 2012, Kennedy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Fraser Valley for his work supporting victims of child abuse and promoting education and awareness of the topic.

On June 8, 2015, Kennedy was awarded with an Honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, from the University of Calgary for his extraordinary commitment to violence and abuse prevention programs in Canada.

[9] Kennedy was named as a Member of the Order of Canada on December 26, 2014, for “his courageous leadership in raising awareness of childhood sexual abuse and his continued efforts to prevent abuse in schools, sports and communities.”[10] Kennedy received the Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award at the University of Guelph, March 25, 2015.