Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kennedy akasarudzwa neDetroit Red Wings mumutambo wechina (80th yose) ye
1988 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Mwaka wake wekutanga wehunyanzvi wakakamurwa pakati peRed Wings muNHL uye yavo diki ligi yakabatana Adirondack Red Wings yeAmerican Hockey League (AHL). Padanho reNHL, Kennedy akarova zvibodzwa zviviri uye akawedzera zvinomwe zvinobatsira mumitambo makumi maviri. Kennedy akapedza mwaka mina yakatevera achibhururuka pakati peAHL neNHL mukati mesangano reRed Wings. Winnipeg Jets yakawana Kennedy kubva kuRed Wings mushure megore ra1993-94. Kuvharwa kweNHL kwaireva kuti Kennedy haana kutamba maJets asati atorwa pachikwereti neCalgary Flames. Kennedy akapedza mwaka miviri muCalgary, ipapo Flames yakasarudza kusavandudza kondirakiti yake muna 1996, nguva pfupi mushure mekuratidzwa kwekushungurudzwa kwake pabonde. Akasaina semunhu akasununguka neBoston Bruins yemwaka wa1996-97 asi akapedzawo nguva neProvidence Bruins, Boston's AHL affiliate. Mwaka wa1996-97 wakanga uri mushandirapamwe wekupedzisira waKennedy muNHL asi akazoonekwazve mumwaka wa1998-99 neManitoba Moose yeInternational Hockey League. Kennedy akatambawo kuEV Landshut yeDeutsche Eishockey Liga kuGermany mumwaka wa1998-99.