NHL 2008-2009 Season Thread

**Lara Emily** · 06-13-2009, 03:55 AM

So check this out. I went to the grocery store to get some celebration food, naturally I put on my Pens Tyler Kennedy 3rd Jersey, one of the guys there doing stock says nice jersey, are you a friend of his? I say sadly no and ask him if he is. He says they grew up together, played hockey against each other. He tell me that growing up TK was dirt poor, couldn't pay for his own hockey stuff, he needed to get sponsors to keep him playing, that he basically worked his ass off to make it into JRs and then to make it into the NHL. This kid literally came from nothing, he never had the best hands or the b est shot or playmaking skills, he had determination, a hard work ethic and the old cliche heart. He just went on the ice and worked worked worked and I swear to you I almost broke down in tears right there in the store when this guy told me that. Tyler Kennedy is honestly just a great story. I am so amazingly happy for him.

06-13-2009, 03:55 AM	#11
Lara Emily Hey Posts: 15,664	So check this out. I went to the grocery store to get some celebration food, naturally I put on my Pens Tyler Kennedy 3rd Jersey, one of the guys there doing stock says nice jersey, are you a friend of his? I say sadly no and ask him if he is. He says they grew up together, played hockey against each other. He tell me that growing up TK was dirt poor, couldn't pay for his own hockey stuff, he needed to get sponsors to keep him playing, that he basically worked his ass off to make it into JRs and then to make it into the NHL. This kid literally came from nothing, he never had the best hands or the b est shot or playmaking skills, he had determination, a hard work ethic and the old cliche heart. He just went on the ice and worked worked worked and I swear to you I almost broke down in tears right there in the store when this guy told me that. Tyler Kennedy is honestly just a great story. I am so amazingly happy for him.