Kenny Connors

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
207
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Glen Mills, Pa.
Prev School:
Dubuque (USHL)

Selected in the fourth round, 103rd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25: One of 10 players to appear in all 40 games ... Set career highs in goals (10), assists (19) and points (29) ... Was +4 with two power-play goals ... Tied for team lead with four game-winning goals ... Won 313 of 613 faceoffs (.511) ... Logged six multi-point performances ... Had an assist against #5 Minnesota (3/27) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal ... Netted the game winner on the power play vs. #5/4 Maine (3/7) ... Scored the game-winning goal at #16/15 UMass Lowell (3/1) ... Logged an assist against #16/15 UMass Lowell (2/27) ... Scored the game winner at #1 Boston College (2/14) to cap off a six-game goal scoring streak for a new program record ... Matched program record by scoring in a fifth-straight game, netting the game winner at #11/10 UConn (2/7) ... Extended scoring streak to four straight with a goal at #6/7 Maine (2/2) ... Scored twice and was named the game's No. 1 Star vs. Merrimack (1/31) ... Posted two points with a goal and an assist vs. Alaska (1/25) ... Scored an empty net goal vs. Alaska (1/24) ... Collected an assist vs. Merrimack (1/18) ... Notched an assist vs. Robert Morris (1/4) ... Picked up two assists vs. #13 Boston University (12/11) and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Netted first goal of the season on the power play at #11 Boston University ... Registered assists in back-to-back games vs. Harvard (11/22) and Vermont (11/24) ... Collected a pair of assists at #10/9 Providence (11/16) ... Logged an assist on the power play at AIC (11/2) ... Had a pair of helpers at Sacred Heart (10/19) ... Logged an assist vs. Sacred Heart (10/18) ... Collected a pair of power-play helpers vs. Air Force (10/12) ... Posted an assist on an extra attacker goal vs. #15/16 vs. Omaha (10/11) ... Logged an assist at Bentley (10/5).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24: One of seven players to see action in all 37 games … Registered 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists with three game-winners, including one in overtime … Had four multi-point performances … Blocked 34 shots … Had 14 points (3g, 11a) in Hockey East action … Logged a goal and an assist at #13/14 Providence (3/16) ... Picked up an assist vs. UMass Lowell (3/2) on the power play ... Collected an assist on the power play at #16/17 New Hampshire (2/24) ... Registered a goal and an assist at #1 Boston College (2/18) ... Logged assists in back-to-back games against UConn (2/9-10) ... Picked up an assist at Merrimack (2/2) ... Logged an assist at Merrimack (1/13) ... Netted fifth goal of the year vs. UConn (1/5) ... Scored fourth goal of the season vs. Clarkson (12/30) ... Registered assists in back-to-back games vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/8-9) ... Scored the game winner and assisted the game-tying goal at #20 Harvard (11/24) while also winning 13 of 21 (61.9%) faceoffs ... Assisted the overtime game winner vs. #5 Providence (11/18) ... Netted the overtime game winner against Northeasterrn (11/03) and was named the game's No. 1 star ... Dished two assists against #9 Boston University (10/28) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. #6 Michigan (10/14) and won 16 of 23 (69.9%) faceoffs.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23: Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team … Saw action in 32 games … Finished second on the team in points (26), tied for second in goals (9) and second in assists (17) … Logged three power-play goals, one shorthanded tally and two game winners … Posted eight multi-point games with two mutli-goal performances … Finished tied for second on the team in points in Hockey East play with 17 over 24 contests … Tied for the team lead in goals with six against league foes … Logged an assist on the power play vs. #15/14 Northeastern (2/24) ... Collected an assist vs. Boston College (2/18) ... Scored a power-play goal at Boston College (2/17) ... Registered two assists vs. Vermont (2/11) ... Scored eighth goal of the season vs. Vermont (2/10) ... Picked up an assist on the power play at Providence (2/3) ... Dished an assist on the power play vs. #13/16 UConn (1/20) ... Registered an assist on the power play vs. Boston College (1/7) ... Logged an assist vs. #11/10 Merrimack (12/7) ... Collected an assist vs. #4 Quinnipiac (11/26) ... Netted both goals in a 2-1 win over #13/14 UMass Lowell (11/25) and was named the No. 1 star ... Scored a goal and assisted the game winner on the power play at New Hampshire (11/18), earning the game's No. 2 star ... Had a two-point night with a goal and an assist at #14 Providence (11/5) ... Registered a pair of assists, including setting up the game winner vs. Merrimack (10/28) ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week (10/24) after putting up five points (2g, 3a) in a weekend sweep of Union ... Dished two assists on the power play vs. Union (10/22) ... Had a three-point game vs. Union (10/21) with two power-play goals and an assist that also came on the power play ... Logged first two career points vs. #1 Denver (10/14) with a shorthanded goal and an assist ... Made collegiate debut at AIC (10/8), centering a line with Tyson Dyck and Cole O'Hara.

BEFORE UMASS: Played two seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Dubuque Fighting Saints … Registered 77 points over 115 games on 30 goals and 47 assists … In 2021-22 with Dubuque, logged 56 points in 61 contests on 25 goals and 31 assists with a +22 rating during the regular season.

PERSONAL: Born Kenneth Connors on March 10, 2003, in Glen Mills Pa. … Son of Ken and Andrea Connors … Graduated from Dubuque Senior High School … Majoring in Sport Management.