The RK27 Clover
The RK27 shamrock clover stitched onto every Golden Wolves jersey is far more than a patch — it is a promise that Coach Rob Kenny will always skate with this organization.
After Rob’s tragic passing in 2010, the Golden Wolves searched for a way to carry his spirit forward, not just in memory, but on the ice where he belonged. The shamrock became that symbol. A clover is often associated with luck, hope, and protection, but for the Wolves it represents something deeper: the heart of a coach who gave everything he had to his players, his family, and the game he loved.
Every time a player pulls on a Golden Wolves jersey, the RK27 patch serves as a quiet reminder that hockey is bigger than wins and losses. It reminds players to compete with passion, to support one another like family, and to never take a single moment on the ice for granted — values Coach Kenny lived every day.
The patch also carries grief. It honors a life taken far too soon and recognizes the emptiness left behind for everyone who knew him. But woven into that sorrow is gratitude. Gratitude for the lessons he taught, the lives he touched, and the lasting impact he continues to have on generations of Wolves players who may never have met him, yet still carry his legacy on their chest.
The RK27 shamrock is not there for decoration.
It is there so Coach Rob Kenny is never forgotten.
Remembering Coach Rob Kenny
1968-2010
Rob Kenny was born in the Bronx and began his hockey career at the age of eight playing at Sport-O-Rama in Monsey, NY. After moving to Virginia, Rob came home to play high school hockey at Don Bosco Prep in NJ before moving on to the Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHL. After two seasons, Rob walked on at Northeastern University where, after one season, he was given a full scholarship. In the following season, Rob was named MVP and assistant captain. In 1991, he was one of 60 players selected to try out for the 1992 United States Olympic Hockey team. He signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent out of college and played for three seasons. Following his stint with the Rangers, Rob went on to play for the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the Orlando Solar Bears in the IHL, was a player coach with the Miami Matadors of the ECHL and finished his career with the London Knights in the BISL.
Coach Rob spent the last 10 years of his life with the South Florida Golden Wolves Travel hockey program. He was also co-owner and founder of Pinncale Hockey, dedicated to training and developing young hockey players. Coach Rob concentrated intially on coaching a Mite team, but went on to mentor at nearly every age level, always with the goal of helping players reach their potential both on and off the ice. Coach Rob was killed in a tragic car accident in July of 2010, leaving behind a wife and 3 children.