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Canada Kale Kessy

#22 Hershey Bears / AHL - 22/23
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Date of Birth
Dec 04, 1992
Position
LW
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Shaunavon, SK, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2011 round 4 #111 overall by Phoenix Coyotes
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Cousin: Jennifer Kessy, volleyball player (external link)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Medicine Hat Hounds U15 AAA AMBHL 32 6 13 19 20 - |
2007-08 Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA AMHL 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2008-09 Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA AMHL 33 17 12 29 42 - |
Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 9 0 0 0 2 -1 |
2009-10 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 11 18 29 123 12 | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 10 4
2010-11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 65 10 14 24 129 5 | Playoffs 14 3 3 6 37 5
2011-12 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 49 4 12 16 151 2 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 1
2012-13 Medicine Hat Tigers “A” WHL 2 2 0 2 17 1 |
Vancouver Giants WHL 27 7 9 16 45 0 |
Kamloops Blazers WHL 31 12 13 25 44 7 | Playoffs 15 11 3 14 21 -1
2013-14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 54 2 4 6 88 -12 |
Bakersfield Condors ECHL 3 1 0 1 0 -1 |
2014-15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 17 3 3 6 61 -7 |
2015-16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 56 7 5 12 79 3 |
2016-17 Tulsa Oilers ECHL 32 11 12 23 72 -15 |
Manitoba Moose AHL 16 0 1 1 16 -2 |
2017-18 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 5 0 |
Tulsa Oilers ECHL 52 13 18 31 239 -4 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 15 1 3 4 56 1 |
2018-19 Colorado Eagles AHL 15 0 0 0 81 -3 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -1
Idaho Steelheads ECHL 35 11 22 33 289 11 | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 48 0
Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2019-20 Hershey Bears AHL 24 0 0 0 102 -4 |
2020-21 Hershey Bears AHL 21 2 4 6 115 3 |
2021-22 Hershey Bears AHL 51 4 1 5 84 -14 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 5 -1
2022-23 Hershey Bears AHL 18 1 0 1 46 -2 |
Projected AHL 68 4 0 4 174 -8 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2022-12-06T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Charlotte Checkers
2022-12-04T14:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2022-11-30T18:05:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2022-11-29T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2022-11-26T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-11-25T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-11-23T18:05:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Springfield Thunderbirds
2022-11-20T15:30:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-11-19T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-11-18T18:05:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 1 32 6 13 19 0.59 20 - | 0
AMHL (AEHL U18) 2 34 17 12 29 0.85 42 - | 0
AHL 10 289 20 21 41 0.14 733 -37 | 2 4 0 0 0 0.00 7 -2
ECHL 4 122 36 52 88 0.72 600 -9 | 1 10 2 4 6 0.60 48 0
WHL 5 253 46 66 112 0.44 511 26 | 4 43 15 10 25 0.58 70 9
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Strength
15
Hitting
15
Aggression
15
Puckhandling
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Tyler Bunz (G) 2008-2015 6 Bakersfield Condors, Medicine Hat Tigers, Oklahoma City Barons
Curtis Valk (F) 2008-2013 5 Medicine Hat Tigers, Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA
Mike Sgarbossa (F) 2017-2023 5 Hershey Bears, Manitoba Moose
Dylan Busenius (D) 2008-2013 5 Medicine Hat Tigers
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/15/2021
07/15/2021 Extension Hershey Bears Hershey Bears
09/25/2020
09/25/2020 Extension Hershey Bears Hershey Bears
07/03/2019
07/03/2019 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Hershey Bears
04/03/2019
04/03/2019 Extension Colorado Eagles Colorado Eagles
02/21/2019
02/21/2019 Loan Idaho Steelheads Colorado Eagles
10/03/2018
10/03/2018 Loan Idaho Steelheads Manitoba Moose
09/19/2018
09/19/2018 Confirmed Cleveland Monsters Idaho Steelheads
03/06/2018
03/06/2018 Confirmed Manitoba Moose Cleveland Monsters
08/10/2017
08/10/2017 Confirmed Tulsa Oilers Manitoba Moose
11/10/2016
11/10/2016 Loan Tulsa Oilers Manitoba Moose
10/02/2016
10/02/2016 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Tulsa Oilers
04/06/2013
04/06/2013 Confirmed Kamloops Blazers Edmonton Oilers
03/29/2013
03/29/2013 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Edmonton Oilers
01/03/2013
01/03/2013 Confirmed Vancouver Giants Kamloops Blazers
10/12/2012
10/12/2012 Confirmed Medicine Hat Tigers Vancouver Giants
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