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USA Matt Kessel
#51 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
2-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 2
1-time US 16U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 23, 2000
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
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St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues / Signed
Drafted
2020 round 5 #150 overall by St. Louis Blues

Brothers: Will Kessel and Peter Kessel

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Matt Kessel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Little Caesars 13U AAA HPHL 13U 20* 0* 4* 4* 14* -* |
2014-15 Little Caesars 14U AAA HPHL 14U 17* 3* 4* 7* 8* -* |
2015-16 Little Caesars 16U AAA HPHL 16U 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Compuware 16U AAA HPHL 16U 20* 1* 3* 4* 32* -* |
2017-18 Fargo Force USHL 32* 0* 3* 3* 18* 16* |
Chicago Steel USHL 20* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2
2018-19 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 62* 2* 17* 19* 38* 23* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 14 10
2019-20 UMass NCAA 34* 7* 4* 11* 48* 13* |
2020-21 UMass NCAA 29* 10* 13* 23* 16* 15* |
2021-22 UMass “A” NCAA 37* 6* 11* 17* 22* 9* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 15* 0* 3* 3* 8* 9* | Playoffs 18 1 1 2 6 -1
2022-23 St. Louis Blues NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 71* 5* 28* 33* 66* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2023-24 St. Louis Blues NHL 39* 1* 6* 7* 12* 0* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 36* 3* 5* 8* 16* 1* |
USA WC 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
2024-25 St. Louis Blues NHL 29* 0* 3* 3* 10* -3* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 29* 5* 12* 17* 25* 10* |
2025-26 St. Louis Blues NHL 18* 2* 0* 2* 4* 0* |
Projected NHL 62* 7* 0* 7* 14* 0* |
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Matt Kessel Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Detroit Honeybaked QC Int PW 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2015-16 Team Royal USA-S15 5* 0* 4* 4* -* -* |
2016-17 Team Orange USA-S16 5* 0* 6* 6* -* -* |
2017-18 Team Royal USA-S17 5* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
2023-24 Team USA International 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |

Matt Kessel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 151* 13* 48* 61* 0.40* 115* 19* | 2 20 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.10 * 6 * -2 *
HPHL 13U 1 20* 0* 4* 4* 0.20* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 14U 1 17* 3* 4* 7* 0.41* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 16U 2 28* 1* 3* 4* 0.14* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 100* 23* 28* 51* 0.51* 86* 37* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 88* 3* 9* 12* 0.14* 26* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 5* 0* 4* 4* 0.80* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 0* 6* 6* 1.20* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 114* 2* 20* 22* 0.19* 60* 36* | 2 15 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.27 * 16 * 8 *
WC 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Matt Kessel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/13/2024
03/13/2024 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
03/27/2022
03/27/2022 Confirmed UMass St. Louis Blues
08/08/2019
08/08/2019 Confirmed Sioux Falls Stampede UMass
06/09/2018
06/09/2018 Confirmed Chicago Steel Sioux Falls Stampede
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #11 overall by Fargo Force in the USHL Entry Draft