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USA Canada Michael Kesselring
#8 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jan 13, 2000
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Florence, SC, USA
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,400,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 6 #164 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Casey Kesselring
Brother: Mason Kesselring

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Michael Kesselring Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 New Hampton School USHS-Prep 36* 3* 4* 7* -* -* |
2015-16 New Hampton School USHS-Prep 40* 5* 11* 16* -* -* |
2016-17 New Hampton School USHS-Prep 30* 8* 20* 28* -* -* |
New Hampshire Avalanche 16U AAA EJEPL 16U 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 New Hampton School USHS-Prep 38* 11* 23* 34* 23* -* |
Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |
2018-19 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 33* 2* 10* 12* 8* 5* |
Fargo Force USHL 33* 7* 15* 22* 20* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -4
2019-20 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 34* 2* 3* 5* 35* -2* |
2020-21 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 20* 5* 3* 8* 23* -4* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 21* 1* 2* 3* 10* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 2
2021-22 Bakersfield Condors AHL 55* 2* 11* 13* 45* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 1
2022-23 Bakersfield Condors AHL 49* 13* 9* 22* 40* 5* |
Arizona Coyotes NHL 9* 0* 3* 3* 6* -1* |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 10* 2* 5* 7* 7* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 65* 5* 16* 21* 66* 11* |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 11* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
USA WC 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 82* 7* 22* 29* 89* 4* |
USA WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 2* 7* |
2025-26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13* 0* 0* 0* 8* -5* |
Projected NHL 59* 0* 0* 0* 36* -23* |
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Michael Kesselring Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Connecticut Yankees Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2017-18 Team Kelly USA-S17 5* 2* 1* 3* -* -* |
2023-24 Team USA International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2024-25 Team USA International 1* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |

Michael Kesselring Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 141* 18* 27* 45* 0.32* 113* 14* | 4 15 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.20 * 4 * -1 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJEPL 16U 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 54* 7* 6* 13* 0.24* 58* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 169* 12* 41* 53* 0.31* 169* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 78* 9* 27* 36* 0.46* 30* 4* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -4 *
USHS-Prep 4 144* 27* 58* 85* 0.59* 23* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 17* 3* 4* 7* 0.41* 2* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michael Kesselring Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/26/2025
06/26/2025 Confirmed Utah Mammoth Buffalo Sabres
06/28/2024
06/28/2024 Extension Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club
03/02/2023
03/02/2023 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Arizona Coyotes
03/22/2021
03/22/2021 Confirmed Northeastern Univ. Edmonton Oilers
01/08/2019
01/08/2019 Confirmed Des Moines Buccaneers Fargo Force
09/04/2018
09/04/2018 Confirmed New Hampton School Northeastern Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 11 #173 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2016, 13 #224 overall by Québec Remparts in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #274 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #214 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #75 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for New Hampton School