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Ryan Chesley
#5 Hershey Bears / AHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Feb 27, 2004
- Age
- 22
- Place of Birth
- Mahtomedi, MN, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- D
- Height
- 188 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 27/28
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- Cap Hit
- $945,833Powered by
- NHL Rights
Washington Capitals / Signed- Agency
- Premium
Chesley’s transition decisions are immediate, and he’s usually making the best play. Manipulates forecheckers, steps inside, goes cross-ice for breakout passes. It’s been years since a draft-minus-one NTDP defender showed this much creativity and consistency on the breakout. His breakout passes consistently create space for his teammates. When he leads the rush, he manipulates pressure then dekes around them, before finishing his off-puck route. Just so involved and refined. And he’s quite physical defensively to go with an instinctual break-up-focused game, risk-mitigating footwork, and controlled stick work. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 |  Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA | 14U AAA | 55 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 12 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA | 14U AAA | 25 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | MN Kings 15U AAA | MNBEL 14U | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA | 16U AAA | 43 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 14 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 27 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | -8 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | U.S. National U17 Team | NTDP | 37 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 14 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -1 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 20 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 59 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 69 | 44 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | USA U18 "A" | WJC-18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | USA U20 "A" | WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of Minnesota "C" | NCAA | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 17 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | -19 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 2026-2027 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -4 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | AHL | 72 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 21 | -41 |
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Team Minnesota | Brick Invitational | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Minnesota Blades Selects U15 | WSI U15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | B15 - District 2 | MNHP-15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Team Columbia | USA-S15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | USA U16 | YOG | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14U AAA | 2 | 80 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 0.61 | 34 | - | 0 | |||||||
| 16U AAA | 1 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0.77 | 14 | - | 0 | |||||||
| AHL | 3 | 75 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0.31 | 20 | -24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -2 |
 Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| MNBEL 14U | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| MNHP-15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA | 3 | 115 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0.33 | 80 | 34 | 0 | |||||||
| NTDP | 2 | 108 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 0.60 | 91 | 43* | 0 | |||||||
| USA-S15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USHL | 2 | 53 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0.55 | 57 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
 WJC-18 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U15 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| YOG | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B15 - District 2 (MNHP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Hershey Bears | 3 | 75 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0.31 | 20 | -24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -2 |
| Minnesota Blades Selects U15 (YouthCups) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| MN Kings 15U AAA | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA | 2 | 80 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 0.61 | 34 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA | 1 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0.77 | 14 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team Columbia (Select 15) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team Minnesota (Brick Invit) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U.S. National U17 Team | 1 | 37 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 0.92 | 14 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U.S. National U18 Team | 2 | 71 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 0.44 | 77 | 43 | 0 | |||||||
| Univ. of Minnesota | 3 | 115 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0.33 | 80 | 34 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U16 (YOG) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U18 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U20 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| USNTDP Juniors | 2 | 53 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0.55 | 57 | 12 | 0 |