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USA Phil Kessel
a.k.a. "Philip Kessel"
#81 Arizona Coyotes / NHL - 20/21
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Date of Birth
Oct 02, 1987
Position
RW
Age
33
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Madison, WI, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
21/22
Cap Hit
$6,800,000 Powered by
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Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes / Signed
Drafted
2006 round 1 #5 overall by Boston Bruins
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Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2

Brother: Blake Kessel
Sister: Amanda Kessel
Cousin: David Moss

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Madison Capitols 14U AAA 14U AAA 86 176 110 286 - |
2002-03 Madison Capitols 18U AAA 18U AAA 71 113 45 158 26 |
2003-04 U.S. National U17 Team USDP 32 31 18 49 8 |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 30 21 12 33 18 |
USA U17 WHC-17 6 6 4 10 0 |
USA U18 WJC-18 6 7 3 10 6 3 |
2004-05 U.S. National U18 Team USDP 41 41 32 73 16 |
USNTDP Juniors NAHL 14 11 14 25 21 0 |
USA U18 WJC-18 6 9 7 16 2 10 |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 4 2 6 2 -1 |
2005-06 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 39 18 33 51 28 24 |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 1 10 11 2 0 |
USA WC 7 1 1 2 2 2 |
2006-07 Boston Bruins NHL 70 11 18 29 12 -12 |
Providence Bruins AHL 2 1 0 1 2 0 |
USA WC 7 2 5 7 6 1 |
2007-08 Boston Bruins NHL 82 19 18 37 28 -6 | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 2 1
USA WC 7 6 4 10 6 0 |
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 70 36 24 60 16 23 | Playoffs 11 6 5 11 4 7
2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 30 25 55 21 -8 |
USA OG 6 1 1 2 0 2 |
2010-11 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 32 32 64 24 -20 |
2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 82 37 45 82 20 -10 |
2012-13 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 20 32 52 18 -3 | Playoffs 7 4 2 6 2 3
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 37 43 80 27 -5 |
USA OG 6 5 3 8 4 6 |
2014-15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 25 36 61 30 -34 |
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 26 33 59 18 9 | Playoffs 24 10 12 22 4 5
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 23 47 70 20 3 | Playoffs 25 8 15 23 2 12
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 34 58 92 36 -4 | Playoffs 12 1 8 9 2 -5
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 27 55 82 28 -19 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -1
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 70 14 24 38 22 -21 | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 4 -1
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 5 4 0 4 0 -3 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL 2020-2021
Fri 22/01 Arizona Coyotes vs Vegas Golden Knights
Wed 20/01 Arizona Coyotes @ Vegas Golden Knights
Mon 18/01 Arizona Coyotes @ Vegas Golden Knights
Sat 16/01 Arizona Coyotes vs San Jose Sharks
Thu 14/01 Arizona Coyotes vs San Jose Sharks
NHL 2019-2020
Wed 19/08 Arizona Coyotes @ Colorado Avalanche
Mon 17/08 Arizona Coyotes @ Colorado Avalanche
Sat 15/08 Arizona Coyotes @ Colorado Avalanche
Fri 14/08 Arizona Coyotes @ Colorado Avalanche
Wed 12/08 Arizona Coyotes @ Colorado Avalanche
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Acceleration
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Speed
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Puckhandling
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 86 176 110 286 3.33 - - | 0
18U AAA 1 71 113 45 158 2.23 26 - | 0
AHL 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 2 0 | 0
NAHL 2 44 32 26 58 1.32 39 0 | 0
NCAA 1 39 18 33 51 1.31 28 24 | 0
NHL 15 1071 375 490 865 0.81 320 -110 | 8 96 34 47 81 0.84 22 21
OG 2 12 6 4 10 0.83 4 8 | 0
USDP 2 73 72 50 122 1.67 24 - | 0
WC 3 21 9 10 19 0.90 14 3 | 0
WHC-17 1 6 6 4 10 1.67 0 - | 0
WJC-18 2 12 16 10 26 2.17 8 13 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 5 12 17 1.21 4 -1 | 0
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/29/2019
06/29/2019 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Arizona Coyotes
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins
10/01/2013
10/01/2013 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
09/19/2009
09/19/2009 Confirmed Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2003, 4 #37 overall by Wisconsin Capitols in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2003, 4 #62 overall by Saginaw Spirit in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota

Cult/Star player for USA

Career transactions
- 2013-10-01 • Signed to an eight-year contract-extension by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2009-09-18 • Re-signed to a five-year contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2009-09-18 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2010 1st round pick (Tyler Seguin), a 2010 2nd round pick (Jared Knight) & a 2011 1st round pick (Dougie Hamilton)
- 2006-08-17 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Boston Bruins

Other memorable dates
- 2007-01-09 • Returned to the Boston Bruins after having successful cancer surgery
- 2006-10-21 • Scored 1st career NHL goal (vs Buffalo vs Martin Biron)
- 2006-10-06 • Made NHL debut (at Florida; -2, TOI 14:05, 2 SOG)

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