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Ryan Kesler

Anaheim Ducks / NHL - 20/21

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Date of Birth

Aug 31, 1984

Position

Age

Height

6'2" / 188 cm

Place of Birth

Livonia, MI, USA

Weight

205 lbs / 93 kg

Nation

USA

Shoots

Youth Team

Contract

21/22

Cap Hit

NHL Rights

Anaheim Ducks / Signed

Drafted

2003 round 1 #23 overall by Vancouver Canucks

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Highlights

1-time NHL Top Defensive Forward (Frank J. Selke Trophy)

A talented two-way center. A strong player who is useful on both powerplay and penalty kill. Works hard both offensively and defensively. Strong in front of the net. (Matias Strozyk)

Father: Mike Kesler Cousin: Josh Kesler

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1998-99	Little Caesars 14U AAA	14U AAA	-	-	-	-	-		\|		-
1999-00	Honeybaked 18U AAA	18U AAA	72	44	73	117	-		\|		-
2000-01	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	26	8	20	28	24		\|		-
	U.S. National U18 Team	NAHL	56	7	21	28	40		\|		-
2001-02	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	13	5	5	10	10		\|		-
	U.S. National U18 Team	NAHL	10	5	6	11	4		\|		-
	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	46	11	33	44	23		\|		-
	USA U18	WJC-18	8	2	5	7	4	7	\|		-
2002-03	Ohio State Univ.	NCAA	40	11	20	31	44	6	\|		-
	USA U20	WJC-20	7	3	4	7	6	3	\|		-
2003-04	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	28	2	3	5	16	-2	\|		-
	Manitoba Moose	AHL	33	3	8	11	29	-4	\|		-
	USA U20	WJC-20	6	3	0	3	6	-2	\|		-
2004-05	Manitoba Moose	AHL	78	30	28	58	105	22	\|	Playoffs	14	4	5	9	8	7
2005-06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	82	10	13	23	79	1	\|		-
	USA	WC	7	0	1	1	0	1	\|		-
2006-07	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	48	6	10	16	40	1	\|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-08	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	80	21	16	37	79	1	\|		-
2008-09	Vancouver Canucks “A”	NHL	82	26	33	59	61	8	\|	Playoffs	10	2	2	4	14	-2
2009-10	Vancouver Canucks “A”	NHL	82	25	50	75	104	1	\|	Playoffs	12	1	9	10	4	3
	USA	OG	6	2	0	2	2	5	\|		-
2010-11	Vancouver Canucks “A”	NHL	82	41	32	73	66	24	\|	Playoffs	25	7	12	19	47	0
2011-12	Vancouver Canucks “A”	NHL	77	22	27	49	56	11	\|	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	6	-1
2012-13	Vancouver Canucks “A”	NHL	17	4	9	13	12	-5	\|	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0	-2
2013-14	Vancouver Canucks “A”	NHL	77	25	18	43	81	-15	\|		-
	USA	OG	6	1	3	4	0	6	\|		-
2014-15	Anaheim Ducks “A”	NHL	81	20	27	47	75	-5	\|	Playoffs	16	7	6	13	24	2
2015-16	Anaheim Ducks “A”	NHL	79	21	32	53	78	5	\|	Playoffs	7	4	0	4	0	2
2016-17	Anaheim Ducks “A”	NHL	82	22	36	58	83	8	\|	Playoffs	17	1	7	8	32	-6
	USA	WCup	3	0	0	0	4	-3	\|		-
2017-18	Anaheim Ducks “A”	NHL	44	8	6	14	46	-4	\|	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	6	0
2018-19	Anaheim Ducks “A”	NHL	60	5	3	8	44	-19	\|		-
2019-20	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	\|		-
2020-21	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	-	-	-	-	-		\|		-

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Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1997-98	Detroit Little Caesars	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-		\|		-

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
NHL 2018-2019
Wed 06/03		vs
Tue 05/03		@
Sun 03/03		vs
Fri 01/03		vs
Wed 27/02		vs
Mon 25/02		@
Sat 23/02		@
Fri 22/02		@
Tue 19/02		@
Sun 17/02		vs

Player Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
14U AAA	1	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	\|	0
18U AAA	1	72	44	73	117	1.63	0	0	\|	0
AHL	2	111	33	36	69	0.62	134	18	\|	1	14	4	5	9	0.64	8	7
NAHL	2	66	12	27	39	0.59	44	0	\|	0
NCAA	1	40	11	20	31	0.78	44	6	\|	0
NHL	17	1001	258	315	573	0.57	920	10	\|	10	101	24	41	65	0.64	133	-4
OG	2	12	3	3	6	0.50	2	11	\|	0
QC Int PW	1	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	\|	0
USDP	2	72	19	53	72	1.00	47	0	\|	0
USHL	1	13	5	5	10	0.77	10	0	\|	0
WC	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	0	1	\|	0
WCup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	-3	\|	0
WJC-18	1	8	2	5	7	0.88	4	7	\|	0
WJC-20	2	13	6	4	10	0.77	12	1	\|	0

Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

2001-2002
- U18 WJC Gold Medal
2003-2004
- U20 WJC Gold Medal
2004-2005
- AHL All-Star Game
2009-2010
- Olympic Silver Medal
2010-2011
- NHL All-Star Game
- NHL Top Defensive Forward (Frank J. Selke Trophy)
2016-2017
- NHL All-Star Game

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
07/15/2015
07/15/2015	Extension	Anaheim Ducks	Anaheim Ducks
06/27/2014
06/27/2014	Confirmed	Vancouver Canucks	Anaheim Ducks
03/19/2010
03/19/2010	Extension	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver Canucks

Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 5 #89 overall by Brampton Battalion in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Ohio State Univ.

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Career transactions
- 2010-03-19 • Signed to a five-year contract extension by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2007-05-24 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2006-09-14 • Re-signed as a restricted free agent to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2006-09-12 • Signed to a one-year, offer-sheet contract by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2003-08-18 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Vancouver Canucks

Other memorable dates
- 2003-11-29 • Scored 1st career NHL goal (vs Calgary vs Jamie McLennan)
- 2003-11-24 • Made NHL debut (vs Toronto)

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