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USA Ryan Kesler

#17 Anaheim Ducks / NHL - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 31, 1984
Position
C
Age
38
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Livonia, MI, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 1 #23 overall by Vancouver Canucks
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Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL Top Defensive Forward (Frank J. Selke Trophy) 1

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 - |
USA U17 WHC-17 6 1 6 7 0 - |
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2021-22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2019-03-06T18:00:00-0900 Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues
2019-03-05T17:00:00-0900 Anaheim Ducks @ Arizona Coyotes
2019-03-03T12:00:00-0900 Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche
2019-03-01T18:00:00-0900 Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights
2019-02-27T18:00:00-0900 Anaheim Ducks vs Chicago Blackhawks
2019-02-25T18:00:00-0900 Anaheim Ducks @ Vancouver Canucks
2019-02-23T19:00:00-0800 Anaheim Ducks @ Edmonton Oilers
2019-02-22T20:00:00-0600 Anaheim Ducks @ Calgary Flames
2019-02-19T19:00:00-0600 Anaheim Ducks @ Minnesota Wild
2019-02-17T20:00:00-0600 Anaheim Ducks vs Washington Capitals
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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 - - - - - - - | 0
18U AAA 1 72 44 73 117 1.63 - - | 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
NCAA 1 40 11 20 31 0.78 44 6 | 0
NHL 18 1 001 258 315 573 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
USDP 2 72 19 53 72 1.00 47 - | 0
USHL 1 13 5 5 10 0.77 10 - | 0
WC 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 1 | 0
WCup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 -3 | 0
WHC-17 1 6 1 6 7 1.17 0 - | 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
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Player Period Teams
Kevin Bieksa (D) 2003-2018 14 Anaheim Ducks, Manitoba Moose, Vancouver Canucks
Alexandre Burrows (F) 2003-2014 11 Manitoba Moose, Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin (F) 2003-2014 10 Vancouver Canucks
Daniel Sedin (F) 2003-2014 10 Vancouver Canucks
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
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
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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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