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USA Ryan Kesler
#17 Anaheim Ducks / NHL - 21/22
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
Date of Birth
Aug 31, 1984
Position
C
Age
39
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
Agency
PREMIUM

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 Brother : Todd Kesler

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Ryan Kesler 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 NTDP 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 NTDP 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* |

Ryan Kesler Tournament Statistics

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

Ryan Kesler 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 *
NTDP 2 72* 19* 53* 72* 1.00* 47* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 2 12* 3* 3* 6* 0.50* 2* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 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 * * * * * *

Ryan Kesler Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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
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)