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USA Blake Kessel
#2 Orlando Solar Bears / ECHL - 19/20
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 13, 1989
Position
D
Age
35
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Verona, WI, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2007 round 6 #166 overall by New York Islanders

Kessel is a fast and mobile defenseman. He likes to join the rush and has a good shot. Should improve his defensive game.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

Wife: Courtney Birchard
Brother: Phil Kessel
Sister: Amanda Kessel
Cousin: David Moss

Team Staff profile of Blake Kessel also available

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Blake Kessel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Madison Capitols 18U AAA 18U AAA 62* 33* 47* 80* -* -* |
2006-07 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 59* 11* 27* 38* 38* 12* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 8 0
2007-08 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 59* 19* 38* 57* 26* 2* | Playoffs 11 1 10 11 12 4
2008-09 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 37* 6* 7* 13* 24* 13* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 4* |
2009-10 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 38* 10* 28* 38* 28* 14* |
2010-11 Univ. of New Hampshire NCAA 39* 5* 22* 27* 32* 6* |
2011-12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 56* 1* 17* 18* 10* -1* |
2012-13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 7* 2* 2* 4* 2* 4* |
Trenton Titans ECHL 54* 8* 33* 41* 34* -7* |
2013-14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -7* |
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 43* 7* 26* 33* 28* -1* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 9 -3
Rockford IceHogs AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Rochester Americans AHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* -5* |
2014-15 Toronto Marlies AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 37* 4* 13* 17* 44* -6* |
Ilves Liiga 10* 3* 2* 5* 0* 4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -1
2015-16 Ilves Liiga 41* 3* 7* 10* 12* -9* |
Augsburger Panther DEL 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 22* 7* 16* 23* 8* -2* |
Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 26* 3* 14* 17* 24* 1* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 0 -4
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |
2017-18 HC Kosice Slovakia 54* 7* 18* 25* 6* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 1
2018-19 Jacksonville IceMen ECHL 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
Maine Mariners ECHL 14* 1* 4* 5* 4* -5* |
2019-20 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 22* 3* 4* 7* 12* -3* |

Blake Kessel Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |
2015-16 USA Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |

Blake Kessel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 62* 33* 47* 80* 1.29* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 5 85* 3* 24* 27* 0.32* 18* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 6* 0* 3* 3* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 6 229* 35* 114* 149* 0.65* 156* -29* | 2 13 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.54 * 9 * -7 *
Liiga 2 51* 6* 9* 15* 0.29* 12* -5* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
NCAA 3 114* 21* 57* 78* 0.68* 84* 33* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia 1 54* 7* 18* 25* 0.46* 6* 4* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * 1 *
USHL 2 118* 30* 65* 95* 0.81* 64* 14* | 2 20 2 * 15 * 17 * 0.85 * 20 * 4 *
WJAC-19 1 4* 2* 5* 7* 1.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Blake Kessel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/24/2019
11/24/2019 Confirmed No team Orlando Solar Bears
02/17/2019
02/17/2019 Confirmed Jacksonville IceMen Maine Mariners
10/02/2018
10/02/2018 Confirmed HC Kosice Jacksonville IceMen
07/26/2017
07/26/2017 Confirmed Kalamazoo Wings HC Kosice
12/03/2016
12/03/2016 Loan Kalamazoo Wings Milwaukee Admirals
11/28/2016
11/28/2016 Confirmed Atlanta Gladiators Kalamazoo Wings
09/27/2016
09/27/2016 Confirmed Augsburger Panther Atlanta Gladiators
02/16/2016
02/16/2016 Confirmed Ilves Augsburger Panther
05/02/2015
05/02/2015 Extension Ilves Ilves
02/15/2015
02/15/2015 Confirmed Orlando Solar Bears Ilves
09/28/2014
09/28/2014 Confirmed Orlando Solar Bears Toronto Marlies
03/20/2014
03/20/2014 Loan Orlando Solar Bears Rochester Americans
11/12/2013
11/12/2013 Loan Orlando Solar Bears Rockford IceHogs
11/08/2013
11/08/2013 Confirmed Bakersfield Condors Orlando Solar Bears
10/22/2013
10/22/2013 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Bakersfield Condors
09/15/2011
09/15/2011 Confirmed Univ. of New Hampshire Philadelphia Flyers
Player Biography and Trivia


Memorable dates
- 2016-02-21 • Made DEL debut against Eisbären Berlin
- 2015-02-24 • Scored first Liiga goals (2+0). First goal was (assisted by S.Zalewski and J.Näppilä)(PP), vs. HIFK (V.Husso)
- 2015-02-20 • Scored first Liiga assist point against TPS
- 2015-02-17 • Made Liiga debut (vs. SaiPa) +/-: +1 PIM: 0 S: 1 TOI: 17:27
- 2012-10-17 • Scored first ECHL goal (assisted by A.Bohmbach and A.Conboy)(PP), vs. the Reading Royals(P.Grubauer)
- 2012-10-12 • Made ECHL debut against the Greenville Road Warriors and scored first assist point in the league. +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 3
- 2011-11-19 • Scored first AHL goal (assisted by G.Roe and O.Bartulis), vs. the Syracuse Crunch(J.Deslauriers)
- 2011-10-08 • Made AHL debut against the Connecticut Whale and scored first assist point in the league. +/-: +1 PIM: 0 S: 0