Rick Kessell
Appearance
Rick Kessell | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 27, 1949||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins California Golden Seals | ||
NHL draft |
15th overall, 1969 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1969–1977 |
Richard John "Rick" Kessell (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and California Golden Seals.
Career
[edit]Drafted 15th overall by the Penguins in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, Kessell played 135 regular season games, scoring 4 goals and 24 assists for 28 career points. One of his only 4 goals would come on March 21, 1970 during his first NHL game. Despite his brief NHL career Kessell excelled in juniors, the minors and senior hockey. As a youth, he played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1965–66 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1966–67 | Markham Waxers | MTJHL | 35 | 29 | 27 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Markham Waxers | MTJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | London Nationals | WOHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 53 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 52 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Amarillo Wranglers | CHL | 62 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 51 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 60 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
1974–75 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 54 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
1976–77 | Whitby Warriors | OHA Sr | 14 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL Totals | 166 | 60 | 86 | 146 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | ||||
NHL Totals | 134 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Amarillo Wranglers players
- Baltimore Clippers players
- California Golden Seals players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Hershey Bears players
- London Nationals players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- Oshawa Generals players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Toronto Marlboros players
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