Michael Kesselring D Defenseman

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Player Information

Country:	USA
Age:	25.6 yrs (13.01.2000)
Height / Weight:	196 cm / 97 kg
Shoots:	R
Number:	#
Drafted:	#164 in 2018
Draft Team:	Edmonton Oilers
Awards:	-

Player RatingPowered by CORE

69

Overall Rating

68 Offense (78. of 259 Defensemen)

70 Defense (185. of 259 Defensemen)

Bottom-pair Offensive Defenseman

Contract InformationPowered by CORE

Actual AAV:	$1.400M
Player Contract Value:	$2.200M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2026 RFA
Age at the end:	26.5 yrs (13.01.2000)

Michael Kesselring

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
08.04.2025	Kraken	1	0	1	1	1	17:16	1	0.0%	2
10.04.2025	Predators	1	0	0	0	0	18:03	3	0.0%	0
12.04.2025	Stars	1	0	0	0	-1	17:04	3	0.0%	2
14.04.2025	Predators	1	1	1	2	2	17:43	4	25.0%	2
15.04.2025	Blues	1	0	0	0	-1	16:00	2	0.0%	0
Total		5	1	2	3	1		13	7.7%	6

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2022-23	Arizona Coyotes	9	0	3	3	-1	17:06	8	0.0%	6
2023-24	Arizona Coyotes	65	5	16	21	11	15:48	76	6.6%	66
2024-25	Utah Hockey Club	82	7	22	29	4	17:40	150	4.7%	89
Total		156	12	41	53	14		234	5.1%	161

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
No games played

Similar PlayersPowered by CORE

Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Michael Kesselring		D	25.6 yrs	196 cm / 97 kg	0.35	0.34	68	70	$1.400M
87%	Simon Edvinsson		D	22.5 yrs	198 cm / 94 kg	0.40	0.34	69	73	$0.894M
84%	Josh Manson		D	33.9 yrs	191 cm / 98 kg	0.31	0.27	64	70	$4.500M
82%	Mason Lohrei		D	24.6 yrs	196 cm / 99 kg	0.43	0.39	70	67	$3.200M
81%	Philip Broberg		D	24.1 yrs	193 cm / 95 kg	0.43	0.28	66	72	$4.581M

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