Matt Kessel

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Birth place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Birth place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Championships & Medals
Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
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![]() | 18 | 2019 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL Clark Cup Champion | Sioux Falls Stampede defeated Chicago Steel 3‑0 in a best of five series. |
![]() | 20 | 2021 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA Division I Champion | University of Massachusetts Amherst defeated St. Cloud State University 5‑0 in the championship game. |
USHL Clark Cup Championships | ![]() | ||||
NCAA Division I Championships | ![]() |
Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
Dec 10, 2024 | STL @ VAN | (4-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:05 | 13:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Dec 12, 2024 | SJS @ STL | (4-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Jan 31, 2025 | STL @ COL | (0-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Mar 8, 2025 | STL @ LAK | (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:39 | 12:35 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Mar 23, 2025 | NSH @ STL | (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 15:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
GAME LOG |
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Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
2017‑18 | Fargo Force | USHL | 17 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2017‑18 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2018‑19 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 18 | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
2019‑20 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 19 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
2020‑21 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 20 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
2021‑22 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 21 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
2021‑22 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022‑23 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022‑23 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 22 | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 66 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 |
2023‑24 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 23 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
2023‑24 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 23 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
2023‑24 | Team USA | ![]() | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2024‑25 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 24 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 |
2024‑25 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
AHL Totals | 151 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.2 | |||
USHL Totals | 114 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 60 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | |||
NCAA Totals | 100 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 86 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11.3 | |||
NHL Totals | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
Playoff Stats
Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2017‑18 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2018‑19 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
2021‑22 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
2022‑23 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
AHL Totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | |||
USHL Totals | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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Team USA - World Championship 2024 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
World Championship Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2018 | Top Prospects West | USHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
USHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |